It’s almost here. 24 hours from now, we’ll be jostling around, arguing over who gets to sit in the aisle and complaining about sitting next to David for nine hours.
This DEPORT campaign, formulated over Gina’s dining room table so long ago, has crystallized into… what would you call it? A movement? A [...]

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So we stopped at a small village outside Frankfurt, looking for a place to grab a bite. Turns out, most shops and hotels were closed… Christie suggested that it might be because Europe is on holiday during the month of August.
No matter. Nothing stands between Bounding Main and food when we put our [...]

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Much to our surprise we arrived safely in Bremen. After a brief picture of everyone (in the photo booth… ALL of us… really), it was off to look around.
Bremen is a beautiful city. The historical area is filled with people selling flowers, playing music, and even our first rude person… She was selling [...]

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The performances never stop. We only had one more show planned after the street show, but we were asked at the last minute to fill in for a group from Holland who couldn’t make it.
Another opportunity to perform? Must you even ask?
The fill-in show was in a big tent. Since the pressure [...]

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Have we mentioned that we adore Banana Boat? We do. Shamelessly.
We had a break before the big Shanty Slam, so we thought we’d catch one of their shows. What a treat!
Their harmonies are tight, their arrangements are astounding, and their stage presence has to be seen to be believed. We WILL [...]

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The festival closed with a Shanty Slam where a huge crowd assembled to hear a few last songs from each group. We were thrilled that we got the opportunity to hear so many of the other groups at the slam! The tuxedo clad master of ceremonies was not only charming but so funny too! We [...]

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Bert Hobo, our consummate host and tour guide, provided a lovely breakfast on Tuesday morning, including various bread, jam, meat and eggs. We loved the bread so much that we took some with us when we left for Amsterdam.
Before heading to the train station (parking in Amsterdam is as practical as it is in [...]

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So here we are, sitting in a pub in Amsterdam. Where did David and Maggie go? Ah, well. I’m sure they’ll turn up soon.

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Funny story…
For the past week, Dean has been doing all the driving. He has been doing a FANTASTIC job, no question about it, but he’s always had trouble shifting into reverse. Remember that…
This morning, Darin offered to give Dean a break. “I can drive stick” he said. Wunderbar!
Darin got behind the [...]

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