the adventure begins...
Run 25: Virgin Islands National Park
I did not want to run. The logistics of it seemed exhausting. When. Where. Which order. Heat and humidity. Roads with crazy turns and no sidewalks. Daughter and husband playing in the waves while I tried to convince myself up some energy. Run in peak heat or after the waves have me salty and sandy. Does it really matter if I skip running this park? And then there's sunscreen. I've never liked sunscreen. Mum would lay out a towel and slather us down while putting up with (my) squirms and...
Visiting Glacier Bay
So here we are, a few months into our trip, and I'm just getting my first post up. One might wonder why? Well: Finding our routine from driving, exploring and daily life has been difficult As it turns out, I'm reliving the internet of my childhood (my phone says 5G, but is really like a 14.4 baud modem) I realized I needed to add some more features to the blog. So for number three, I knew from the very beginning that I wanted to track most of our journeys, and so needed to build a way to show...
Catching up in the Badlands
When we left Alaska I was so full of feelings, experiences and people to share that I had a hard time figuring out the words. It was also hard finding the time to put them into words. Now here we are, nearly a month after coming home and leaving again and I'm caught with loops of words floating through my head. Typically these loops come at inconvenient times such as when I have not internet, charge to my computer or will to stay awake. Rather than trying share our adventure park by park I'm...
Alaska: Part One
For the beginning of our trip, we started in Alaska for four of the eight parks there. Sorry it took so long to post, we didn't have much internet. We will try to keep up more in the future. Continue reading to find out what we did!
The Cruise
We were on the boat from June 26th to July 3rd. Our boat was called the Noordam. We arrived and explored the boat before eating a second lunch. Next, we unpacked our luggage and made ourselves at home. We had a fancy dinner at an on-board restaurant called Canaletto. It is an Italian restaurant. We fed off the delicious food and desert before going to the bow of the boat, which was too windy, so we played a game of basketball and were so full and tired we nearly fell asleep then!! The next day...
How to Prepare for a year-long adventure
I had a hard time preparing for this trip. Not so much with the packing - though there were three last-minute trips to REI in the three days before we left. When it came to "what do I want to see and learn?" it’s a bit harder. The possibilities seem endless and one idea leads to the next but the time we have for our trip is limited so how do you choose? And for that matter, how do you choose before you know what the options are? All of this makes Alaska a great place to start - it is so big...