Catching Up: April 2006

April brought on the second half of Period 4 and start of massive amounts of job search work. With hundreds of companies coming to campus, the work load was intense which explains why I let the blog slip for a few...well, 8 months.

Our camera broke for a portion of April and we don't have pictures of a wonderful vacation with our Norweigen friends, Eskild and Karina. We made a 4 day journey to Normandy and stayed in the picturesque town of Honfleur. This classic seaside harbor-town is a must-see. The capstone of the trip was a excellent day with Marc and his family. Originally from Normandy, this ex-French foreign legion officer and family were awesomes hosts for the four of us.

One of the highlights was my brother Nathan winning the 2006 Outback Challenge in Morocco. Nathan was kind enough to fly in and out of Paris on his way to kicking some butt in Morocco. Nathan navigated and Scott drove a competition ready Toyota 4x4 truck. Not bad when you win the 6 day race by 6+ hours. Official Results

Thank you to Nathan's French colleague, Patrice, for rigging a sturdy vehicle.


Their truck, ready to rock and roll. 

Here is Nathan returning from a sandy but victorious week in Morocco.


Sandy but safe. 

We had two days to show Nathan around the French countryside...and the small towns nearby. This is Moret sur Loing.


Brothers in front of the Moret sur Loing gate.