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My Great American Travel Adventure Day 2

Published on September 27, 2026

Welcome to part two of “My Great American Travel Adventure” If you have not seen part one here it is

https://beingkevin.com/2026/09/26/my-great-american-travel-adventure/

Day Two: Coffee, Chaos, and a Two-Year-Old Day two started bright and early. Coffee, chatting with my daughter, petting the cats, and getting ready for my grandson’s second birthday party.

But before we get to that, we had to get coffee.

We stopped at Spaddy’s, a pretty cool outdoor coffee place that sells coffee out of a trailer in a parking lot with tables and chairs. It’s also one of those places that attracts the typical crowd of people in their mid-to-late 30s ordering coffee that is steamed, frothy, creamy, almond milk, cinnamon, or something else that I have apparently missed during my years on Earth.

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The History and Creation of Christ the Redeemer

Published on August 31, 2026

Standing Tall Over Rio: The History and Creation of Christ the Redeemer

I can see this statue from how apartment. It is several miles away and you can still make it out very clearly. It truly does look out over the city. I have been too it twice and it is always amazing to see.

It sit at the top of Corcovado Mountain, and then onto of a pedestal they built for the statue. Christ the Redeemer is one of the wonders of the word and it is known all over the world

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