Greece Trip: Day 6
I set my alarm early to have time to wake before having to get the girls moving. Around 6, I felt a “boom” like a cannon and figured it was just some military-type morning ceremony near the presidential palace. Later we learned that a car bomb had gone off a few blocks from our hotel.
Greece Trip: Day 5
No wake up alarm today! This might be the only morning on the trip where we all could sleep in a little bit. Even so, we could all feel that our bodies are just exhausted from the pace we’ve been keeping. The breakfast buffet here was a little better than in the last hotel. At
Greece Trip: Day 4
My alarm went off, but I was not ready to get up. After a few hits on the snooze button, I noticed lights outside. I got everyone up and dressed quickly so we’d be ready to disembark when the boat finally docked. Knowing where we were and where we were going was helpful, though we
Greece Trip: Day 3
I set my alarm to go off early in order to check the weather report. As the report still indicated a high chance of rain all day, we decided to forgo the two hour bus trip to the beach and instead chose to have a quiet and easy day in Heraklion instead. We took our
Greece Trip: Day 2
I set my alarm for 5am (10pm back in Atlanta) in order to get up with time to take care of a few things, get dressed, get packed and get the others up before the ferry arrived in Crete. Once the ferry docked, we checked out of our cabin and disembarked. After a walk along
Greece Trip: Day 1
After just a few hours of sleep, it was time to start into a full day of travel beginning in Paris. We slowly got off the plane, navigating down the jet stairs to the tarmac and climbing on a bus. After a tour of the airport, we arrived. With no signs and no boards telling
Greece Trip: Day 0
Time to hit the road! And the skies! And the rails! And the water! With a LONG trip ahead of us to get to Crete, I tried to make sure the girls got enough sleep, but I was too wired to get settled myself. 5am came way too fast. But I was up and started
photo friday: oakland cemetery
Despite having lived in the Atlanta area for almost 15 years now, we have not been to a number of the places that tourists go when they come to visit. This month we finally went to one of those places that we’ve been neglecting to go – Oakland Cemetery! Phil, Barbara, Rob, Camille, Chloe and
Greece Trip: Day -3
After weeks and weeks of planning and preparations, we are getting down to the wire now. Years ago when we traveled often, getting ready for a trip to France was fairly simple. We had all the things we needed. We knew what to pack. We didn’t spend too much time beforehand planning what sights to
Greece Trip : April 2014
Daily Trip Diary Day -3: Trip preparations Day 0: Heading to Paris Day 1: Paris to Piraeus Day 2: Piraeus to Crete Day 3: Crete to Piraeus Day 4: Piraeus to Athens/Acropolis Day 5: Around Athens Day 6: Sidetrip to Delphi Day 7: Athens to Kamari (Santorini) Day 8: Kamari and Oia (Santorini) Day 9:
photo friday: edisto island aka The Beach
My final photo Friday from winter break at Edisto Island. I guess it is now time for us to head back to the beach!
photo friday: lovely light at edisto beach state park
One of my favorite things to do while at the beach is to get up early and watch the sun rise. While it was a bit too chilly for me to want to spen too much time on the beach so early in the morning, I did manage to get oout of my warm sleeping
photo friday: camping at edisto island state park
February break. I don’t have enough vacation days to take the week off and go somewhere far flung. But I also hate to see a break pass without an outing or special trip of some sort. Like last February, I decided to head to Edisto Island State Park. camping site practically on the beach, and
photo friday: high falls friends
Rarely do we travel with friends, but when we do, the girls love it! Scheduling and planning is a bit more difficult, but well worth it.
photo friday: high falls state park sunrise
On the final morning of our three day weekend at High Falls State Park, I managed to get up early enough to see the misty fog rising off the river and the sunrising through it. Beautiful!
photo friday: high falls yurts
For the long weekend in January, I was finally able to do something I had been wanting to do for a long time…stay in one of the Georgia State Park yurts! We had been warned that they don’t hold heat well, so we stocked up on blankets and sleeping bags. However, the yurts at High
photo friday: black rock mountain state park
Back in November, I packed up Evie, and Phelix and I headed up to Black Rock Mountain State Park for the weekend. The drive up was beautiful – fall colors all around. The final mile of driving was twisty and curvy – wouldn’t want to do that in less than ideal conditions! The staff were
photo friday: My girls at LEAF
The girls and I had a lovely weekend at LEAF, now almost four months ago. I don’t know if and when we’ll return to LEAF, but we sure did make good friends and memories on our many weekends there. photo friday: LEAF fun – (oct 2013) photo friday: LEAF food (oct 2013) photo friday: lake
photo friday: LEAF fun
While at the Lake Eden Arts Festival, we don’t just listen to music, look at art and eat, there’s also lots to do and time to sit quietly. Chloe loves the more active things, from the kids’ village to the zipline. Camille often opts for the quieter activities like drawing, reading and knitting.
photo friday: lake eden ARTS festival
ONe of the things I love about LEAF is all of the ART. Not just the artists’ art that is for sale, but all the creative art that can be found in every nook and cranny!
GBK Gwyneth
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