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We had a very busy summer, first a trip to Norway where we rode trains from Sweden all the way north into Norway and then down the coast to Bergen ending in Oslo. A wonderful trip with friends Barb and Brian. Then we did some camping with Stephanie with Amy and the girls coming for our last weekend. Then we were off to Oregon to spend a few days with our friends. Then we came home, Amy, Stephanie and I went to Sonoma for a girls weekend where we ate, shopped and rode a hot air balloon. And finally we took a cruise around the UK with Mark and Diana, London was my favorite where we spent a few days touring around. There are so many people in London. The highlight for me was I got to walk on the crosswalk from The Beetles album, Abbey Road.

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