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I am currently homeschooling 1 student and I see travel as an extremely important part of our education. At the beginning of the year I look at what sort of topics we plan to explore during the school year, and then my student and I plan our “field trips”. We’ve had field trips for Art, World Culture, Foreign language, Science, Engineering, Geography and History.

I got the travel bug when I left college. I sailed the East Coast, I traveled in the US. When I started working I took a job that involved travel and I ended up traveling to Europe, Northern Africa and the Pacific Rim. What you'll find here are the tales of travels that are part of our homeschool.

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By travelnhsr
May 17th 2007

Windjammer Ships and Pirate Adventures: Travelin’ With the Kid

Central America Caribbean » Saint Kitts & Nevis

Day 5: Nevis -- February 21, 2007 Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery As we saw in St. Barths, with the Mick Jagger imitator, a mirror image of something great is just that, or is it? Nevis, though in the French West Indies, is British, and looked to us anyway - a lot like Dominica. There was a rain forest, few people and the people were incredibly friendly - the ones we met anyway...Like Dominica, it teased us to explore further. It seemed to be a place where nature prevails and commercialism is prohibited. Twenty years ago in St. Maarten [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
March 20th 2007

Windjammer Ships and Pirate Adventures: Travelinâ€™ With the Kid

Central America Caribbean » Netherlands Antilles » Sint Maarten

Days 1-3: St. Maarten/St. Martin What can you say about a month out of the cold? We’re good at being snowbirds? How about we went sailing on a big boat, err, ship in the French West Indies? I think everyone has a little bit of a pirate spirit in them and sailing on a Windjammer ship is a good way to bring that out! One thing Windjammer employees will tell you is that “this ain’t no foo foo ship”...I am guessing it’s a jab at those huge floating cities we see invade tiny Caribbean islands...I’ve never been on a cruiseship....but being [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
August 7th 2006

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

North America » United States » Ohio

Morgans
The Little Miami Scenic River in Ohio

Sometimes you can find the best things right in your own back yard! We spent the summer discovering the local waters in our kayaks and boy do we have some good stuff here in the midwest! The Morgan Family pioneered the canoeing industry in the Southwestern Ohio and Southeastern Indiana regions nearly 50 years Gomorra has 3 locations and we chose the Little Miami for most of our summer adventures. Every Wednesday this summer, until the river got really, really slow, we went to Morgan's Ft. Ancient to paddle six miles. The river is generally a Class I and mellow is [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
February 15th 2006

The Travelin' Homeschooler Takes a Break

Central America Caribbean » Cayman Islands

Hanging Out at Grand Cayman

I have an acquaintance who scuba dives. To hear him describe the activity and characters that live beneath the sea is true poetry. After our trip to the Everglades, we went to Captiva and then on to Key West, a grueling schedule as I am sure you can imagine. Once that leg of our journey was completed, I traveled to see my friend in Grand Cayman. Everyone should travel to the Cayman Islands! You don’t go to Grand Cayman to see the architecture, the landscape or the tourist attractions. In fact, hurricane Ivan destroyed much of this beautiful Caribbean Island. Grand [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
February 14th 2006

Beef Jerky, Hells Bay and the River of Grass

North America » United States » Florida » Everglades National Park

River of Grass

Everglades has no single feature, no prominent point of interest now or ever. It is a mosaic of many things seen, smelled, heard and endured. Daniel Beard, first superintendent of Everglades National Park You start out in a midwest snowstorm and end up in Florida packing nothing but beef jerky, cut-offs, sunscreen, red and yellow kayaks. Travel is great when you do it this way. Homeschooling on the road. Beef jerky at it’s finest, "Catcher in the Rye" for reading and the thoughts of a new adventure. A drive on the single road through Everglades National Park does not reveal the [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
November 8th 2005

I'm Pretty Sure It's Not Poison Ivy

North America » United States » Florida

Studies on the Dock
Hemingway in Florida, how perfect!

We often take our schooling on the road. Last February we went to Cabbage Key, Florida to study Botany and Conservation. We're thinking about a return engagement, this time we'l take the kayaks. My journal from that week... I'm Pretty Sure It's Not Poison Ivy Cabbage Key, Florida - February 2005 DAY 1 & 2 The whole point of Cabbage Key was to study Botany and do nothing. That’s what we did for seven days. Cabbage Key is directly across from marker 60 on the Florida Intercoastal Waterway. That’s due west form Pine Island, Florida, USA. Sanibel and Captiva islands are [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
August 24th 2005

Top 10 Paddler Tips

North America » Canada » Ontario

My student and I have been out on the Kayaks in Algonquin Provincial Park. Boy did we have a ball! I have a lot to write about, but right now we are busy getting ready to start another “school year”. In the meantime have a look at our list of top 10 paddler tips, devised from our experiences at Algonquin and along the way! 1. It is inappropriate sit on the bow of the he Maid of the Mist with your kayak paddles and shout “bring it on” at Niagara falls. 2. Algonquin Provincial park wolves really do exist and will [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
July 14th 2005

Paddling and Swatting

North America » Canada » Ontario

Well Daphne the Science Guinea Pig is much better thanks to constant “basting” with Betadine. We’ve acquired those new day touring kayaks, Perception Carolina 13.5 and Carolina 14.5 and we chose not to go with Hully Rollers but Yakima Kayak stackers and boat loaders. Our days of renting water craft are over. Had to keep my student away from the trolling motors, we’re going to work on upper body strength and character. Paddlefest 2005 Paddlefest 2005sealed the deal on the Kayaks. A map of Canada and conversations with other paddlers landed us in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada for our [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
June 28th 2005

Dowackers that Play Giant Cds and Ed the Scorpion

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Lago de Atitlan

Ed the Scorpion
In the jar before heading to the Zoo

Staying on course to travel this summer has been tough. My student and I would much rather play than get this house together. We’ve been spending our time going through boxes in the basement, mainly to stay out of the midwest humidity, but also so we have a place to stow our kayaks. There aren’t many boxes left to survey, but there were 2 two that were fun. They were simply labeled “33LPs - Good Stuff”. It was the first time my student ever saw an “album”. Man were there some classics: The Who, Stones, Aerosmith, Heart, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, [View Full Entry]

By travelnhsr
June 22nd 2005

Once, Daphne the Science Guinea Pig Wanted a Tattoo

North America » United States » South Dakota

Daphne at Mt. Rushmore
Daphne the Science Guinea Pig visits Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, U.S.A

I sat down this morning to plan our trip to Canada. We just got back from a trip in North East Ohio. We went to COSI and then to Ohio Amish country. It was our “end of 7th grade” trip. My student got to pick a place and I got to pick a place. My student chose Science and industry, I chose peace, quiet and a Morris Chair. We have been traveling to Amish country for years for serenity. Many people who travel in this area come away remembering the Amish people for their quilts and buggies, backward life style and [View Full Entry]

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