After I returned from Tanzania on October 27, 2019, I decided that since I was in the best shape of my life, that I should go ahead and run a marathon. So, on Friday, I went to the running store and bought a pair of running shoes. On November 2, 2019, I ran my first …
In December 2019, a group of nine family and friends flew from Virginia to Arizona to go on holiday during Christmas. Why Arizona you may ask? Well, I was in Phoenix for few days in December 2018 for a work trip. I absolutely loved it, and when I got back home, I told my family …
News of the newly opened and restored Blue Ridge Tunnel near Afton, Virginia, was reason enough to for my wife and I to load up the bicycles onto the back of Coach and ramble over the mountain for a fun afternoon. The weather had turned much cooler, but we were prepared. We parked at the …
For Thanksgiving 2020, we loaded up our reliable car and took the family to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to spend a few days with my mother, her husband, and my sister. Thanks to everyone’s work schedules, we left Tuesday night and arrived early on Wednesday morning. A quick wakeup found sand between our toes as …
In November 2020, my wife and I loaded our bicycles onto the back of our pickup truck and took a short trip to Virginia Beach, Virginia. We spent 3 nights at Ocean Keys Resort across the road from the beach. The sand was cooled between our toes as we watched the sunrise while walking along …
I use the Systematic Approach to Travel (SAT) Process – okay, I borrowed and modified this from the Systematic Approach to Training Process. You probably use a similar method, even though you didn’t think it was this structured. This is a good process that can be utilized for other areas beyond travel. Training for the …
As most things in 2020, travel has taken a turn from the usual. Our trip to Spain was cancelled, and we have stayed near home for most of the year. My oldest daughter has talked me into putting on my face mask we are getting ready to masquerade across America. The big cross-country road trip …
2020 Masquerading Across America: An Epic Road Trip Read More »
Imagine that, a little ole boy from Johnsonville starting a travel blog. It is an understatement that I love to travel. I have a T-shirt that says, “I haven’t been everywhere – but it’s on my list!” That is true, I have all sorts of places I would like to go. Before we look at …
In October 2020, my oldest daughter and I embarked on a journey which was by all standards, an Epic 10-day, 4,750 Mile Road Trip: Masquerading Across America – Destination: Utah. Our journey took us across 14 states: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. We …