Hi ladies,

Well, the travelers we've talked with and about in this thread are all home. Danita's back from South Dakota (and back from her little jaunt into the Colorado Springs "wilderness" ), Dotsie's son has returned from Europe, and Smile's RV is parked back in Oklahoma. She sent me an email and said she took copious notes and lots of photos. Perhaps she'll write about the journey.

I'm a woman without a country right now. My passport is sitting at the Russian consulate in Washington, awaiting a visa. It's been there since April. I hate when that little document is out of my hands. But I'm not going to argue with the Russians. I'll just sit tight and hope it shows up before Dana and I have to head to the airport for our flight to Moscow...