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#274 Nomad Diary. 17-23 January 2026. Week 3 of 6 at Athens Airbnb. Grandkids. Travel Planning. Housekeeping, Again! Connecting with Friends.

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A Beautiful Sunset Seen from Our Front Porch.   Saturday. 17. We both continue to wake up at about 5am or before, but wait quietly until after 5 to get up. Did our stand up routine for exercise. We ate our regular breakfast of apple pancakes and pork tenderloin with all of the sides. Today was the end of our prepared pancakes and pork. During breakfast we discussed a particular airbnb near Denali that I found yesterday. Darrell approved it, so after breakfast, I requested that airbnb for our week near Denali National Park in June. We are meeting up with Wes, our second son, for lunch at Veda Indian Restaurant in Huntsville. I have some shopping to do at Hobby Lobby and a sporting goods store too. We have packages from Amazon at Eric’s house.  Sunday. 18. I woke up around 5am. I was in my bathroom getting my teeth brushed and felt all of the sudden sick. I had to sit down on the floor. I was there for about 15-20 minutes. I wasn’t sure if I needed to throw up or not. I had so...
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#273 Nomad Diary. 10-16 January 2026. Back to Our Friends and Family in Alabama. They Always Tell Us We Have Returned Home! Rest and Recovery From Brazil Travel. Nomad Notes: Choosing a Hotel.

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  Our Amazing Breakfast at Our Alabama Airbnb Ladies Day for Capshaw Church of Christ in Athens, Alabama Saturday. 10. Today I went to a Ladies worship day with 50-60 women who I mostly know from our Capshaw church. There were some visitors. It was a first for a day organized like this with this group. It was very enjoyable for us all. Hailey organized the entire day with 6 lessons presented by women who I have never heard speak and don’t know so well. I enjoyed listening, learning and getting to know each one a little better through the day. Sunday. 11. We had our regular group to worship with. We’ve known many of these people for more than 10 years. Since two groups combined a few years ago, we have been getting familiar with many more people. One of our members announced that they have kidney cancer and her surgery is in two weeks. It was a sad announcement paired with a happy announcement of a couple expecting their first baby in June after many years trying!  Eric’s fam...
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#272 Nomad Diary. 3-9 January 2026. Good-bye to Brasilia. Story Written by Grandma and Quinn of Our Visit. Back to the US. Athens Airbnb for 6 Weeks.

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Having Brasilia Hot Chocolate! Quinn, age 5 yrs +3 mos with Me, Nana, Grandma.   Summer Rains Flower in Brasilia Flower in Brasilia Sunday All You Can Eat: Chicken, Ribs, Salad, Pasta Varieties, Dessert was a Tapioca with Fruit and Clove-Flavored Sauce (think of Wassail, but cold) Saturday. 3. This morning our exercise was a more difficult routine called ‘Diamond Cutter Lite’. Darrell cut down the Diamond Cutter routine to a doable 40 minutes for us. Now we work it into our weekly rotation. We had our normal large breakfast with left-over homemade pancakes, cottage cheese, yogurt, fresh fruit and sausage. After breakfast, I played with Quinn through the morning while his parents went out for a walk. Anytime they or we go for a walk, we can be out for 1-3 hours. We all like to walk long distances. They came back around 10am and said that we could all go to their special chocolate shop and get hot chocolate. I suggested we go now, and we did. It’s a cooler morning than it has been a...
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