Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 94

I'm starting a new blog to concentrate on my photography, Foto By Wes. So check it out for more fun stuff!... read more

Today was my last day in VA Beach. Seamus and I went golfing for the day. The weather was perfect. Tonight we went out for Mexican food and afterwards we just chilled and watch movies. Red Sox came from behind to win, Yankees lose big! Back to five games. Tomorrow morning I am heading out to Atlanta where I will go to the Braves vs. Giants game. I'll be cheering for Dave Roberts and booing Barry Bonds*!! Here is a link to some pictures from the VA Beach portion of my trip: Virginia Beach and Baltimore Pictures... read more

here are some photos from Pop's birthday (thanks, dad!).... read more

So, we just set up our blog. We're ecstatic about our upcoming trip to the South Pacific. Over the past decade or so we've both been in school/residency/postdoc fellowship (and you've been wondering when the heck we'll be done!) and while indeed we've had our share of sh*ts and giggles, for the most part we've been waiting to really celebrate our 'freedom'! You know the 'we should start having kids' has crossed our minds so before we go down THAT road ... we wanted to cut loose first! So here it is. We are going on our dream vacation (for now!) - We've been planning for a while and now we have it set - Tahiti - Moorea - Bora Bora - NEW ZEALAND!!!!! - Australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL We wanted to start a blog so that we ... read more

Well, I am now back home in Chicagoland, LaGrange, specifically... my parents house. It's an odd situation, because all my siblings and I are planning to move out soon, my bro and sis to college and me back out on the road. It's been nice to take care of some administrative issues, making sure my bills are paid, my accounts are in order, and in addition use my brother's toolset to do some preventative maintenance on Gretchen. In Champaign I experienced my first mechanical malfunction, my clutch cable broke and I had to do the "Miss Sunshine" thing all the way to my friend's place in Urbana and then all the way home. I've gotten quite good at it, but I'd rather ride with a clutch. Today I did a whole lot of work on Gretchen ... read more

(Thursday 8/2/07) With goodbyes said we headed off for the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Shenandoah National Park. Even with the haze, a combination of humidity and pollution from the North East we were told, the views are amazing. A ranger told us they only have about 10 clear days during the summer. The Park offers accommodations and excellent, reasonable restaurants. You really need at least a week to do this drive justice. We were surprised at how little traffic there was. We saw more motorcycles than cars. The drive took longer than anticipated so needing to check in at the Bent Mountain Lodge we reluctantly left the parkway and took a faster highway route. We called ahead and they advised us to eat in Roanoke as there was nothing near the lodge. They weren't kidding. ... read more