http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/travelnhsr/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from travelnhsr en-us Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:53:44 +0000 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:53:44 +0000 Days 13 St. MaartenSt. Martin February 1618 2007What can you say about a month out of the cold Wersquore good at being snowbirds How about we went sailing on a big boat err ship in the French West IndiesI 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 l http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Sint-Maarten/blog-351253.html Day 5 Nevis February 21 2007Imitation is the Best Form of FlatteryAs 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 Dominic http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis/blog-159454.html Days 13 St. MaartenSt. MartinWhat can you say about a month out of the cold Wersquore good at being snowbirds How about we went sailing on a big boat err ship in the French West IndiesI 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 ldquothis ainrsquot no http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Netherlands-Antilles/Sint-Maarten/blog-140282.html 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 midwestThe 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. E http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Ohio/blog-80406.html 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 IslandsYou don http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cayman-Islands/blog-41348.html 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 ParkYou start out in a midwest snowstorm and end up in Florida packing nothing but beef jerky cutoffs sunscreen red and yellow kayaks. Travel is great when you do it this way. Homeschooling on the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Everglades-National-Park/blog-41350.html 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 IvyCabbage Key Florida February 2005DAY 1 2The whole point of Cabbage Key was to study Botany and do nothing. Thatrsquos what we did for se http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/blog-26544.html 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 ldquoschool yearrdquo. In the meantime have a look at our list of top 10 paddler tips devised from our experiences at Algonquin and along the way1. It is inappropriate sit on the bow of the he Maid of the Mi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-17450.html Well Daphne the Science Guinea Pig is much better thanks to constant ldquobastingrdquo with Betadine. Wersquove 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 wersquore going http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-13663.html Staying on course to travel this summer has been tough. My student and I would much rather play than get this house together. Wersquove 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 arenrsquot many boxes left to survey but there were 2 two that were fun. They were simply labeled ld http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/blog-12172.html 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 ldquoend of 7th graderdquo 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. Ma http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/South-Dakota/blog-11695.html There are days when my email is just loaded with all kinds of goodies. I can join in a debate going on between left and rightwing homeschoolers about a list of books that should not be read I can get directions to go see a rare white buffalo I can track those items I ordered from LL Bean. The living gets easy when Irsquom winding down the school year. Well I never actually ring the ldqu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Quebec-City/blog-10433.html Recently we moved into the city. We have a park nearby. This morning t 6 AM I decided to start power walking again. I headed up the hill straight up the hill. At the top of the hill where the path through the woods to the park begins I saw a wild animal. Well I saw his or her hindquarters and a fluffy tail resembling that of a wolf. I froze. I waited. I turned off my Jimmy Cliff CD and ho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Ohio/blog-10578.html This is our first entry here at travelblog.org Read part one of this entry and all our other entries at Traveling Homeschoolers So here we are in the wee hours Daphne the Science Guinea Pig is chewing on her timothy hay and one of my neighbors is either drunk or really upset with his dog because hersquos been outside for the last 20 minutes calling somebodyrsquos name.May is great slee http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kentucky/blog-9919.html