Blogs from Sunnyvale, California, United States, North America

Four days to go. All the hotel reservations have been made. My dad's friend is ready to loan us his Chevy Traverse SUV. The family can hardly wait for Monday night. So let me tell you a little about the purpose of the trip. On June 5, 2017, I committed to Providence College to study for the next two years. Six weeks later, my family will have traveled to Rhode Island to visit the college and have a summer vacation in the small yet beautiful state of Rhode Island. We lift off from San Jose at 9:52pm on Monday night. My dad planned the whole trip for the family. Or, I should say, five-sevenths of it. My two older brothers, twenty-eight and twenty-five, are not coming. Who is coming are John (my dad), Shelly (my mom), ... read more

Nancy's Entry: Finally -- we woke up to sun today! We started the day by taking a drive along the coast now that we finally had nice weather to enjoy the views. I have had a phobia of riding in the car for as long as I can remember, and some things make it worse -- two lane roads and heights/cliffs are a couple of them, and add to that a tendency toward car sickness, and it was a recipe for a panic attack. After getting out of the car and relaxing for a bit, I was able to get back in and actually enjoy our drive along Highway 1. We drove to Bodega Bay, the location where Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" was filmed, and had a little coffee/breakfast with incredible ocean views. Then we went ... read more

Had a very exciting New Years Eve, spent walking along the Las Vegas Strip, shoulder to shoulder, very crowded and cold......Countdown..... Fireworks........ Fantastic..!!! We met an Aussie couple in LA - Trisha and Peter - and met up with them again in Las Vegas and went to "Return of The Rat Pack" - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Joey Bishop, a really great show. (For our Dubbo friends, small world story, Trisha lives next to and teaches with Amanda Pilon in NT) Headed out of Vegas on the 2nd Jan, along with thousands of others, traffic was slow and some roads were closed due to the snow. It hadn't snowed in northern LA for 20 years. Stopped at Glendale for the night before heading up the west coast through Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, ... read more