We finally got ourselves together and made a plan for our trip out west with Montana as our main destination. We left right before COVID exploded in numbers in Florida. We drove through Florida and Georgia and spent our first night in Chattanooga, a town I enjoyed from our last trip. The next morning we drove through Tennessee, part of Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri. We … Continue reading Road Trip out West: Slow and Steady through 12 states

We made a few stops on our drive to Huntsville. One was a tiny park with Coke Ovens and an outdoor amphitheater and the other was a terrible winery. We woke up early the next morning because we had a 10am ticket for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. We first entered the museum section in which I wore my mask, but people were not … Continue reading Road Trip: Northern Alabama

As restrictions have relaxed in the south, Jef proposed a road trip. We were first going to rent a class C camper, but we decided to wait on that idea due to logistics of picking it up and where to park it, etc. We decided on a regular road trip in which we were picky about in which hotels we would stay and what activities … Continue reading Road Trip: Tennessee

On our second day, the cruise director announced that we would be unable to even put down anchor near the island due to the weather.  First of all, the only reason I heard this announcement was because I opened our door and stuck my ear outside. The inner cabins are devoid of light and sound. We could have slept through the whole day and never realized … Continue reading Stuck on the boat

I wrote some notes when we were on our first cruise together and thought I would share…even though I have no idea if anyone will be cruising anytime soon. We went on this cruise before there were any reports of Coronavirus in the U. S. I got a serious cold on the day we left. Was it the virus? No idea. I hope you enjoy … Continue reading First Time Cruise (February 1-8)

We spent our final day enjoying a couple of excellent bands (after a couple of hours enjoying the beach of course). The first band was Barefoot Davis on Sapphire Beach. There was a huge crowd on the beach due to the massive cruise ships in port yesterday. Barefoot Davis played mostly cover songs, but with his own twist, often changing words to reflect the atmosphere. … Continue reading Music by the Beach

Yesterday we went to a beach that used to have my favorite beach bar, Iggies. Jef and I went there the first year we visited and I remember lying in the hammock outside the bar while listening to the band play. They had a hook screwed into a palm tree and you had to swing a ring onto it. Everyone tried their luck and if … Continue reading Changes and Turtles

Yesterday we went up to Mountain Top, which boasts the best banana daiquiris, which I have never tried, and an amazing view of Magen’s Bay. It also has a huge store filled with every souvenir you could imagine. Jef got me a big floppy hat and I bought both a t-shirt and sweatshirt for reasonable prices. After shopping, we headed to Magen’s Bay, which is … Continue reading Magen’s Bay, Brewer’s Bay, and Agricultural Fair in St. Thomas

This is my first time back to St. Thomas since the devastating hurricane in 2017.  I fell in love with this island the first time that Jef took me here six years ago.  Jef knows a lot of people here, so our visits here are not of the normal tourist variety. We go to a lot of beaches and we love checking out various bands at night.  Things … Continue reading St Thomas

Sadly, you can not visit the inside of this castle. It is a private residence and has been owned by the same family since the 17th century. They have about 20 acres of vines that surround the castle that they cultivate into wine. You can purchase the wine at the bottom of the castle. Unfortunately we were there on a Sunday and did not get … Continue reading Chateau Vufflens