We lounged a little this morning after the travel and long day Wednesday. We really had no plan but figured we would head toward Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace, because you have to, right? We walked out the door and Jake wisely (as usual) asked: "Is it too late to change plans because we are …
Hello London!
We arrive in London and jump right into it.
Just an old fashioned Saab story
Our magic carpet for our road trips is a 2006 Saab 9-3 convertible with 120k miles on it. It is a joy to drive, especially in the wide open spaces with the top and windows rolled down. It is fast, hugs the road and accelerates like a dream. We love driving it. I am always …
Day trip
My plan was to write this post this afternoon, but we got distracted by a last-minute day trip to Milwaukee with my brother and his family. The Mets were in town and we figured, Why not? The weather was beautiful. Can't go wrong with 80ish degrees and sun especially when it's been 50 up to …
A whole raft of thoughts
While Sue is heads-down planning her trip to London, I have turned my eye to the whitewater rafting portion of our trip to the Southwest. Who knew that doing an overnight whitewater rafting trip would require a 13-page preparatory document? I've seen articles in Scientific American less detailed than this. The only thing that seems …
Planning on My Own
This London trip with my nephew is going to be great; I know it. It's just so different once again planning on my own. I've gotten used to having Steven to leap on my crazy ideas and take them to the next step (I've never met a crazy idea that couldn't be crazier...oh yeah...it is …
Grandiose Plans
While Sue is getting ready for her trip to London, I will be gearing up for our next journey – a road trip to the Grand Canyon & then whitewater rafting in Utah. We had scheduled this trip before we won the one to Hawaii; we don’t usually have two trips in consecutive months, just …
Next Up … London
Next up for me anyway. Steven is going to miss this trip. Aunt Susie is taking her nephew to London as a high school graduation present. (Yes, I am the world's best aunt!!) My nephew is a joy to travel with. He laughs easily, is game to try things, and looks at the world with …
Hawaii – Wrap up
I don’t really have too much to write for this post; just some reflections and odds & ends. Hawaii is really gorgeous. There are something like 14 of the 16 types of ecosystems on Maui. The climate seems to change on a mile by mile basis. There is so much natural beauty packed into such …
Homeward Bound
Our last day on the islands (so sad). We had a 1pm flight from Honolulu to LA then a 2 hour layover and onward to Chicago. We arrived at 6am on Saturday. All in the elapsed travel time - including airport time and taxi home was about 15 hours; a pretty long day. The flights …
Doing It On The Road 