Our extended journey home from Antarctica through the Drake Passage

Our Antarctic excursion aboard the National Geographic Explorer

Dave and I have been planning our trip to Antarctica for the past year and on January 7, 2025, it was finally time to travel! We left...

It's been on our bucket list for some time now, and frankly it should really be on everyone's, the Int'l. Balloon Fiesta in...

Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe. During our 9 day vacation in August, we learned about it's rich history and culture...

#sunflowerstops #KeyWest #staycation #turtlehospital #thefloridakeys In the beginning of June, Dave and I drove to Key West for a quick...

Our first trip of 2024 (and Dave's birthday gift) was to Antigua, Guatemala. The flight was a short 2 hr and 10mins to Guatemala City,...

Check out the first part of our 9-day Canadian trip. Victoria, BC named for Queen Victoria.

(Anchorage/Kodiak/Girdwood/Seward) We arrived in Anchorage at 1am on July 4th, 2023. Dave and I stayed in the "honeymoon suite" of the...

Our long-awaited trip to see the brown bears of Katmai National Park had finally come in July 2023. We booked the trip back in September...

Jamaica, Jamaica, I finally got to go to Jamaica! For years I've been dying to go to Jakes Resort in Treasure Beach. And last month I...

The IMT Des Moines Half Marathon in Iowa was state # 50 for us! It was a well put together race that started and ended in downtown Des...

In October 2022 Dave and I took a two week vacation visiting Minnesota and Iowa. We spent one week in each state, completing our goal to...

Half Marathon State #49 was in Bemidji, Minnesota on Saturday October 8th, 2022. Although Bemidji has a small airport it was more...

In the end of August, we squeezed a ton of sightseeing and activities into 5 nights in West Virginia. Dave and I flew into a tiny...

On August 27th, 2022, the Canaan Valley Running Company hosted their 2nd annual Moonlight on the Falls Half Marathon. It was held...

During the last weekend of July, we spent 4 nights in Idaho Falls, ID. We arrived in the afternoon of Thursday July 28th after a...

On Saturday July 30th, 2022, we traveled over to Idaho and participated in the Idaho Falls Half Marathon. The race had a cap of 400...

It took us almost 5 hours and 4 stops to fly from Ketchikan to Anchorage, Alaska. But once we arrived, our first stop after checking...

Ketchikan, Alaska, "The First City" and "The Salmon Capital of the World".