We’ve lucked out with the weather until now – but this morning is grey and drizzly, which keeps us from catching a farewell glimpse of Denali as we head south on Hwy 3 towards Anchorage. With no major stops along … Read More
It will be a long day today, as we board the Kantishna Transit Bus in Denali National Park at 8:30am, together with almost 40 other visitors plus our driver, Barr. Barr has done this for the last 18 years and … Read More
It’s already time to bid farewell to Fairbanks, as we pick up our rental car and head out of town this morning. Just 15 minutes north of Fairbanks we stop along Hwy 2 North, at the Alyeska Pipeline Visitor Center, … Read More
Discovering Fairbanks starts with a short walk to downtown, where we stop at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, with its exhibits on the people, land and culture of Interior Alaska. And the moose antler arch – a must … Read More
After 2 years of planning and 6 months after booking most of the trip, the day has finally come to get the Alaska vacation started! With Tina & Carly in tow, Kirk & I are heading to SFO, where we … Read More
Friday is our last full day here in Phuket – and the plans include relaxing, pool time, beach massages and more relaxing. Plus a towel folding class for me! Yup, need to know how to fold those towel animals we’ve … Read More
Another day – another excursion! But with today’s program not starting until mid-day, we make additional plans for the morning: watching the sunrise (although the beach faces west) and beach massage! At noon, Team Same Same and Team Belgium meets … Read More
This morning does not feel like we’re on vacation … we have to be up and out by 6:30am to catch our van to Chalong Pier. After 1 1/2 hours ride, we arrive at the pier where we meet up … Read More
8:30am is pick up in the lobby and we all pile into a van, to head down to Kata Beach, where Rumblefish Adventures is located. We are joined by a few more folks from “the Belgians”, a group of Europeans … Read More
Beach massages, pool time, ocean & beach walks, food, drinks … and good friends! Who needs more?! It’s time to relax … these are the 2 days we have allotted for this, just to do nothing!