Gretchen Strauch

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I probably shouldn’t be awake right now Editor • ricksteves.com

Niece and nephew in front of street sign that reads “The Butts” in Warwick, England
Historical placard in Edmonds, WA, that reads, in part, “Originally a dense forest, the 1890s saw Edmonds transformed…”
A year after the crash, the grief still comes in waves. On the eve of the anniversary, families linked by the tragedy gathered at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in D.C. to honor the strangers who stepped in to help them carry the sudden and lingering sorrow: the hotel employee who in the days after the crash offered families a warm drink and a listening ear; the mortician who has called a man’s parents nearly every week to check on them; the scuba divers who returned day after day to the frigid water in search of items that might give people some small measure of comfort.
Mont Blanc, Dome du Gouter, Aiguille du Gouter, and Glacier des Bossons as seen from Chamonix hotel bed of a very sleepy tour guide at sunrise
Swiss hotel room with a bed for two that’s right next to a bathroom* that lacks not just a door but walls *More of a bath AREA, I guess. The cleaning corner. The plumbing…zone
While the sailboat, the Amidala, did not sink, pods of orcas have sunken several vessels in recent years. [excerpt from NYTimes article]