Tag: Vacation
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Kayaking Lady Bird Lake: Last Day in Austin
Derek and I got in late last night from my work trip to Austin, Texas. Today is a lazy unpacking/laundry day reminiscing about a great vacation… on our last day in Austin, we kayaked Lady Bird Lake!! So many memories 😍
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Hiking 27K Steps on Barton Springs Greenbelt Trail
Derek and I got in 27,000 steps hiking Barton Springs Greenbelt Trail! A massive amount of steps (for me) and an even better time. Plus, we only got lost twice!
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Hiking Mount Bonnell Post Healthcare Conference
The Healthcare Internet Conference was fantastic, and hiking around Austin is even better. Mount Bonnell was gorgeous – five out of five stars recommend!
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Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center: HCIC 2024
I’m excited to explore Austin, Texas, during my free time while attending the Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC). Our first adventure: Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center!
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Missing Hawaii: Playing Tititorea at the Polynesian Cultural Center
I miss Hawaii! One of the excursions we enjoyed while on Oahu was spending the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. While we “visited” the island of Maori (New Zealand) we played a stick game called tititorea, which was used to develop hand-eye coordination for warriors. I’d like to call attention to the fact that…
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Horseback Riding | Kualoa Ranch Adventure
Derek took several more photos than I did while horseback riding in Hawaii. I was busy handling my horse, LOL! He was sitting on a moving animal at the time, too, but still managed to captured a few shots of us during our Kualoa Ranch adventure that are quite impressive. It’s like he’s a photographer…
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Transitioning from Vacation to Home
It’s a gorgeous day in St. Marys, Georgia, which is definitely helping to ease my transition from vacation to home, but reminiscing through my pictures, I can’t help but miss Hawaii. Look at that sunset!! Poolside, reading a new favorite book… it’s doesn’t get much better than that.
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Hawaii Vaca | Home Safe & Sound
I’m finishing the book I started in Hawaii, White Hot (Hidden Legacy, book 2) by Ilona Andrews, but there’s just something so much more relaxing about reading on vacation. I’m home, safe and sound, but missing this view!!
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Hawaii Vaca Day 5: Manoa Falls & Ala Moana Regional Park Beach
Hiking Manoa Falls was a gorgeous walk through the rainforest ending in a beautiful waterfall. Not the most strenuous or dangerous hike we’ve ever attempted, which was perfect because I could enjoy lunch and an afternoon sunbathing and swimming at Ala Moana Regional Park Beach without my muscles quivering the rest of the day.
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Hawaii Vaca Day 4: Kualoa Ranch & Polynesian Cultural Center
The East shore of Oahu was amazing! In the morning, we took a horseback tour of Kualoa Ranch, seeing the locations of where they shot movies such as Jumanji, Jurrasic World, and the Nicki Minaj music video for Starships. And we spent our afternoon learning about Polynesian Culture, feasting at a luau, and enjoying a…
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