Blogs from North America - page 6780

Hey everyone, well today's the day! I'm in New York right now, just getting a final few things taken care of before I leave. I'm a little nervous, but more excited! Tomorrow at this time, I'll be in Dublin, Ireland, hopefully with a Guiness in hand. My flight takes off at 6:15p.m and I land tomorrow at about twelve p.m., so with a five hour time difference, it will be 7a.m. eastern time. I'll try to get on here as much as possible to let everyone know how things are going and to keep up on your lives as well!! Please keep me updated!!! I'll miss everyone!! Be safe, take care, keep in touch and I will see you in a few months!!!... read more

Last evening we were struck with a fierce rain, wind, and hail storm. Our damage is illustrated in the pictures as attached. While it is disappointing to lose our hobby garden, it is a huge loss to the farmers in our area.... 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

So today we went to this waterpark in Texmico with the kids who didn't get visitors on visitors day. There were only 44 kids which means an amazing amount of people had visitors. It's in an old haceinda grounds which is of course like an old plantation in the south. Basically we played volleyball, frisbee, football, laid in the lazy river, swam, and played in the pools and slides where a bunch of slaves were held. We also had an awesome BBQ with great food. There were some pretty cool old buildings. It was a ton of fun but very exhausting and I have my first official sunburn. It's bad on my legs- real bad. I'm around 9:30 and I'm ready to pass out. These long days are hard and very active which I'm really enjoying. ... read more

Det er nu nogle dage siden vi forlod turistparadiset Playa del Carmen, og vi savner det ikke...kun stranden. Siden sidst har vi ikke oplevet skide meget i Playa. I torsdags blev vi dog inviteret ud af Fogde's meget larmende familie til en restaurant i en grotte. Det endte dog med at vi maatte tage alene derud- uden famile. Moren og terrorist babyen havde nemlig vaeret paa 14 timers bustur for at for ordnet den lille skrigeabes oerer, saa de var ikke oplagte til at tage med alligevel. Men var soede at koere os derud, og det var da os et skoent, dyrt sted med meget daarlig mad:-) Fredag aften besluttede vi os for at vaere vilde og tage et smut i byen....og der var gratis drinks til piger indtil kl 23, saa skoent taenkte vi. Vi ... read more