With a few short horn blasts, we were off on the main event: the 185th Anniversary Voyage of the Queen Mary 2. Southampton to New York on the finest Ocean-liner ever made (don’t you go calling it a cruise ship!). No, we weren’t celebrating some Cunard milestone, this adventure is to celebrate Elaine’s 70th in…
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From our adventures across the globe…
In the Countryside
With London done, it was time to saddle up for the next part of the adventure. The over-analysis on the rental car paid off and the six of us easily fit into the Renault Traffic with room to spare. With Phil at wheel… and mostly on the right side of the road… the glass buildings…
Across the pond
A few weeks after the kids wrapped up their school year, we packed our bags, drove to JFK (after a quick detour in the Bronx for pizza – wink, wink) and caught a flight to LHR. London was the destination for the first leg of our much anticipated trip to celebrate Elaine’s 70th birthday. It…
Back on the Slopes
“It’s SPRING BREAK!!” shout the kids and with Mexico already scratched off the list, there was only one destination on the menu: the mountains! The real question was “which mountains?” We were pretty set on going back to Tahoe but decided late in the fall to instead make a reconnaissance pass on another western mountain…
Get me to Mexico!
An opportunity knocked in the fall and we said “yes”… then we had to figure out how to make it work. One of our great friends decided to celebrate his 50th this year in his typical style… with over the top class and unlimited fun. Cabo San Lucas. Stellar resort. No kids. He sent the…
A visit to the island
Newport, Rhode Island that is! While I had visited Newport once before it seemed to escape me that it was in fact an island and not a peninsula. It wasn’t until our trip to see the Clays and Carolyn mentioning things on “the island” that it clicked. We took advantage of the holiday weekend hopped…
Shreddin’ Out West
3/4 of the Wiktors continue to be proud members of the Epic family and the other quarter of us ain’t no stranger to a relaxing time in the mountains with family. I have become pretty rigid in my ski trip requirements that I use as planning factors. No weekend or holiday skiing. Must stay on…
Merrrrrry Minnesota!
An impulse airline ticket buy in September (they were a good deal I promise!) led us back to Minnesota for Christmas with big smiles on our faces. A few years ago, Meredith suggested an ugly Christmas sweater themed holiday gathering (since we are taking a break from parties at the house) and it was a…
Good old fashioned summer fun!
A trip to Minnesota in the summer is such a treat! It’s a rare occasion when we get to go and just visit – no holiday, specific event, or agenda. Well, maybe there’s still an agenda because I like a plan but the agenda items are relaxation and family time. Our summer trip was three…
Summer Stadium Tour 2.0
If you kept up with our trip across country last summer, you know Will and I visited three different stadiums during our excellent adventure. Having crossed Nationals Park off the list last summer after arriving in the DMV, Will had his hopes set on some other parks this summer. While his list was a bit…