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Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 6:06:54 PM

DougSR

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Not a big trip report. Just a few pics but if you are friends with me on Facebook you know this was a different sort of trip. The fun was giving. My girl is amazing. She brought so much for the kids. We gave out gifts in Akumal, PdC, and a bunch went to a school in Tulum. This all wouldn't be possible without a beautiful young lady named Cammie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p371cD-tT84&feature=g-upl

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 6:28:07 PM

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Oh you know we had some fun in Akumal.

And some chilling in PdC.

And we drove to Xamach Dos. Beautiful!

The road is being graded...NOT HERE!

Check out Xamach!

And of course mi amigo en Tulum.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 6:38:15 PM

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Thanks for sharing the pics, very cool. It's a good feeling when you can give to the locals.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 7:56:55 PM

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nice mission.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 9:26:20 PM

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very cool!! I've been wondering where you were & how it was going.

Loved the photo of the little guy with the coloring book!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/30/2012 10:59:18 PM

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Looks like you had a great trip and that your kindness was apperciated.

Thanks for sharing!

Jacalope

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 12:35:51 AM

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Love, Love, Love the photos and bless ya both!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 6:57:05 AM

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AAAHHH Yes The Chair!!!!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 7:02:23 AM

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Very nice making the kiddos happy Dung and Cammie.

Beautiful pics.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 7:18:19 AM

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Great shots, Dung!

I remember that dawg, too. Very friendly and a good opportunity to get your dog fix.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 8:08:16 AM

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Very nice pix Doug!!! Sometimes a little more purpose than beach crawlin makes for a beautiful trip!!! Not that there's anything wrong with beach crawl!

Just a well balanced vacay is a wonderful thing!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 9:23:38 AM

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Nice report Doug, thanks and good pictures also

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 11:15:43 AM

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Very nice Dung and Cammie

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 11:20:19 AM

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Those are the MOST rewarding kind of trips!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 11:47:31 AM

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Way cool ~ the picture of the boy coloring is priceless!

We drove to Xamach last time to check it out. Would be fun to stay sometime! Had a pretty yummy Coco-Loco while visiting. On the way back, it was dusk and there were little crabs crawling all over the road ~ good day

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 12:59:19 PM

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The best kind of trips. Thank you for sharing . Did you both just bust up at your sign? walking out of the terminal seeing that would be so funny. What a start to your trip. Did you snorkel at Xamach? Not sure if I'm spelling that right. I was wondering about the snorkeling.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 1:06:10 PM

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Did you both just bust up at your sign?

I was just so excited to be there. Cammie grabbed it for me otherwise I would have just left it. We took the sea kayak out at Xamach but didn't bring our gear. I left my snorkel stuff at the bar in the airport.

The other thing that happened was our clutch went out right in front of Super Chomak but they were there within 20 minutes with a new car.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 3:39:48 PM

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Very nice Dung and Cammie

More pictures of Cammie and way less Dung, please.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 3:59:21 PM

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quote:

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Very nice Dung and Cammie

More pictures of Cammie and way less Dung, please.

LOL...you beat me to it!

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 4:42:33 PM

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Actually, my phone charger died so it was her phone that was used for pics. However, here she is with my Easyway car rental sign.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 5:44:13 PM

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That's funny!
My wife has a friend who's name is Jim Jung. He said when he went to Mexico, one guy kept calling him Him Hung.

(ETA- Cammie kinda reminds me of Kim Basinger.)

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 5:47:30 PM

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(ETA- Cammie kinda reminds me of Kim Basinger.)

hmmmm ...

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RE: Mission of mercy - 10/31/2012 6:04:31 PM

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She hears that often. I wish I had more pictures of her and the kids.

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RE: Mission of mercy - 11/1/2012 6:56:46 AM

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Doug,

What stuff do you think the kids liked the most?

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RE: Mission of mercy - 11/1/2012 9:03:12 AM

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Doug,

What stuff do you think the kids liked the most?

Just like all children, toys!

So what it comes down to is what can you pack easily. We had lots of colors, coloring books, small cars for the boys, blow up balls. I forgot what Cambria had for the girls because boys are my specialty. Then I met Jackie Moguel on Facebook who is trying to run a small school in Tulum so we went and purchased lots of spiral notebooks, pencils, and pens on our trip into PdC. We also left the universal gift of cash at iTour. Hopefully Alma does the hand off and it helps a little bit.

Here's a link to pictures of the school they are trying to create.

http://www.facebook.com/jackie.moguel#!/media/set/?set=a.4506360701788.2180963.1373640953&type=3

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