by Bill | Aug 28, 2023 | Family, Getaways
Forked Lake Revisited One of our family’s favorite vacation camping destinations over the years has been going canoe camping in the Adirondacks. We like to plan, reserve one or two remote campsites, drive up, canoe out to the edges of “the...
by Bill | Sep 15, 2019 | Getaways
We had a wonderful visit earlier this month with Gail and Dick and their family and friends out on Vancouver Island. We crossed the border at Niagara Falls, drove to Toronto, and stayed overnight there before boarding our non-stop flight to Nanaimo the next day. The...
by Bill | Aug 18, 2019 | Getaways
Every year for almost a decade now Susan and I have been taking an extended summer weekend to go canoe camping in the Adirondacks, often with our oldest granddaughter, Zoya, joining us. This year she was busy, so it was a “honeymoon” getaway for us. We...
by Bill | Oct 15, 2018 | Getaways
There’s something amazing about living in a part of the world that has four distinct seasons, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. We love each one! But sometimes we thing Fall with its colors and smells is the most special (until we get to the next season…)....
by Bill | Jun 25, 2018 | Getaways
During the winter as we approached my “graduation into retirement” we recognized that I still had significant vacation time “in the bank” that needed to be used before July 1. Arrangements were made so that Susan and I could take an extended...
by Bill | Oct 17, 2016 | Getaways
We had an invitation we just couldn’t refuse: meet up with Gail and Dick in the Canadian Rockies, tour Banff and Lake Louise together, end up in Edson to visit Anna and Kevin with their kids, and fly back – all in two weeks. What a wonderful family reunion...
