Memorial Day Paddle on the Delaware River
Memorial Day weekend is important for many reasons. Primarily being a solemn time to remember others’ sacrifices, its parades and flags also […]
Category: Jani/Gary
Finishing up the Driveway
As you may recall, the first episode in our driveway saga began in November 2021 (Paving Our Driveway). It was a story […]
Diving in the Dutch Caribbean – April ’22
We were just getting comfortable with the experience of breathing and exploring underwater when we left Jamaica last December. We were newly-certified […]
Skiing Hut-to-Hut in Maine’s North Woods
Expectations color all of our travel adventures. For example, 45 years ago we rented skis to try our hand at cross-country skiing. […]
Jani/Gary/Sally Update – 2021
Our second year in retirement coincided with the second year of the COVID pandemic but we managed to stay active and safe. […]
Jamaica: Fish Out of Water
What were we thinking!? Admittedly, Jani and I are two reserved, tightly-wrapped New Englanders, so why would we go flying off to […]
Jamaica: Fish In Water (SCUBA)
After months of online learning and test-taking at home, we finished the written portion of our PADI Open Water Diver education. All […]
Jamaica: Other Water Activities
Stating the obvious, Jamaica is not run like Disneyworld. Events do not start on time and lines do not move along like […]
Return Visit to the TWA Hotel at JFK
It felt like the goal posts were being moved before our December ’21 trip to Jamaica. The US had just announced a […]
Thanksgiving Unmasked – 2021
Thanksgiving has become special for us. It was Grandma Garrison’s (Jani’s mother) favorite holiday, and for many years we would drive the […]