Blogs from Sykesville, Maryland, United States, North America - page 2

I have returned to US soil for almost 48 hours. I am still on the Mediterranean time...about 6 hours ahead. Dubrovnik and Venice, what a nice way to end our whirlwind trip to Europe. Dubrovnik is an old city, only newly discovered. Again like Greece, islands abound, mountains and beach...all majestic and stallwart. The orange-red roofs are a lasting memory and the bells bringing to light hours of the day. The wall cocoons the city and yet gives you a perspective of how small we are and how great we can be...and how we should treat our magnificent earth well. The beach is stony but we swam in the seas of Europe, Mediterranean, Agean, and Adriatic...cool, almost cold, but refreshing...and salty. I have never been so buoyant. The wine was tasty! Venice...the city of love! So ... read more

Just getting last minutes details in place...supplies: toiletries, security info, house care, dog care, thirteen-year-olds' care, blog, cruisecritic membership, etc. We are thrilled to begin this adventure, yet there are soooo many details to consider (see above). We are beginning the journey with dropping off the said 13 year olds in Sea Isle City, NJ...Now there is an ocean port to visit....no cruise ships, but the longest, soft gray sand beaches, waves to ride, fudgiewudgies to eat, and after 5, the best-beer-taste of your choice...... read more

We are getting spoiled with this hotel stuff. However, we have decided to head home because of Dave's leg. We don't want to take any chances and will have it checked as soon as possible. We decided to drive to my daughter, Michelle's house in Maryland - 665 miles away. It was a lot of driving, but we stopped every few hours so Dave could walk around a little. We left Lebanon, TN and arrived in Sykesville about 12 hours later. It was beautiful country here, green rolling hills and mountains on the horizons. We saw some jets flying into formations. Saw a lot of farm animals in the fields on the sides of the road. We went from TN to VA to WV and into MD. Just at dusk, we were passed by a group ... read more

and we thought we were ready ... we are running around saying "I can't believe we are leaving tomorrow!" Anyway, here's a picture of Nana and Bosco making plans for all the fun they are going to have while we are away.... read more