London, EnglandSeptember 13-14th(Author: Susan & Brent) London DeBockholtThe flight from San Francisco to London was 10 hours more or less and we felt almost every bit of it.The kids slept pretty well, but were still tired.I had Sam's head on my lap, which after six hours felt like a bowling ball on my left thigh, and I couldn't get comfortable.I pivoted around my leg like a protractor trying to find a good position. Finally, the plane landed and we were gra...

San Francisco, Ca September 8-12(Author: Susan) San Francisco TreatWe packed our bags and headed to San Francisco.We reserved a room at a small hotel on Hayes and Gough (pronounced Gof) called the Haye's Valley Inn.For being in such a good location, it was a pretty good deal.We had to share the shower and toilets with the other guests, but it was never a problem.Libby drove us their in the jeep to drop us off.She took us to lunch when we got there and then we sa...

San Andreas/Railroad Flats, CASeptember 4-8(Author-Brent) The Farming Kids of Calaveras CountyNot only are we behind on our blog entries we are behind on just about everything; still trying to tie up loose ends.Once we left Williams Arizona and the Grand Canyon we loaded in the "Meet the Faulker's" RV bus of my parents and headed towards my brother and his girlfriend's place in Calaveras County.They are situated about 15 miles outside of San Andreas ne...

We have determined where we will lay our heads when arriving in Cape Town, South Africa on September 14th.A small cottage called Addo in a little town about 15 miles south of Cape Town called Fish Hoek.It was offered to us through a colleague of mine, Diana Thomas and relatives of her in SA.We are traveling during the high season so to find a nice place at all is a blessing.Thanks to Diana and her friend Elsabe we received a nice discount as well!I've read a litt...

We accidentally sent a message out yesterday. Here is the most updated travel itinerary We have sold our house (in a depressed market), bought our tickets (the dollars weak, gas prices strong) and are shot up with the latest vaccines to deadly diseases. We are ready to go! We really are excited about our upcoming adventure and feel blessed to be able to fulfill a dream of ours. August 28th: RV trip to Yosemite National park with the Linebargers. We will se...