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There's nothing quite like a visit with Pete, Debi, Anne, and Al. Not only are they all welcoming and convivial but they offer us wonderful homemade goodies, wholesome food and delightful libations. Tonight was a fabulous roast pork meal preceded by cocktails topped...
When we made the appointment, we'd forgotten that today was a holiday and that there would be a parade in downtown St Petersburg but Tony agreed to meet with us this morning. It's always good to have the opportunity to use him as a sounding board for our future plans....
She's Freedom of the Seas and on our sailing out of Port Everglades transported somewhere around 4200 passengers on a week long adventure into the Caribbean Sea. Yes, some of us had misadventures even getting to the ship and Carol didn't even catch up to us until...
Today Freedom of the Seas docked in San Juan Puerto Rico. Ah! Terra firma! No, we didn't get seasick with all the ship's rocking as we traversed a cold front on our way here. We did miss our beach day at Labadee due to inclement weather. Today several of us debarked...
Instead of making New Years resolutions, we choose to do the kinds of things on New Years Day that we want to do all year long. We that in mind we accepted an invitation to brunch with our up the mountain neighbors this morning. It was exceedingly pleasant to share...
Quite a while ago we made the decision to cancel our satellite television subscription and since here in the mountains we don't have the option of bringing in over the air broadcasts, we rely on our AppleTV and our personal collection of movies and shows for our video...
Sometimes the easiest way to get in some aerobic activity on a crisp cold day at Tween Creeks is to bundle up and head out to walk circuits on the deck. (Guess that's another good reason besides Deck Day to have a seventy foot long deck!) Some ear buds and an audio...
The book Rocket Boys and the movie October Sky based on the book have been around since the late ninties but we just discovered them recently. As we were driving through southern West Virginia in early December we began reading the book aloud. It's the true story of a...
Following our Christmas celebration we've enjoyed a couple of days with family. We helped Dave get started on a project, enjoyed a big breakfast prepared by Riley and her best friend, and joined Peyton in learning about the cool things she can do with the Osmo kit she...
Celebrating Christmas with Dave and the girls is a wonderful mix of traditions. We decorated the tree with ornaments old and newer. The first Riley hung was one she made way back in 3rd Grade. As Peyton hung the Snoopy ornament we were listening to The Royal...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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This time we learned more about the importance of planning our adventure especially when visiting a big city like Belfast.
It snowed in Iceland day before yesterday! And the secnery is phenomenal Mountains and water everywhere The unique Icelandic ponies And famed Icelandic sheep The spectacular Goðafoss, phenomenal waterfall with a link to Iceland's conversion to Christianity And even a...
Our brief visit to Lerwick, the capital of the Shetlands in Scotland gave us a taste of the culture and lifestyle of the Shetlanders and a desire to experience more.