July 5, 2026 I leave for home today but I had the morning for a bit of adventuring. We decided to go to Governors Island. Governors Island is a 172-acre, car-free oasis in New York Harbor, located just a short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan, It is special because it blends a rich, preserved military …
July 4, 2026 Today was the main event of the Sail4th 250 celebration as the Class A Tall Ships Paraded up Hudson River from Verrazzano Bridge to George Washington Bridge. I am so blessed to witness this spectacular display of beautiful tall ships from all over the world working together to bring joy!!! Before the …
July 3, 2026 Early this morning I headed to Maison Fleuret to learn how to make Paris-Brest. Created over a century ago to celebrate the Paris–Brest, Paris bicycle race, this wheel-shaped dessert quickly became a beloved staple of French family baking. With its delicate ring of choux pastry, toasted almonds, and signature praline cream, the …
July 2, 2026 This trip to NYC was unexpected! My friends Kim and Ernie texted me a couple of weeks ago that they were going to be in NYC to celebrate our county’s 250th birthday and asked me to join so of course I said yes!!! I am so excited to be celebrating in this …
April 4 – May 11 Sorry that the recap of the trip is a bit late. When I walked in the door to my home after the trip I was hit with a virus that kept me in bed for 4 days!!! MY trip across America was incredible and so beyond expectations. A trip that …
May 11, 2026 I was sad when I went out on the deck and found that we were totally socked in and there would be no sunrise!!!! A couple of hours later the clouds cleared and we went for a 3 mile beach walk before we had to head to Daytona for my flight home.. …
May 10, 2026 The day began with a 3 mile walk on the beach where I enjoyed the sunrise and spent time capturing the early morning on the beach!!! Our first adventure of the day was to Canaveral National Seashore. We took Ernie’s Mustang for the adventure with the top down enjoying the wind in …
May 9,2026 After the thunderstorm last night the air is a bit dryer today (only 4000% humidity) so watching the sunrise from the deck was a bit more enjoyable. We hadn’t had our feet on the beach so we decided to go for a walk. The san here is soft for walking to the water …
May 8, 2026 We are going to Kennedy Space Center today!!!! I have been a space junky since I was 9 years and Kennedy gave his infamous speech about going to the moon! When I was 16 we landed on the moon and I as sure I would become an astronaut! I did interview with …
May 7, 2026 My first full day in New Smyrna Beach (Aka NSB)began with a beautiful sunrise from the deck of Kim and Ernie’s deck! The soft sound of the ocean waves and the colorful display the sun put on made for a perfect start to the day. we sat and talked about our travels …
