Category: travel

  • Epic Trip 11 | Day 2 | Part 1 – Mystic Aquarium

    The author plans to edit and share Day 1 photos. Day 2 included visits to Mystic Aquarium and Newport’s foggy mansions, marking state #22 on their wildlife bucket list.

  • A 50th Birthday Trip to Fenimore Farm

    I recently turned 50 and visited New York to see my friend and aunt. Instead of the Baseball Hall of Fame, we explored Fenimore Farm, the Art Museum, and local historical sites.

  • Three Word Challenge – Beware of those red ants

    The writer shares a personal experience at Folly Beach, South Carolina, where they were bitten by red ants and had to deal with the discomfort and inconvenience.

  • Three Must Do’s in Niagara Falls, Ontario

    We just got back from a quick five day Spring Break trip to Rochester, NY area and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Before we left Niagara Falls, Hubby asked me a question, “What would you have done differently about this trip to Niagara Falls?” I’m going to address three good things I chose to do while we…

  • You attempt to get a photo at the famous Nashville Angel Wings. Imagine a line full of bridal parties and tourists. It’s at least 30 people deep. Then imagine you have to go to the restroom because you decided to take a gamble by getting a second drink at the farmer’s market. No public bathrooms…

  • Carillon Park is a park full of the history of Dayton. Carillon Park is also known for their eagles. For the past few years, the Eagles have laid eggs in a tree above the building that holds the 1905 Wright B Flyer. Today I decided to go and hopefully take some photos of Orv and…

  • On Saturday morning, we decided to go to Lake Michigan. Really close to where we were staying was the Saugatuck Dune State Park. The directions on my Google Map lead us to a convenience store, so we ended up driving around in circles. Luckily our GPS unit lead us to the correct spot. When we…

  • When we were in Saugatuck, Michigan, Hubby had the brilliant idea that we should do a sunset cruise that evening. So, we drove to a local business to see if they had any cruises that evening and if there were any openings. That idea was a no go but as we were driving up to…

  • I seriously need to get back to blogging about our Columbus trip last August. However, I think I need to share photos from our trip this weekend. In 2016, we traveled to Holland, Michigan after we dropped my son off at camp. Even though I was there for less than 24 hours, I fell in…