Category: Misadventures
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Visiting Curaçao on a Caribbean Cruise: Colorful Streets, History & First Impressions
When my friends and I decided to take a Caribbean cruise a few years ago, one of the ports listed was the island of Curaçao. I had never heard of it before, so I honestly just shrugged and said, “sure, let’s go.” Curaçao is one of the most colorful cruise ports in the Caribbean. Going…
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Our Camping Curse Continues-Big South Fork National Recreation Area {Tennessee}
Camping and our family have a complicated relationship. We love the idea of camping. We love campfires, hiking trails, sleeping under the stars, and waking up in beautiful places. Unfortunately, camping doesn’t always seem to love us back. Our first camping trip together happened while we were dating and included a visit to the doctor,…
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Footloose, Skiing, Ice Castles, & Injury {Utah}
We spent a few days going home to Utah to visit some family. As we flew over the Great Salt Lake, I was filled with that joy that comes from returning home. The light playing off the salt water below was really beautiful. It was to be a really quick trip with only 3 full…
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Passport for a Minor- Delays, Drama & Travel Plans
Please Hold for the Next Deity of Passports Sometimes the travel gods smile down on you and everything falls into place seamlessly. And sometimes it feels like you’re calling their office and they’re out for lunch while the problems stack up. Lately, it has been the second kind. A few months ago, I shared the…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Animal Encounters at Grianan of Aileach
We had just left Northern Ireland and had crossed the border into the Republic of Ireland when we pulled off the road at the Grianan of Aileach. It is one of 30 hilltop forts that have been preserved since the 6th century. This fort is thought to have been built by the Northen Ui Neill…
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Sand traps & Jellyfish on the Gulf Island Seashore {Florida}
It was our last morning and we were looking at a day of driving to get back home. Alabama had proved a fun weekend and we were hesitant to have it end. We were following our route from the last few day on a map of the Mobile Bay and Brad points to a spot…
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I’d rather be in Munich…
You know that feeling when the big trip you’ve been anticipating for months gets canceled the day before you were suppose to leave? Yeah, that’s where we’re at right now. We’ve been getting ready to leave for Germany to spend this next week in the winter wonders of Munich. But then the news came that…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Raining In The Hoodoos
I set out alone for a hike down into the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. I started at the top of what is called ‘Wall Street’ where a series of switchbacks take you down into the belly of the formations. Looking up at the towering rock while walking back and forth started to make me a…
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To Israel…with a sigh of relief
Months ago I announced that I was going to Israel for a study abroad….since then there has been a question of if we would be able to go or not. So we quietly kept providing the documents requested from our professor and preparing as best we could for the amazing opportunity that it would be…
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Moments & Misadventures :: Treading Water In A Panic Isn’t Swimming??
Okay, I admit it- I can’t swim. After years of swimming lessons at the local pool, not to mention countless one on one lessons with my navy veteran father, the best that I’ve ever been able to do is tread water for a few minutes. And probably because of this fact, I have a near…