Introductory Material
INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAN AVENTURA
Travel: Michigan to Utah
DAY 1: JONESVILLE, MI TO GRAND ISLAND, NE (12/11/23)
DAY 2: GRAND ISLAND, NE TO OREM, UT (12/12/23)
Orem, UT
DAY 3: OREM AND PROVO (12/13/23)
DAY 4: CAR SHOPPING AND MY BIRTHDAY (12/14/23)
DAY 5: A NEW CAR AND THE OREM TEMPLE (12/15/23)
DAY 6: PODCASTING, SUSHI, AND ANOTHER CHRISTMAS PARTY (12/16/23)
DAY 7: ANCESTORS, CHURCH, AND THE CHOIRSIDE (12/17/23)
DAY 8: GRADING, CLEANING, AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (12/18/23)
Travel: Orem, Utah to Queen Creek, Arizona
DAY 9: DRIVE TO ARIZONA (12/19/23)
Queen Creek, Arizona
DAY 10: ANXIETY, THE TEMPLE, AND A FAMILY FIGHT (12/20/23)
DAY 11: BIRDING, GRADING, A KINDNESS, AND A SURPRISE COUSIN VISIT (12/21/23)
DAY 12: A RAINY RUN, IAN’S ANXIETY, FINA’S HOSPITALITY, AND ANAHI’S STRUGGLE (12/22/23)
Travel: Queen Creek, AZ to Sierra Vista, AZ
DAY 13: TRAVEL FROM QUEEN CREEK, AZ TO SIERRA VISTA, AZ. A MAGICAL DAY (12/23/23)
Sierra Vista, AZ
DAY 14: CHRISTMAS EVE (12/24/23)
DAY 15: CHRISTMAS DAY (12/25/23)
travel: Sierra Vista, AZ to Hermosillo, Sonora, MX
DAY 16: SIERRA VISTA, AZ TO HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX (12/26/23)
Hermosillo, Sonora, MX
DAY 17: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, THE LOOKOUT, AND THE RAPTANIÑOS (12/27/23)
DAY 18: THE MEXICANS BEAT US AT OUR OWN GAME (12/28/23)
Travel: Hermosillo to Guaymas, Sonora, MX
DAY 19: GOODBYE TO HERMOSILLO (FOR NOW) (12/29/23)
Guaymas and Empalme, Sonora, MX
DAY 20: GUAYMAS, EMPALME, AND ABUELITA (12/30/23)
DAY 21: CHURCH AND NEW YEARS EVE (12/31/23)
DAY 22: NEW YEARS DAY (1/1/24)
DAY 23: THE OSPREY, THE ROWBOAT, THE BEACH, AND THE SUNSET (1/2/24)
Travel: Guaymas to Hermosillo, MX
DAY 24: GUAYMAS TO HERMOSILLO (1/3/24)
Hermosillo, MX
DAY 25: THE HALF-BROTHER AND THE HIGH-SCHOOL FRIENDS (1/4/24)
DAY 26: THE TEMPLE, FÁTIMA, AND REYES (1/5/24)
DAY 27: BIRRIA, CARNE ASADA, AND GOOD FRIENDS (1/6/24)
DAY 28: SUNDAY AND ALICIA'S BIRTHDAY (1/7/24)
Travel: Hermosillo, MX to Queen Creek, AZ
DAY 29: GOODBYE TO HERMOSILLO AND MEXICO (1/8/24)
Queen Creek, AZ
DAY 30: MESA TEMPLE AND PHOTOS OF HALLE (1/9/24)
travel: Queen Creek, AZ to orem, ut
DAY 31: DRIVE BACK TO UTAH (1/10/24)
Orem, UT
DAY 32: A NEW CHAPTER (1/11/24)
DAY 33: SAINTS, BIRDING, AND THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL CURIOSITY (1/12/24)
DAY 34: 300 BIRDS! (1/13/24)
DAY 35: GRANDMAS (1/14/24)
DAY 36: BIRDING AT UTAH LAKE (1/15/24)
DAY 37: THE TEMPLE AND THE PEANUT BUTTER BURGER (1/16/24)
DAY 38: PROVO CITY CENTER TEMPLE (1/17/24)
DAY 39: WINNIE THE POOH AND GRANDMA NEUBERT (1/18/24)
DAY 40: KNEADERS (1/19/24)
DAY 41: THE EAGLES AND THE MUSIC MAN (1/20/24)
DAY 42: OREM TEMPLE DEDICATION, AND A PLAN FOR EUROPE (1/21/24)
DAY 43: BYU AND BACK (1/22/24)
DAY 44: HIKING THE Y (1/23/24)
DAY 45: TIMPANOGOS TEMPLE (1/24/24)
DAY 46: A COLD HIKE UP THE CANYON (1/25/24)
DAY 47: BRIDAL VEIL FALLS TO HOME (1/26/24)
DAYS 48-49: FUNERAL IN CLINTON AND CHURCH WITH FRIENDS (1/27-28/24)
DAY 50: THE LIAHONA (1/29/24)
DAY 51: ROCK CANYON AND BACK (1/30/24)
DAY 52: RIVER IN THE ER (1/31/24)
DAY 53: COME, FOLLOW ME AND JAPANESE POETRY (2/1/24)
DAY 54: GYMNASTICS!! (2/2/24)
DAY 55: FAMILY AND FRIENDS (2/3/24)
DAY 56: DINNER WITH CARLOS AND NIDIA (2/4/24)
DAY 57: SEQUOIA SOLD (2/5/24)
DAY 58: DALE AND VALERIE AND ERIKA (2/6/24)
DAY 59: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (2/7/24)
DAY 60: WATERPROOF SOCKS AND THE ABURTO’S (2/8/24)
DAY 61: A TOUGH HIKE (2/9/24)
DAY 62: ERIKA’S HOUSE (2/10/24)
DAY 63: GRANDMA’S 93RD BIRTHDAY (2/11/24)
DAY 64: SUPER BOWL MONDAY (2/12/24)
DAY 65: A NEW HERO (2/13/24)
DAY 66: VALENTINE’S DAY (2/14/24)
DAY 67: MELANCHOLY (2/15/24)
DAY 68: THE BYBEE’S (2/16/24)
DAY 69: BYU MUSEUM OF ART, REC CENTER, PROVO TEMPLE (2/17/24)
DAY 70: THE PERFECT SUNSET (2/18/24)
Travel: Orem, UT to Jonesville, MI
DAY 71: OREM TO NORTH PLATTE (2/19/24)
DAY 72: NORTH PLATTE TO JONESVILLE (2/20/24)
Jonesville, MI
DAY 73: IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK (2/21/24)
DAY 74: FAITH (2/22/24)
DAY 75: WORRY (2/23/24)
DAY 76: PACK CHECK (2/24/24)
DAY 77: BACK IN CHURCH (2/25/24)
DAY 78: ONE WEEK TO PARIS (2/26/24)
DAY 79: BYU BEATS KANSAS (2/27/24)
DAY 80: TOUGH NIGHTS (2/28/24)
DAY 81: PLANNING (2/29/24)
DAY 82: PIZZA NIGHT WITH THE CONDON’S (3/1/24)
DAY 83: FINAL PREPARATIONS (3/2/24)
DAY 84: FAST SUNDAY (3/3/24)
Travel: Jonesville, MI to Paris, France
DAY 85: JONESVILLE TO PARIS (3/4/24)
DAY 86: VERSAILLES AND THE TEMPLE (3/5/24)
Paris, France
DAY 86: PARIS, JE T’AIME! (3/6/24)
DAY 87: NORMANDY AND LE MONT ST MICHEL (3/7/24)
Travel: Paris, France to London, England
DAY 88: PARIS TO LONDON, AND THE LONDON TEMPLE (3/8/24)
London, England
DAY 89: A LONG LONDON STROLL (3/9/24)
DAY 90: TIME TO TAKE A BREAK (3/10/24)
Travel: London, England to Vianen, Netherlands
DAY 91: LONDON TO VIANEN, HOLLAND (3/11/24)
Vianen, Netherlands
DAY 92: AMSTERDAM AND THE RIJKSMUSEUM (3/12/24)
DAY 93: THE HAGUE TEMPLE (3/13/24)
Travel: Vianen, Netherlands to Kaiserslautern, Germany
DAY 94: VIANEN, ND TO KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY (3/14/24)
Travel: Kaiserslautern, Germany to Karben, Germany
DAY 95: SAMI AND CINTHIA (3/15/24)
Travel: Karben, Germany to Kaiserslautern, Germany
DAY 96: THE FRANKFURT TEMPLE (3/16/24)
Kaiserslautern, Germany
DAY 97: CHURCH IN THE MILITARY WARD (3/17/24)
DAY 98: HEIDELBERG (3/18/24)
DAY 99: IAN’S INHALER AND TRIER (3/19/24)
Travel: Kaiserslautern, Germany to Zollikofen, Switzerland
DAY 100: THE BERN SWITZERLAND TEMPLE (3/20/24)
Travel: Zollikofen, Switzerland to Vicenza, Italy
DAY 101: BERN, SWITZERLAND TO VICENZA, ITALY (3/21/24)
DAY 102: VENICE! (3/22/24)
Travel: Vicenza to Rome, Italy
DAY 103: VICENZA TO ROME (3/23/24)
DAY 104: ROME! (3/24/24)