Friday Feb 3, 2020 Steve (DOS) and I are currently on the California Zephyr, Amtrak’s cross-country train which travels from Chicago to Emeryville, California. We left yesterday from Union Station in Chicago, and are currently going thru the beautiful Colorado…
From the title one would think the winery is located at Mount Haleakala, Maui’s tallest mountain and dormant volcano, but no, this was two attractions we saw on the same day, that were located relatively close to each other. Steve…
This post is a continuation of our pre-Christmas 2021 Maui visit. While we stayed in the Wailea area, we made a few day trips around the island during our visit. This post visits (and compares) the Wailea, Kaanapali, and Kapalua…
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…
After leaving Roanoke, we stayed in Charlottesville, Virginia for four nights. Charlottesville is a two hour drive from Roanoke, and is a good stop-over for us when we are taking the Auto Train home from Lorton, Virginia, which is also…
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…
Mom passed away peacefully yesterday with myself, Steve (DOS), my sister Jenni, my brother Andy, and his parter Art by her side. The Good Samaritan Hospice nurse, Toni has checked in with our family daily for the last few days,…
It’s now July 17th and Steve DOS and I have been to my hometown of Roanoke for a week now. This is the first trip we’ve taken since March, when we were last here and flew home in the midst…
Last weekend was a long and emotional one for the family, as we laid Dad to rest. We had the viewing on Saturday, followed by the funeral on Sunday. In hindsight, we were fortunate to have even had either as…