Whenever we tell people that we are preparing for an open ended family trip around the US, the reactions are almost always the same. At first people exclaim that the trip sounds so amazing/educational/insane for our family. Then they almost always start to look glassy-eyed as they try to figure out a polite way to ask how in the world…
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The World’s Longest Pier
Even the most obscure corner of the globe can find some claim to fame. Progreso, Mexico, although not an overly impressive port, does have the honor of hosting the world’s longest pier. Progreso sits on a limestone shelf that slopes out to sea at an amazingly slight grade. As a result, the pier that serves arriving cruise ships is four…
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Travel Mishaps Make the Best Stories
Some people call it Murphy’s Law. Others call it bad juju. In our family we call it The Curse. It is a curse handed down from generation to generation by the male members of the mister’s family. So strong is this curse that my in-laws actually tried to convince me, without jest, that it might be better for us to…
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A Few Surprises Here and There
Looking back at the years of travel stories has made me a bit nostalgic for those early years. Of course, the days when we had many little one were certainly very busy, but in many ways they were more simplistic. Those were days when a kiss from mom was all that was needed to fix any boo-boo. Those were the…
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Spiritual Moments at Home and Abroad
It’s Sunday morning, which would normally mean we would be heading to church, but instead I am sitting here on pins and needles waiting for my oldest son to come home from his very first all alone Boy Scout campout. It is a strange and unexplainable mingling of feelings as you watch your children step out into the world to…
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