I’m just going to quietly slip this one into the deck, walk away, and hope nobody notices. The family ski vacation for the 2025-2026 season took a bit of an unexpected turn. Tahoe was out and that was okay… with everyone except for dad. So with a little different set of schedule constraints as a…
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From our adventures across the globe…
Christmas Togeth… Whoops!
After the busy Thanksgiving weekend, it looked like it would be a quiet Christmas in Virginia with just the four of us. Of course, no plan survives first contact. So after the tree was hung, the biscotti and cookies were made, and the 10th cup of hot chocolate was consumed… Phil headed out on a…
Bon Voyage!
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…
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…