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	<description>The Downs Family: Monica, Alex, our little angel Seanna and our soulful dog Romeo.  Our Life, travels, thoughts, etc...</description>
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		<title>Oil Spill in North Hollywood Beach</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/21/oil-spill-in-north-hollywood-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Written from my iPhone. Please excuse format and/or spelling. This morning we drove to North Hollywood Beach Park to get away from the South Beach crowd. We really enjoyed ourselves: Seanna loved the waves, the sun wasn&#8217;t burning our skin &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/21/oil-spill-in-north-hollywood-beach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diving with Whale Sharks in the Georgia Aquarium</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/20/diving-with-whale-sharks-in-the-georgia-aquarium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[**I uploaded this from my iPhone, so please excuse the formatting and/or spelling** When we got to the aquarium, the first thing we noticed were protestors they were picketing next to the line of people buying the tickets. They were &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2011/04/20/diving-with-whale-sharks-in-the-georgia-aquarium/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bahamas Shark Dive</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/07/14/bahamas-shark-dive-unexso/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part II of Our 2 year Anniversary vacation to the Bahamas. Read Part I here On our third dive, we had an awesome experience.  We went diving with sharks.  We witnessed a shark feeding and rubbed shoulder-to-fins with &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/07/14/bahamas-shark-dive-unexso/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anniversary Vacation Trip to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/07/14/anniversary-vacation-trip-to-freeport-grand-bahama-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For our 2 year anniversary, we decided to take another trip to the Caribbean.  This time we went to Freeport, Bahamas.  It&#8217;s located in Grand Bahama Island.  We chose this destination for two reasons:  its secluded beaches (since most tourists&#8217; destination &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/07/14/anniversary-vacation-trip-to-freeport-grand-bahama-island/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lady Seanna Goes to the Beach!</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/06/03/lady-seanna-goes-to-the-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we took our little lady to the Myrtle Beach over Memorial Day weekend. I think the video says it all&#8230; this trip was all about her&#8230; *If you&#8217;re using an iPhone or mobile device, click here to see video.** &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/06/03/lady-seanna-goes-to-the-beach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Year in Review</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/02/03/2009-year-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a great year! Worthy of being in VH1&#8242;s &#8220;Best Year Ever&#8221; episode. I got promoted at work, bathed in 9 different beaches, become closer with my family, closer with friends, and received the gift of creating life: my little &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2010/02/03/2009-year-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Getaway in Puerto Rico &#8211; Part I</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2009/02/26/valentines-day-getaway-in-puerto-rico-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2009/02/26/valentines-day-getaway-in-puerto-rico-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Valentine&#8217;s Day weekend, we went to the enchanted island once again.  We had previously visited back in 2005 when Monica and I had just started going out.  We now returned as a married couple.  On our first trip we &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2009/02/26/valentines-day-getaway-in-puerto-rico-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Paradise&#8230;  Honeymoon Day 8</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/11/goodbye-paradise-honeymoon-day-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we left paradise.  But I shall not write of the boring plane ride, or how I dreaded going back to “Reality.”  No.  Instead I shall write of Paradise one last time… And it is with an indistinct sadness or &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/11/goodbye-paradise-honeymoon-day-8/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Big Corn Island: Honeymoon day 7</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/11/back-to-big-corn-island-honeymoon-day-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was our final day in Little Corn, Paradise.  We woke up exhausted, feeling a bit sick and with a thick humid air from all the wet clothes, that made me feel claustrophobic.   I looked outside our very tiny window &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/11/back-to-big-corn-island-honeymoon-day-7/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diving with Sharks in Little Corn Island (Honeymoon Day 6)</title>
		<link>http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/10/diving-in-little-corn-island-honeymoon-day-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it was not always the case, rain had a peculiar way of changing my mood. It would bring a certain melancholy mixed with a hint of nostalgia and it would bring upon me an indistinct sadness that I carried &#8230; <a href="http://thedownsclan.com/blog/2008/07/10/diving-in-little-corn-island-honeymoon-day-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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