Usually when taking a weekend trip anywhere, cloudy weather isn’t ideal. But when climbing up a mountain when you’re essentially in the clouds, it makes the view from the summit that much more dramatic.
Our rise into the clouds was along the trail up Stony Man Summit in the Shenandoah Valley. At only 4,110 feet it’s not a severe incline, but the view from the top was still pretty cool. Continue reading “Stony Man Summit in the Shenandoah Valley”
With nothing else to do for the weekend, we grabbed one of Najwa’s friends and headed out to the mountains. But climbing one of the summits of the Blue Ridge Mountains would wait for tomorrow. The first goal was to go below in the Shenandoah Caverns. Continue reading “Going Below in the Shenandoah Caverns”
For our annual beach trip we returned to the Outer Banks. Continue reading “Back to the Outer Banks”
The power of the internet. We planned a trip to New York. One of Najwa’s friends also planned a trip to York. So they made plans for all of us to meet up at Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Unbelievable. Continue reading “Meeting Up with Friends in New York”
It’s been a rough year for grandma, but she’s in high spirits. It was time to get her out the house to get some sun, so off to Virginia Beach we go. Continue reading “Taking Halmeoni to Virginia Beach”
Day trip to Philadelphia. Continue reading “Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia”
Sometimes when we’re not traveling out of the country for the holidays, we make a day trip to New York. Nduku’s mom [or as she says, mum] was still in town, so off to the Big Apple we went. Continue reading “Braving the New York Winter and Finally Visiting Freedom Tower”
Nduku’s parents made the trip to visit us. We took a trip to introduce them to my mom.
Delaware Children’s Museum Continue reading “Delaware Children’s Museum”
Kalmar Nyckel Continue reading “Kalmar Nyckel”
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