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This is such a classic photo of my mom. She was dedicating this building to her son, Michael, who had died before the trip.Nov 17, 2010
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I turned around and this man was coming toward me.Nov 17, 2010
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My beautiful mom before we left Kona.Oct 13, 2010
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Having a delicious lunch overlooking the bay in Kona.Oct 13, 2010
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We flew to Kona, on the Big Island, to visit with my cousin, Lois. Mom looked so pretty with the little orchid in her hair.Oct 13, 2010
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We had a group photo taken before we all parted ways.Oct 13, 2010
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This is mom on the Wiki Wiki bus that takes you around the airport in Honolulu.Oct 13, 2010
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Leaving the Philippine Islands.Oct 13, 2010
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This time our experience at the airport was much better.Oct 13, 2010
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I took this from my hotel room balcony. Look at this traffic!Oct 13, 2010
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This time I wasn't afraid to see Jorge in the driver's seat! = (Oct 13, 2010
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This was my hotel room.Oct 13, 2010
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After that plane experience, it was so good to see our hotel.Oct 13, 2010
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A strange thing happened when we landed in Manilla. The flight attendant got off of the plane, the pilots got off, and we were left to fend for ourselves. AND we weren't even close to the terminal! Geesh Louise!Oct 11, 2010
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How old was this plane? Well, it had OVAL windows. I haven't seen those for years.Oct 11, 2010
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These guys were so small, I think she was a little nervous that they would drop her!Oct 11, 2010
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They had to strap mom into this contraption in order to get her on the plane.Oct 11, 2010
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The only plane available to fly us back to Manilla was this old German plane. I wasn't a happy camper because it looked ready to fall apart!Oct 11, 2010
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Even this little guy was sad to see us go.Oct 11, 2010
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One last kiss goodbye.Oct 11, 2010
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It was sad having to say goodbye to this wonderful family.Oct 11, 2010
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Saying some goodbyes.Oct 11, 2010
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Just taking all of my firearms out of my pockets!Oct 11, 2010
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We saw this sign on the way to the airport. Awesome!Oct 11, 2010
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My mom......so pretty.Oct 11, 2010
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One last photo before we leave.Oct 11, 2010
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Our time in the Philippines is over, and we are headed to the airport.Oct 11, 2010
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Look out! I'm gonna show you how to drive this sucker!Oct 11, 2010
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Another cute little gal.Oct 11, 2010
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Ahhhh...they were so cute.Oct 11, 2010
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We got to take a ride in one of these horse-drawn carriages.Oct 07, 2010
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Have hat, will travel!Oct 07, 2010
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I didn't see too many of these new ones. I loved the yellow.Oct 07, 2010
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The fruit from these markets was wonderful.Oct 07, 2010
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Getting ready for another wild ride!Oct 07, 2010
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Hey! Back at cha, dude!Oct 07, 2010
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Decisions...decisions. Which one should I get!Oct 07, 2010
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We've hit the souvenir shops. I loved my hat.Oct 07, 2010
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Look at this....a Safeway store in the Philippines. Who knew!Oct 07, 2010
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Her father was the driver of this bike, and she kept peeking around the side to see if I was still there.Oct 07, 2010
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All of the jeepneys were so colorful.Oct 07, 2010
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Believe it or not, this was a Shell gas station.Oct 07, 2010
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Now going over this bridge was a bit scary.Oct 07, 2010
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The tricycles, bikes with side seats, were the most popular type of transportation.Oct 07, 2010
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Once in a while, we saw people traveling back and forth with these horse-drawn wagons.Oct 07, 2010
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We have gone back to Laoag City for some sightseeing.Oct 07, 2010
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RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!Oct 07, 2010
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This is Jorge, the director of the trip, and I am putting my life on the line with him driving this thing.Oct 07, 2010
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I found a picture of my brother, Michael, with a group of people from the church. He had been there a few years earlier.Oct 07, 2010
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I caught this one when she wasn't looking. She is just so adorable.Oct 07, 2010
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This little one wasn't real happy about having her picture taken.Oct 07, 2010
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These little kids were just so cute.Oct 04, 2010
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I was so surprised when he stopped and let me get a picture of him...smiling.Oct 04, 2010
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I always wondered how they could sit like this for such a long time. I tried it....it hurt!Oct 04, 2010
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This was the kitchen area.Oct 04, 2010
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They had something cooking here.Oct 04, 2010
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There were a lot of cooking pots around.Oct 04, 2010
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Some of the younger children weren't quite sure who we were! It took awhile to get smiles out of them.Oct 04, 2010
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Another view of the church with the welcome sign out front.Oct 04, 2010
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What I noticed when taking this photo was that the woman was doing all of the work while the man was RESTING! = )Oct 04, 2010
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This was a typical scene we saw along the roads.Oct 04, 2010
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After leaving the campground, we went to one of the churches CMM sponsors.Oct 04, 2010
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Oct 04, 2010
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I loved these colorful jeepneys, a popular mode of transportation in the Philippines.Oct 04, 2010
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This is such a classic photo of my mom. She was dedicating this building to her son, Michael, who had died before the trip.Oct 04, 2010
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I had fun getting a picture with a lot of the girls.Oct 04, 2010
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A bunch of the campers posing surrounding my mom.Oct 04, 2010
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This is the building they had built at the campground. Oct 04, 2010
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This goo in the sand was like tar, and really hard to get off of our feet!Oct 04, 2010
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Of course, we had to go into the water. This is Karen, her sister, Julie, and me.Oct 04, 2010
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Our first view overlooking an inlet in the South China Sea.Oct 04, 2010
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It "ain't" easy getting out of one of those jeeps.Oct 04, 2010
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To get to the camp we had to go in by jeep. That's my cute mom in the front seat.Oct 04, 2010
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After a few days, we drove farther north, right on the South China Sea, to dedicate a building that was built for my brother Michael.Oct 04, 2010
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My sweet mom speaking to the audience.Oct 04, 2010
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This was our whole group with the graduating class.Oct 04, 2010
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These are some of the students.Oct 04, 2010
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This is my sister-in-law, Karen Fontana. She was Michael's wife, my brother, and she was the guest speaker.Oct 04, 2010
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Several years ago, I went with my mom and several others to the Philippines. We were there to celebrate the first CMM graduating class.Oct 04, 2010
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