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Tag Archives: road trip across the US
Hiding in the swamp
Dick said he had something special to show us. He pointed to something that appeared to be off in the distance and asked if we could see the jingle bell orchid. We all looked. No one could see it. Those … Continue reading
Posted in US - Florida
Tagged Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida, hikes, jingle bell orchid, road trip across the US, travel, wildflowers
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Professional family vacation photos
Who hires a professional photographer to document their family reunion? Our daughter, Kirsten, hired a photographer for our first family reunion eight years ago in Santa Barbara, California, and it was a great success. These photos were the best gift … Continue reading
Planning a family reunion?
Our last family reunion ended on a disastrous note, but it wasn’t our fault. Eight years ago, we booked a spacious house in Santa Barbara, California for the gathering. So what went wrong? When 5-month old Nick arrived, no one … Continue reading
When everything comes together…
Cloudy skies and a not-so-great AirBnB on Tybee Island, Georgia threatened our plan for a lovely seaside stay. We decided to escape to the beach. When we headed off for a walk, it was cool, and the grey sky showed … Continue reading
Posted in US - miscellaneous
Tagged beach, birds, boat-tailed grackle, Georgia, road trip across the US, Tybee Island
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The road trip’s best of the best
In this time of thanksgiving we reflected on our latest five-month road trip across the US and Canada and celebrated all the wonders and hospitality we received along the way. When we started planning the road trip it looked so … Continue reading
What can happen to your camera in the rain
We take lots and lots of photos as we travel, and our cameras may be our most essential travel “tools”. We also take them for granted. When we hiked in blowing sand in Nevada or pouring rain in Iceland, we … Continue reading
CT in 3 acts
We generally choose travel destinations for their potential. How wrong can we go visiting a national park, the seashore, or a great museum? On occasion, we steer our trip route to visit family or friends. On those visits, our pace … Continue reading
Maine
We love the state of Maine – enough to have lived there many years ago when we were both teachers. We didn’t live near the coast but in the northern woods on the Kennebec River near the small town of … Continue reading
Travel through a fog
A year before our road trip across the US and Canada, we started selecting destinations that we really wanted to see as we worked our way from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Bet you’d be surprised that little Amherst Island … Continue reading
Posted in Canada - Ontario
Tagged Amherst Island, bird watching, Canada, common grackle, leopard frog, road trip across the US, travel
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