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1 photo per day round 8

Look at me! On top of things for once! Here are the photos from last week.

Day 50 – February 3 2011

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This fire drill wasn’t nearly as much fun as the one that came after it. We just stood around. These will get much more difficult when we’re sailing.

Day 51

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This is what filling up your gas tank looks like when you’re living on a ship.

Day 52

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This is what happens when you wind up in the park for too long. Our ‘band photo.’ What’s our band name you ask? Eric helped with that one: My Chemical Bromance. Coming to a Japanese themed garden near you. Each member of the band is from a different country too. From left to right: USA, Canada, Zimbabwe, Ghana, and last but not least South Africa.

Day 53

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This means something… I’m sure of it.

Day 54

1 Photo per Day 54 - Cribbage Ownage

Anyone for a good game of cribbage? I took Peter to town 4 to 1 with this scorching victory to lead the night.

Day 55

1 photo per day 55 - Julie Ghost Buster

Julie wanted a photo of her Ghost Busters outfit. Unfortunately there were no ghosts around to demonstrate on so you’ll just have to imagine that phone as a ghost.

Day 56

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South African Bromance part Deux – it was a rather bromantic week that ended at a rather bromantic scene. These are two friends of many from Northside Church who we hung out with a lot, Eric and Sheldon. We’ll miss you guys a lot.

Here are the few runners up from the week. Next week will be more exciting on this front.

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This tree felt about as African as they come.

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We thought about making darts with this little guy.

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There’s a boulder under that tree… or should I say inside that tree?


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This logo confuses me.