Ah the last day of our trip. When we started fleshing out this trip, I oscillated on whether we should stay closer to the airport … or in the city. We absolutely made the right decision on staying in Seattle. It enabled us to really do so much the day before – including an awesome…
I’m really glad that we came into Seattle the day before – instead of this morning. While we weren’t exactly trying to cram a lot of activities into Seattle… that extra breathing room made it easy for everyone to see what they wanted to see. I had last been to Seattle in 2010 on a…
The agenda for the day was certainly different from the prior days. We were beginning to scale back the nature and bring on the city life. Up until like 4pm we still hadn’t determined where we were sleeping that night. Do we stay on the coast somewhere and then get up early for Seattle? or…
Everyone says Seattle is rainy and they seem to be right. We woke up this morning to some rain and constant din of the roaring ocean. It’s like a permanent white noise machine. But the rain seemed to be our friend throughout the day, only showing up when we were driving and not as much…
It’s rather incredible how day 1 of a trip can be so exhausting – and this day 1 was giving me flashbacks to a 2013 5-hr layover in Amsterdam. That feeling when your eyes are just so heavy that it actually feels like you are wearing a face mask? Maybe it’s just me. But –…
I posted this picture on Instagram like a month ago for “National Siblings Day” because that’s apparently a thing. But it was right around when we were beginning to plan this trip! It’s been quite awhile since I was on a plane. But today is the beginning of a new adventure with my siblings. We…
About 5 days ago I was thinking about going to Utah and the Grand Canyon, then I realized I really didn’t feel like doing that. I wanted to in principle – but not at this exact moment. At this exact moment, I want to have some slightly leisurely mornings and moderate adventures. After about 4…
Maine. You sweet lovely land. This was my 6th visit to Maine for Labor Day weekend. I had a great streak going for several years but couldn’t make it last year. Dumb work got in the way. So this year, I took off a few extra days and snuck up to Maine before the weekend…
Today was the day that we’ve dreamed of. Turtle Hospital Day! It was also surprisingly so much more than just turtles. Although that was all we had really planned, we surprised ourselves with a drive to Key West for lunch and beautiful sunset dinner. Such a winner of a day. Despite hugging myself to sleep…
Our first real day on vacation was a success. We started in Miami and ended in the Keys. It was bright and sunny. We got some seafood in us… and closed the day tucked into bed by 10 pm. Another far cry from our previous Miami trip when dinner reservations were just getting started at…
