We are all headed out to Bali for Mary's daughter, Mariah, wedding. So included in this year's trip are our children! Before arriving in Bali, we decided to take a 2 day stop over in San Francisco. What an adventure we had to start. From fitting 4 adults and 8 suitcases along with 4 backpacks of 'essentials' into one taxi to Patrick getting up close and personal with TSA (yes, he got the full search!). Poor boy, they thought his carry on of snacks was contraband. Everything settled down after that and we arrive at our San Francisco hotel after 11:00pm.... read more

Another day filled with incredible once-in-a-lifetime memories.... read more

Two days swimming alongside the dolphins at Dolphin Cay was an experience of a lifetime!... read more

We are ringing in the New Year with Champaign and Fireworks in Paradise! Just off Nassau's north shore lies our resort...Atlantis! With miles of white sand beaches and over 100 acres of lagoons, rivers, pools, marine habitats and thrilling water slides we are sure to have FUN IN THE SUN.... read more

The girls have begun their separate adventures. Mary is off to meet with her tour group in Munich and will be riding motorcycles through Bavaria and Switzerland. Mom and Nancy are riding the trains throughout Switzerland...first stop Lucerne, in the heart of Switzerland. It ranks amongst the world's most beautiful cities.... read more

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Today was about tough choices...visit another museum or go to the doctor. We decided on the later. Mary's cold was getting worse and Nancy rolled her ankle. The first doctor's office we were referred to was closed but there was a note on the door...of course not in English. Thank goodness another 'sick person' stopped by and told us the note was referring us to another office. When we finally arrived, there was another note...of course not in English, but it had a time written on it - 14:00. We figured we had 4 hours to kill. Since Nancy was doing the slow hobble, we decided on breakfast in the Sky Café overlooking the skyline of Vienna - delicious. After 3 hours, Viennese meals are REALLY slow, we returned ... read more