It’s official, I am retired. Well technically my retirement date is not until June 30th, but between vacation days, yesterday ended up being my actual last day of work after 31 years with the same employer. When we started planning this year’s birthday trip, we looked at many options including a driving trip through Switzerland….
Flights home from Maui are usually late in the evening, but most accommodations require checkout by noon. That leaves you with almost a full day—and your luggage—to deal with. Over the years, we’ve found the best solution is to pay for a half day at the condo. That way, we can leave our luggage behind…
Last year, when Karen and I were in Hawaii, I decided I wanted to bring Nana along on our next trip. Around that time, Joan (Karen’s sister-in-law) mentioned that her lifelong dream was to visit Hawaii as well. We also wanted our friend Darlene to join us. So back in January, we booked the flights…
It was really nice to have a bit of a sleep in today. Once we got going, we headed downstairs for some breakfast. We went back to the room to relax a little bit longer. I think it was just before 11:00am, when we grabbed our stuff and headed down to the car. There were…
I had some vacation days that I had to make sure to use up by the end of the year. Our neighbour Pauline has been asking Nana to come and visit their home on Fogo Island in Newfoundland. Every summer, Pauline and her husband Dennis go and spend some time there. I asked them if…