Travel, exploring, & adventure blog
(Wednesday, April 20th – Sunday, May 1, 2016) – A conference in Tacoma, Washington, along with some vacation time turned into a Northwest Adventure this spring! We drove to Tacoma, taking our time and taking in all of the beauty of God’s creation through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. On one of our Read More “Northwest Adventure 2016!”
(September 20 – 27, 2014) – Saturday, 9/20/14 – Travel day turned into travel “next day” as our flight from Saint Cloud, MN was delayed, and when we arrived in Mesa, AZ, we experienced “learning how to drive a new car syndrome”! The rental car was apparently one that you could drive either as a Read More “Arizona Vacation – Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam & Swimming!”
(Saturday, April 12 to Saturday, 19, 2014) – Babydoll (aka Linda), Sugar Pie (aka Virgil), and Betty enjoyed a Louisiana adventure recently, and this blog post chronicles some of the highlights of that adventure! Our adventure began with an escort to the Holiday Inn from Paul & Maddi to catch the shuttle to the Airport. Read More “Gators, Gumbo, and Spanish Moss – Louisiana Trip 2014!”
(October 20 to October 28, 2012) – A wonderfully planned anniversary vacation to the Bahamas for a week turned into an escape from Hurricane Sandy and a cross-country adventure driving home! We began the adventure on Sunday, October 21st with a travel day beginning at 3:15 am and catching a flight from Minneapolis Airport that Read More “Bahamas Vacation – Interrupted!”
(Oct. 31 – Nov. 7, 2011) – Day 1 – Monday – We took the Executive Express, with driver Al D., to the airport & it was quite a ride. Al shared his motor-home tour adventures with us & said that a must-see of all his travels would be Alaska. Al drove us to the Read More “Fabulous Honeymoon Adventure!”
(Monday, March 7 – Friday, March 11th, 2011) – An unexpected snowstorm early on Monday morning was one of several events that contributed to us arriving at Minneapolis Airport later than planned. Other factors (that contributed to the events that followed) included the Park-N-Go being full, not making it on the first shuttle (it was Read More “Florida Keys Paradise Vacation – with a mad dash to gate G13, and a conch to the tummy!”
(Friday-Monday, Nov. 26-29, 2010) – This weekend was a wonderful football weekend, beginning with a long journey (860 miles one way) to the North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)! The weather was perfect for driving, sunny and seasonal temperatures, and we headed out mid-day on Friday, with a destination unknown (somewhere near Chicago) to stay overnight in Read More “A Browns Roadtrip Weekend!”
(Tuesday, April 27, 2010) – Arlington, Texas is the home of one of the most extravagant and expensive stadiums in the world! Built and mostly financed by billionaire Jerry Jones, who owns the Dallas Cowboys, this stadium cost over $1 billion to construct! The stadium video scoreboard is so large, it’s length goes from the Read More “Cowboys Stadium Tour!”
(May 2 – 4, 2010) – With fond memories of New Mexico, I began my trek to the Grand Canyon in Arizona! I began my travels from Albuquerque, NM to Flagstaff, AZ on I-40 and ran into some snowy weather, and when I arrived in Flagstaff there were snow flurries there also. I arrived in Read More “GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ”
(April 24-29, 2010) – What a memorable time spent in Fort Worth, Texas! Experienced wonderful memories with colleagues, friends, and many new friends during the NACE Technical Conference held during this week. Met many new friends from all over the country and exchanged experiences in our work on different topics in some valuable networking. The Read More “Fort Worth Memories!”