Taking the day off today to celebrate the joys of Christmas with my family. Steve (DOS) and I are in Roanoke, Virginia for the week and we wish you and your families the most joyous, peaceful, and meaningful Christmas ever.…
Pre-Christmas weekend at Jekyll Island comes to a close . . .
On Sunday we slept in a bit from the festivities of last night, and went to the Sunday Brunch at 11:30am in the Grand Dining Room. While there is a breakfast brunch most days at the Grand Dining Room, the…
Christmas Twilight-Tram tour on Jekyll Island
We had a busy but fun-filled second day on Jekyll Island, as part of our annual pre-Christmas weekend with my brother Andy and partner Art, Steve (DOS) and myself, and our island friends Larson and Michelle. Warning – this is…
Pre-Christmas weekend at Jekyll Island 2018
Jekyll Island pre-Christmas 2018 -Arrival day One After a wonderful night out at Bern’s, we drove from the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Airport, to Jekyll Island Georgia for a 3 night pre-Christmas weekend, in what has now become a yearly…
A night out at Bern’s
We started our pre-holiday Jekyll Island weekend with a night out at Bern’s Steak House. Earlier in the day, we had picked up my brother Andy and his partner Art at the Tampa Airport, as they had just flown in…
Quick trip to Houston
I’m writing this in the Houston International Airport (IAH), and waiting for my 2:50pm flight home to Orlando. I was supposed to be flying from here (IAH) today (Wednesday) to Cleveland, but I had a last minute cancelation for…
Happy Thanksgiving from Roanoke 2018
I’m way behind in my blogging, but on this day of thanks, would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I’m staying with my brother Andy this week at his house in Roanoke, and am visiting with my parents…
Touring around Montevideo – Day Two
I’m starting this as a placeholder for our Montevideo trip. We are safely home and had a wonderful trip. It’s now just after Thanksgiving and I’m quite a few posts behind! It’s been a very busy month, and and this…
Touring Wine Country in Montevideo
On our first full day in Montevideo, we took a wonderful wine tour to a family winery which included a private room lunch with wine pairing. As we got ready for breakfast, we had a nice view out the window…
Welcome to Montevideo!
After the overnight flight from Miami to Montevideo (MVD), we arrived at our hotel around 10:30am. We stayed at the Hyatt Centric, a new and trendy type hotel of the Hyatt brand, with this one in an ideal location along…