We woke up early and ran straight to our verandahs to take in the stunningly blue Caribbean water and our first look at Nassau! The excitement was real—nothing beats that first glimpse of a new port. Papa led us on a little self-guided tour of downtown, which was both fun and, well, a bit of…
Sleeping In & Spa Bliss Josh and Blake took full advantage of the lazy sea day, sleeping in and ordering room service for breakfast. Meanwhile, Rusty and I had a very different kind of morning—we headed straight to our couples massage, a generous gift from the family as a thank-you for planning the trip. Absolute…
Day 1: Embarking on Adventure After two jam-packed days at Universal, you’d think we’d be ready for a rest — but instead, we traded Hogwarts for high seas and boarded the Disney Wish for a cruise none of us will ever forget. The morning was crisp, the Florida sun only barely warming the air as…
We can’t believe that it’s come and gone. Our epic family adventure, the one we’ve been planning for and waiting for so long, is done. What a special vacation to celebrate the one and only Ralph and Susan. 70 never looked so good. We missed Cole so much, and wished he was with us every…
It’s Sunday and opening day for the Australian Open! I was still not feeling 100% from the stupid frustrating cold and cough. Booo. We headed out about 10am for the walk to Melbourne Park. It was cloudy and forecast to rain and so the crowds stayed away. We walked right in and to our first…
Bye Bye Cains! The weather here is heavenly! Almost no humidity and much, much cooler temps. I felt myself coming alive again! We landed in Melbourne, picked up our rental mini van, and hit the Great Ocean Road. It’s such a scenic drive. Also, it’s such a tight and curvy road. (The sign made us so…
Today we were supposed to be waterfall chasing day in the Atherton Tablelands. There are like 10 waterfalls within an hour of each other. Some are just 1/4-1/2 mile off the road, and one we had planned a big hike. (Side note—I drove! On the left! Go me! Also….I cannot believe how pretty the tablelands…
We woke up to pouring rain. But the temperature outside was still nice, so we decided to keep our plans to go to Daintree Rainforest. We stopped to collect shells at 4 Mile beach in Fort Douglas. The water is home to salt water crocodiles, so no swimming or wading here. Josh and Rusty and…
This was not our favorite day. We were still tired, (Blake just wanted to stay home and chill) and maybe a little “wowed” out. Because we rode a gondola over a beautiful rainforest and we were like, “meh.” I think we would have enjoyed it much more at a different time. It was sprinkling rain,…