• Wait . . . You’re Going Where?

    After an uneventful flight up to gloomy Seattle and back, I was overdue for another quick vacation. South Dakota it is! Most people did not readily understand this decision. The Uber driver taking us to LAX was a bit confused. The fact of the matter is, the area around Rapid City has a surprising amount…

  • Surprisingly No Rain Today

    We were expecting today to to be a complete washout, so when we woke up to the natural light seeping in through the window around 7:30 this morning, we bounced out of bed and went out to take advantage of it. We weren’t sure if it would soon storm again or not, so we figured…

  • Well At Least We Have Yesterday

    Today was overcast and rainy the entire day. You can’t win them all, though. We were fortunate to have some unexpected sun throughout most of yesterday, so I suppose it’s fair. It wasn’t particularly rainy in the morning — just very grey, so we borrowed some bikes from the hotel and rode over to the…

  • First Full Day on Turks . . .and Caicos Too

    Fully expecting to wake up to rain, we were surprised to find the sun poking through some cloud cover. After a breakfast of bagels and donuts purchased from the grocery store, we went out to the beach in front of the hotel. After a bit we decided to go into the water. It was a…

  • Finally Arrived in Turks . . . and Caicos too.

    Well if you read the last post, it was considerable effort to finally reach the Turks & Caicos. I caught maybe 30 mins of neck breaking sleep enroute from Atlanta, but woke up in time for both biscotti and this view out the window. The water was a nice turquoise blue as you can see.…

  • NonRev Adventures

    Recently my parents faced a bit of a challenge trying to get to Santa Fe, New Mexico. You see, it can be a challenge to get to some of the less popular airports due to fewer flight options and one has to change planes somewhere and “Two-Leg It,” as I say. Over the course of…

  • The Midnight Sun Could Drive Someone to Drink! . . . But They Can’t

     I am writing this at almost 1am and the sun outside the window is blinding. I need to emphasize that it is not even close to the horizon. Nicole actually thinks it’s getting brighter. It’s as if it has reached it’s low point and is already beginning to rise. It makes the body clock extremely…

  • The Top of the World

    For quite some time, Nicole has wanted to visit the far north and the state of Alaska. But not just anywhere in Alaska . . . specifically Barrow, the northern-most point in the state. Unsurprisingly, it requires a bit of effort to reach this point and we had some difficulty in getting there despite our…

  • Nicole Visits the Rat

    With my transfer to LAX, I acquired American Airlines benefits and it proved to be the most convenient option going to Orlando after an uneventful day of reserve. The cost for this privilege was about $3.00 for both Nicole and myself. Not a bad price to fly across the country. Poor Nicole was seated behind…

  • Day 3 of Southern Road Trip and Houston Makes a Final Stand

    Waking up in New Orleans on what turned out to be a relatively calm street, we played tourists and got beignets at the famous Café du Monde. Every employee appeared to be angry and Vietnamese. We asked for four beigets and the lady yelled at us and said, “No! Two! For you two!” and promptly…

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