My mom and I have both had Iceland on our bucket lists so this year, we decided to finally check it off! Since we were gone for 10 days, the trip will be divided into 4 posts (plus a bonus on “How to Pack for 10 days in Iceland”). Day 0: flight from Memphis to …
Finishing the trip with days 6-8: [Day 6] : July 9 – We decided to go see Thunder Hole and climb Cadillac Mountain (both in Acadia National Park). We first ate breakfast at Jeannie’s Great Maine Breakfast. (The food is DELICIOUS! and there’s lots of it!). After breakfast, we boarded one of the Island Explorer buses and headed …
Continuing with days 4 & 5:[Day 4] : July 7 – We ate breakfast at the motel (coffee & a microwaved breakfast sandwich from the office) and headed out for our 3.5-4 hour Puffin & Whale Watch tour. In ME, in July, it is not hot (well, at least not compared to a MS summer) so thankfully, we …
Bar Harbor, ME is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited. Vacationing in Maine has been on my (& my mom’s) bucket list for years so I’m glad we were finally able to go! (and almost a year later, I’ve finally gotten a post about it).I’m dividing this into 3 posts so that it …
For some reason, I left a few things out of the journal. I’m not sure why but it’s a good thing I still remember some of it 10 years later… While we were inland during week #3 of Miserable in Paradise, we also visited Blancaneaux, a resort owned by Francis Ford Coppola (yes, the director, producer, …
I’m sorry for the 2.5-month gap between the 3rd and 4th weeks. There has been quite a lot going on…which meant I took an unplanned break. But! (for those that stuck around…bless you!) I am back!…now to the last week in Belize:) {Day 20} 7 days! * breakfast: “flat” biscuits, sausage gravy, boiled eggs …
{Day 15} 12 more days ’til we go home. *breakfast: waffles, eggs with ham, & orange juice. * left for Dangriga after breakfast * lunch: Chinese restaurant somewhere between Dangriga and San Ignacio * Crystal Paradise: “This place is awesome! Honestly, I think it is better than IZE” (IZE …
Shall we continue with week 2….? {Day 8} 19 more days…til I’ll be home * study time before breakfast * breakfast: sopapilla-like pastries, eggs with tomatoes & peppers (didn’t taste good), banana (didn’t eat-too ripe), and orange juice * G’s test after breakfast (wasn’t that bad); C’s after that (took a lot longer) * “It was so …
Several weeks ago, I was looking through my daily journal from my 2005 Study Abroad trip to Belize. I decided to do a series of blog posts about it. So it begins… {Day 1} * flew from Memphis to Dallas, Dallas to Belize * Flights were fine. Landing at airport in Belize was …