Steve (DOS) and I spent the week of Christmas at Jekyll Island, Georgia. We stayed at the Westin Hotel by the Convention Center, which is located beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and a short drive to the Jekyll Historic Village.…

Steve (DOS) and I spent the week of Christmas at Jekyll Island, Georgia. We stayed at the Westin Hotel by the Convention Center, which is located beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and a short drive to the Jekyll Historic Village.…
Steve (DOS) and I had a wonderful five night stay-cation last week at Walt Disney World. It was the week of December 15th, which was the busy week before Christmas. We are both annual Disney Pass-holders (Pixie Pass) and our…
We are spending Christmas this year once again at JEKYLL ISLAND. We are staying at the Westin Jekyll Island, which we did last year as well as several other times. Although it is freezing here (literally!) with temperatures in the…
This year Steve (DOS) and I are spending Christmas on Jekyll Island, one of my favorite (and secret – don’t tell anyone) travel destinations in the U.S. I’ve written about Jekyll many times on this blog, and every visit just…
I’m writing this offline (no internet at the moment) at the Volcano National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s Sunday, December 5th, and we’ve been on the Big Island for four days now. In what is a moment…
Steve (DOS) and I had a wonderful three night stay in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. The weather for our stay was overall very pleasant, although by our last day the rains and winds were moving in quickly.…
Steve (DOS) and I just returned from an awesome 10 night Inaugural Caribbean cruise on the brand new Enchanted Princess! Technically speaking it was not “brand new” as it was supposed to start sailing last year in 2020, but the…
While in the “Star City” of Roanoke, DOS and I stayed at the Courtyard Hotel by Marriott, located near the airport. My sister Jenni (from Maryland) joined us a day later, and stayed with us for four nights as well.…
This week was very difficult as we laid my Mother to rest. We had a viewing at Oakey’s Funeral Home in Roanoke on Friday, followed by a small graveside service on Saturday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Due to COVID…