May 2016 archive

May 24th – My Virgin Flight to Europe

My European blogs will be somewhat different then the ones I wrote about in the states, since this is my first time visiting Europe, so most will be my impressions and suggestions for first time foreign travelers like myself. If you want frequent traveler observations check on Han’s site. Jet lag is real. For aging …

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Yee-hah, destination Florida!

May 7 – Yee-hah, destination Florida! No, I don’t want to move back, but yes I am looking forward to staying in one spot for a few weeks. On the way back we stopped over in Savannah to see my son Drew, had lunch with him, he gave me a lovely photo album for Mothers Day …

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Long Trips Spawn Ambitious Plans

May 6 – Woke up to a sunnier day but was definitely not ready to deal with the insane drivers in the West Virginia Mountains on I-64. They literally drive crazier in the mountains. Myself? I just let them go on by and avoid them at all cost. There are also a couple of long scary …

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West Virginia, Mountain Mama

May 5 – Han and I exchanged sleeping arrangements and I slept in the single bed and Han took the larger blow up mattress. We both slept so much better and are prepared to get back on the road. Mind you I did not say “ready”, as I could have stuck around with my bestie …

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May 4 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

May 4 – We took our sweet time get up and around this morning. Relished our leisurely cup of slow drip coffee by Amy, and she fixed a delicious vegan breakfast. We headed to Cleveland to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Amy drove and I was able to sit back and watch …

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May 3 – Cleveland Ohio is Big, Beautiful, Loud and Proud

The trip from Whitehall south turned morbidly sad through Ohio. We have now traveled thousands of miles, on many different roads across the US and never have we seen so many dead deer and other evidence of roadkill, than we saw in Ohio. It seemed like at least every other mile there was a dead …

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May 2 – A Week to Rest in Whitehall, Michigan

Got up this morning to high tail it out of town, destination “Whitehall, MI”. We will be staying with Greg, who is my daughter’s husband’s dad. Got that? The trip down, around and up the shores of Lake Michigan was great for the most part, except for the nightmare drivers and traffic of Chicago. It …

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