Steve and I took a little 4-day, 3-night trip that was fun, relaxing, and easy. We left home on Thursday afternoon for a leisurely drive 110 miles from Newport to Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill near Harrodsburg, Kentucky. We loved all the beautiful horse farms we passed. It took about two hours, so we had … [Read more…]
When Steve and I go fishing, I read and he fishes. It’s an accommodation we’ve reached over the years. Back when he and our friend Dave were trying to get me to fish with them, Dave urged me: “Lanita, you have to keep casting your line into the water. You’ll never catch anything just standing … [Read more…]
Greece is an ideal European vacation destination for Americans. Here are some of my reasons: English is spoken everywhere. Not always perfectly, of course, but if servers or salespeople don’t speak English, they soon return with someone who does. Menus are in both Greek and English. Prices are reasonable. Their economy is depressed, which is … [Read more…]
It’s interesting when summer itineraries collide in unexpected ways. The only vacation we planned for this summer was to go to New England in mid-September—after school started and before tourists seeking fall color invaded. We flew into and out of Boston, driving up the Maine coast, across Maine and New Hampshire into Vermont, down Vermont … [Read more…]
So far in 2017, Steve and I have stayed overnight in ten different hotel rooms (one on a cruise ship, but that counts.) All were clean and the beds comfy. All had air conditioning–pretty much routine in today’s hotels (unless you’re glamping in Utah when it’s over 100°. See Gina’s upcoming post.) Each had its … [Read more…]
What did I expect for my first trip to Disney World since 1984? Hard to say. But here are some things I didn’t expect: How solicitous our 16-year-old granddaughter, Kinley, was to us. It was her trip, after all, but she was constantly concerned about our welfare and if we were having a good time. … [Read more…]
“I certainly love these two-hour domestic flights,” I said to Steve as week ago today. “Sure beats those 22-hour journeys with changing planes and 12-hour flights.” All our international mission trips have made us really appreciate direct flights inside the U.S. As we walked toward baggage claim, I pointed to our left and said, “Isn’t … [Read more…]
For about thirty years, every October our family has headed to the Smokies for a long weekend. The group has evolved over the years: Steve’s dad and Steve’s sister and husband, our children’s spouses, my mother with my brother and his family, our grandchildren. Every new addition adds more interest to the trip. Most of … [Read more…]
Steve and I enjoyed a recent trip to St. Lucia, a small island in the Caribbean. It’s an independent country, only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide. Still there is a large rainforest and even the only “drive-in” volcano in the world. Though dormant, the sulphur springs in it are quite active and smell … [Read more…]
Steve and I have been traveling way too much lately. Hendersonville, Tennessee, and the Smokies in May Tennessee for funeral in June Tennessee for bridal shower (Just me) Tennessee to visit high school friends in July (just me) Tennessee for niece’s wedding (Gorgeous!) in August Viking River Cruise to Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Hungary … [Read more…]
