BATON ROUGE, La., July 28, 2006
Dan's Diary: End Of The Road
Adventures in Austin And Baton Rouge
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Play CBS Video Video Freys Headed To Wine Country Only On The Web: Thanks to a friend who appreciated the Freys charity work during Katrina, Becky and Keith are headed to Sonoma, Calif., as part of the "Great American Vacation."
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Video Price Visits An Alligator Farm While visiting the next stop in the "Great American Vacation" giveaway series, Dave Price decided to stop by an alligator farm in Baton Rouge, La.
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Video Waco Couple's Caribbean Cruise Only On The Web: Dave Price stopped in Waco, Texas, to present Sandie and Ronnie Paris with a "Great American Vacation."
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When will they learn? You shouldn’t encourage me, it just makes me bolder. CBS affiliate KEYE in Austin, Texas, took a chance and threw me on live TV, July 18, 2006. I’m clearly made for this. (CBS)
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A big crowd turned out in Austin, Texas, on July 19 for the "Great American Vacation "giveaway. (CBS/Dan Baruch)
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Dave Price kisses a new friend on July 26 in Baton Rouge, La. (CBS/Dan Baruch)
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Dave Price stirs a pot of Jambalaya with Andy Fontenot of the Jambalaya Shop looking on in Baton Rouge, La., on July 26. (CBS/Dan Baruch)
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Photos "Vacation" Photos See the places we've been and the people we've met during The Early Show's "Great American Vacation" tour.
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Video Archive 'Vacation' Video The Early Show's "Great American Vacation" recipients and stories from our road trip
In the end, Becky touched endless numbers of people but never had the honeymoon she and her new husband deserved. That's where Dave came in and presented them with five days and four nights at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa, in the heart of Sonoma's wine country. They'll enjoy a 40,000 square-foot spa, a golf course, top-notch dining, and wine-tasting, coastal sightseeing and racing school for the hubby.
Becky responded with a moment of pure disbelief, followed by tears of joy and unending thankfulness. As the "Saturday Night Live" character Linda Richman would say, "I got a little verklempt." What can I say, I'm a softy.
Right about now, I feel like a second-grader writing the quintessential back-to-school essay, “What I Did Last Summer”. It was that kind of adventure. I remember the giddiness of walking into a classroom in early September with my brand-new Go-Bot sneakers and my He-Man lunchbox, just itching to tell my classmates about the beach or the planetarium or a five-pound frog named Hamburger. I've felt that way all summer sharing my experiences with you, America. … I'm 6 years old again. What a trip. There are too many people to thank … too many places to revisit ... too many memories to recall. I've always been terrible at saying goodbye, so let’s not. Who knows, maybe we'll meet again. There's always next year. Take care America — and thanks for the memories!
— Daniel Baruch
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