Good news! This past weekend I finally sat down and did a marathon London planning session! On the negative flip side, it ended up completely dominating literally my entire day and into the evening (and I ended up ignoring other things I needed to do). Oh well, I guess. I mean, I needed to find… Continue reading London planning- officially underway
Friday, June 30- Perfect Day at Coco Cay Friday was our last real day of vacation!! (Saturday/ travel day doesn't really count, IMO.) Our final port of call was Royal Caribbean's private island, located in the Bahamas and called Coco Cay. They refer to this port as "Perfect Day at Coco Cay", because, how catchy.… Continue reading Days 8 & 9- Coco Cay and home!
Day 13 in Costa Rica: Thursday 3/23 Our last full day in Costa Rica!! This end part of the trip seemed to speed up on me, somehow. In case you've lost track, we left home on Friday, March 10, flying overnight. We then had 5 nights in La Fortuna, then 3 nights in Monteverde, and… Continue reading Thursday 3/23: Parasailing and another beautiful beach day!
Day 12 in Costa Rica, Wednesday 3/22 Wednesday was our day to visit the famous Manuel Antonio National Park! This is the most visited national park in Costa Rica- a park full of wild animals, jungle, and beautiful beaches. Timed entrance tickets are required (purchase online only). The big debate here was if we should… Continue reading Wednesday 3/22: Manuel Antonio National Park day
Day 8 in Costa Rica, 3/18 Saturday was our second full day in Monteverde. I had reserved a Coffee, Chocolate and Sugar Cane Tour (by Don Juan Tours) for 10 a.m. (booked in advance a few weeks ago, as it seemed popular). We got up and had breakfast. (An unrelated photo, but I really liked… Continue reading Saturday 3/18: Coffee Tour, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and Treehouse Restaurant
Friday, March 10- Saturday, March 11 We made it!!! First impression is: Oh my goodness, it is beautiful and lush and green and so pretty!! We just finished our first full day (Sunday) which was incredible. I’m so excited! More on that later. Also, I said I might pick 5 photos to share each day….… Continue reading Travel Day and 1st evening in Costa Rica!!
Friday, March 25, 2022 Friday was our full day in Dublin, and unbelievably, our last full day of our trip (not counting the travel day home!). I was happy our flight into Dublin on Thursday was early enough to allow us a good chunk of time to start exploring, because ~1 1/2 days in Dublin… Continue reading Day 14: Dublin, Ireland and Day 15: DUB to ORD
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 This was technically Day 3 in Rome! If you back up to Day 11 (see here), you'll remember that the previous day was full and long. So, our morning on Day 3 was a little slow moving. That's okay! We are often not the quickest moving family in the mornings on… Continue reading Day 12 – Rome: Pantheon, Victor Emmanuel II Monument and the Vatican Museum
GRATEFUL KAE 