Mexico April 2012
We took our first trip this year to Riviera Maya Mexico. It was a great and relaxing trip. We just moved, dumped all of our stuff in the new house and left for Mexico. The only bad part was coming home to a house that had to be unpacked. We loved our resort, the Grand Mayan. We had an 1800 sqft 2 bedroom condo all to ourselves. We visited the ruins at Tulum and snorkeled in a cenote. The weather was beautiful.
Merry Christmas!
Gary had a brain hemorrhage in September which threw a crimp in our plans to visit Ireland. We were planning on leaving the next day for a 5 week trip. Instead we spent 26 days in Emory, most of it in Neuro ICU. Thanks to the great care of the nurses and doctors at Emory, Gary is doing fabulously. Here are a few photos of us after just 7 weeks recovery!
Our Last RV Trip
In March 2011, we rented an RV for a trip to Gulf Shores Alabama with friends. We had a great time. The weather was fabulous! We played golf 4 times at some great courses. We enjoyed a home cooked meal at each of our accommodations, which for us was in the RV. You will find a few photos under the RV tab above. We call this our last RV trip because we confirmed that RVing isn't our cup of tea. Next time....condo on the beach!
Hawaii-Dec 2010/Jan 21011
This year we spent Christmas on the Big Island and New Year's on Kauai. We stopped for 2 days in between on Oahu to catch of with some friends that were co-incidentally in Hawaii at the same time. We played 8 rounds of golf, visited the volcano, drove up to the top of Mauna Kea to visit the observatories, drove to the "grand canyon of the pacific", and we went zip lining. I guess you could say we kept pretty busy. We missed the first white Christmas in Georgia since the 1880's. We had a few days at home then got hit with the biggest, longest lasting snowfall Georgia has seen in at least 10 years. Wow. Makes you want to go back to Hawaii very quickly. Please enjoy our photos by clicking on the album above. We were uncharacteristically brief in our picture taking.
Happy Holidays-2010!
We hope you enjoyed 2010 as much as we did. We started the year with Gary's second retirement and Susan's semi-retirement in February. We followed that with a month in China. (the photos are posted here.) Susan continued to work part-time, but we did manage to get away for golf trips to Alabama and North Carolina in October.
This was the first year that we didn't do any major work in our house. That probably means it's time to sell. Know anyone in the market to buy?
Our families are doing well, as we hope yours are. Our grandchildren are getting big! It's hard to believe that the littlest will be 2 with the oldest nearing those teen years.
Best Wishes for a great 2011!
China Mar/Apr 2010
In late March through late April 2010 we traveled around China on our own. We spent a year reading and planning what we wanted to see and where we would go. The following was our final itinerary.
Honolulu (3 nights)
Shanghai (2 nights)
Hong Kong (3 nights)
Macau (day trip)
Mission Hills, Shenzhen (1 night)
Guilin (2 nights)
Yangshuo (3 nights)
Xi'an (2 nights)
Pingyao (2 nights)
Wutaishan (1 night)
Datong (2 nights)
Beijing (6 nights)
Shanghai (3 nights)
Honolulu (3 nights)
Please click on the link above and view our photos. There are quite a few, but it's only a fraction of what we took. Everything was so beautiful.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
In May 2009 we went to Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and spent the week in Victoria. It was a different kind of vacation for us because we don't often get a lot of rest while away from home. It was beautiful and peaceful.
Pebble Beach
We just got back from Pebble Beach. We had a great opportunity to play the course as well as Spanish Bay and Spyglass Hill. The weather was fantastic. Just a short trip but great fun and lots of memories with our friends. The Spindrift Inn and the Inn at Spanish Bay were great too.
Maine to New Jersey
The wedding was fabulous! And so was our side trip to Maine, Vermont, New York and New Jersey. In Maine we ate plenty of lobster. The weather wasn't that great, but the food sure was! Then on to a little leaf peeping. The colors weren't prime but for a short distance between Brattleboro and Bennington VT, you would never know that. Hyde Park, NY took a full day between the Vanderbilt Mansion, the FDR Homestead, the Culinary Institute of America and the nearby Orange County Choppers. Please enjoy the photos and if you would like a detailed account, read my trip report at
www.fodors.com.
New Jersey and Maine
Our next trip is in October 2008 to New Jersey for a cousin's wedding. We are taking the opportunity to return to Maine to play golf. We have already played golf in all 50 states but Maine is the only state where we neglected to buy a logo golf ball for our display case.
Niagara Falls
We just returned from Niagara Falls for our 12th Anniversary. Please check back for photos and trip report coming soon.
10/11/2008 1:49:07 PM - 002033758479
I did not know you had been to Russia or Niagra Falls,
what a beautiful site.....
Great to see you guys last Sunday, can't wait to see wedding pics.
Take care, Nanci K.
10/10/2008 2:50:46 PM - 002033847063
Hi Kids!
When are we going to see the wedding photos?!?
-Matt
9/10/2008 10:27:52 AM - 002028769018
Hi Guys!
Happy anniversary! The pictures are fabulous I fell like I was there! Keep clicking and I'll see you in October.