We’re headed to the Poconos today. Even by the shortest route the driving time is around four hours, a long day in our present state of mind. We’re stopping fairly frequently. This time it’s to seek a geocache at a interstate rest area. Beyond the picnic area there’s a trail through the woods. Next to the trail thre’s a pile of rocks. Insde the pile there’s a plastic container. Inside the container is a small notebook which serves as log. Inside the notebook is our entry, “8-7-15 SKWhee”. We also left a trade item. Among the reasons we love geocaching is that it gives us an excuse to stop and really stretch our legs in the middle of a journey!
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
That was our 497th! Today we found three in Mt Pocono PA for a total of 500 finds in the 400 days since July 4th last year! What fun!