Booking this beach house was the best idea ever! We had a leisurely morning at our apartment in Vedado. Neither of us are morning people and being in a different time zone makes mornings even uglier. We took our time getting ready, splitting the second half of the giant leftover Cubano for breakfast, and realizing... Continue Reading →
The Hyatt House bed was surprisingly comfortable. We were up late so we didn’t get a ton of sleep but we slept well. Our flight to Cuba didn’t leave until noon but we wanted to get to the airport plenty early to pick up our visas and get our documents cleared. I remembered how long... Continue Reading →
So they say third time’s a charm right? My third attempt to make it to Cuba became an adventure before I even got on a plane. I had a trip to Mexico planned for this week, I travel this week every year. But when I got back from New Zealand and realized I’d be doing... Continue Reading →
I didn’t write last night. I had every intention of writing last night. Last night was New Year’s Eve, I actually had many intentions for last night, one of them being getting home. But none of them happened. Our last morning in Sedona turned into a hybrid of the options that were before us, either... Continue Reading →
We got out at a decent time without rushing this morning and made it to our first planned trail about 10am. Our plan for the day included the Soldiers Pass to Brins Mesa loop, the Cathedral Rock hike/climb, and then the Chakra Sound Healing session with the woman we met at dinner our first night... Continue Reading →
The alarm went off at 6:34am. Ugh. I quickly hit snooze. Jenny stirred but was quiet. The alarm went off again. I grunted. “Do we really need to get out there so early?” BEST QUESTION EVER! No Jenny, no we don’t. We declared that it was our adventure and decided to sleep another hour. The... Continue Reading →
Time to squeeze in one last mini adventure for the year. Why not end the year cleansing my soul hiking on some red rocks in Sedona?! And this time, I have company! Yup, about four weeks ago my friend Jenny asked if I wanted to get away to Carmel for a weekend – I couldn’t... Continue Reading →
In the grand scheme of things I did not do today very well. Really, I feel that I let it go to waste largely instead of taking advantage of my last day in New Zealand (for this trip at least) but oh well, it is what it is. At least I get a chance to... Continue Reading →
Once I finally fell asleep I slept pretty good in my cozy little Rotorua home last night. But there was a lot more noise than last time I was there, neighbors, logging trucks on the highway, and who knows what else. I had set my alarm for 7:45am, the White Island folks had indicated yesterday... Continue Reading →
Before anything I must start by saying thank you. Of course thank you to anyone who is actually taking their time to read my ramblings but an especially special thank you to my friends and family who reached out to check on me today - either after hearing from me yesterday or reading my blog... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 