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2018 Mt. Rainier

Kendra came to Seattle to visit me in July, and we took a trip to Mt. Rainier. We also went to the wineries and to Snoqualmie falls. Mt. Rainier Wineries and...

2016 Bonaire

In March, 2016 a small group of about 11 went with the Bluegrass Dive Club to Bonaire. More info to come, but you can download a photo slideshow from the trip:...

Kendra texted me in August that although Christmas 2015 was her dad’s year to have her, that he was going to have to work, and wouldn’t be able to travel with her until after New Year’s. Additionally, Kendra works at a hospital and has to show...

2015 Roatan

For me, the Roatan trip was all about hanging and diving with friends and relaxing. I spent all of my time in one of three places: diving, at the restaurant, and in my hammock. Our arrival was tough. Think trying to check out at Wal-Mart at noon on a Saturday tough....

2015 Niagara Falls

While we were planning to take the nearly last-minute Costa Rica trip, Kendra was concerned that she would not be able to see the Imagine Dragons concert in Louisville during that week. Also, because her sister’s graduation had been moved to the following week,...

2015 Costa Rica

Day 0 (Friday) – Vacation Begins! The evening before our trip, I dropped off the dogs with their sitter. Zanna whined all the way there. I met Kendra at BJ’s in Louisville, and we had our usual. Then we went straight back to Kendra’s apartment were we unloaded...

2015 – Vegas Spring Break

Kendra turned 21 on March 15, which happened to coincide with the beginning of her Spring Break. And that’s how we ended up planning a trip to Las Vegas. Day 0 – Saturday Walking distance: 5.71 miles Our 2015 Spring break adventure began in Louisville on...

2014 – Christmas in Grand Cayman

In 2014, we took a diving trip to Grand Cayman over Christmas break. Day One: Travel I got a pedicure before the trip, we flew through Atlanta, and we arrived at the resort. Our room at Cobalt Coast was a little shabby (the hair dryer barely worked due to electrical...

2014 – Cozumel

In October 2014, I took a dive trip with the local dive shop to Cozumel. I did some amazing dives and made some new friends! On the evening before the flight out of Louisville, Jennifer and I got pedicures and had dinner with Kendra before crashing at her apartment....

2014 – Fiji

About a year after I took my first confined water diving class – I took my first big dive trip. Mexico was fun, but Fiji was AMAZING! Day 1 (Saturday & Saturday) The flights were uneventful, though lack of sleep was an issue. We had instructions from the...

2013 – Christmas Ski Trip

During Christmas break 2013, we took a ski trip to Snowshoe,...

2013 Mexico

For the second year in a row, a friend had a timeshare that was going to expire in November. This year, I was able to book it during my daughter’s fall break in early October. Trip Planning I looked at Southern Florida, hoping to get a cheap flight. We could go...

2012 – Orlando Trip

In early October, a friend texted me and asked if I could use their time share. Their week was going to expire at Thanksgiving and they couldn’t use it. I said yes and the planning began…

2012 – Disney Vacation and Cruise

In the Spring of 2012, we flew down to Orlando, stayed at Walt Disney World for a few nights, then headed out on a 5-day cruise of the Bahamas. This trip was Kendra’s 18th Birthday present.

Cars

Cars are a way to travel, right? I thought I’d talk about our cars. Kendra bought her first car with cash she had saved from working at Tolly-Ho. When that car was stolen 6 months later, she bought her second car at auction with the insurance money. A year later...