Travel

We’re almost done with this travel blog, I promise! On our last full day in coastal Maine, we visited the quaint and charming town of Camden. We got there just as the shops were opening and…

Our fifth day in Coastal Maine was my birthday, so hubby planned a special day.  We started with a foggy morning again, but soon it was clear enough for us to drive the short distance from the…

Are y’all tired of this topic yet?  I hope not!  I love re-visiting these memories of a glorious vacation to coastal Maine! Our fourth morning was foggy, so we ate a fabulous Continental breakfast at our hotel, Bar…

We awoke to a golden hue over the water in Little Deer. After a quick breakfast of several-days-old bagels, we headed for Blue Hill Mountain for a morning hike. The young, hip waitress at Arborvine the…

Our mid-June trip to coastal Maine was so much fun that I’ve felt the need to break it down into smaller pieces. After an exhilarating (short) tour of the Coast Maine Botanical Gardens, we headed to…

Last year, my daughter had the privilege of going to Maine with our church’s high school seniors for a long weekend.  She’s not much of a traveler, but when she returned home, she raved about the scenery…

For that special birthday, hubby and I left town Thursday afternoon and headed to the beach. We'd never been to Navarre, but he'd found a decent deal on a room at a Springhill Suites in a…

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of joining hubby as he attended a conference in Washington, D.C.  It was our first time back in the city since 2014 when took three little kids on a homeschool…

Earlier this year, a friend offered his home in Hawaii to our family for a vacation get-away, and on his third offer, hubby finally accepted.  The home is on the big island in Kona. Hubby started working…

If you have three children, then you've probably heard the following joke: When your first child swallows a dime, you head immediately to the emergency room and insist on X-rays and surgical removal of the offending…