Visit to Hāʻena State Park, hiking and scenic views from the Napali Coast
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2020 South Padre Island, Texas [Day 4]
Giant Sand Castle and return to Houston
2020 South Padre Island, Texas [Day 3]
Sea Turtles, Italian lunch, more beach time and a sunset with a rainbow.
2020 South Padre Island, Texas [Day 2]
Dolphin watching and a beach day
2020 South Padre Island, Texas [Day 1]
This weekend I decided to celebrate my birthday a bit early and visit South Padre Island. Although the beaches are not as nice as Destin it is a much shorter drive. I booked the Courtyard by Marriott on the gulf coast of the island. The hotel was so new that the satellite view in Google…
Painted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas
Road Trip to the Painted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas [Day 3]
Third day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. Stopped in San Marcos on the way back to Houston.
Fredericksburg, Texas [Day 2]
Second day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. This post includes an amazing aerial video of the Enchanted Rock.
Fredericksburg, TX [Day 1]
First day of a weekend road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas
Houston, TX Drone Video
Here’s a nice video I captured of the city skyline during the magic hour today. I’ll be posting more exciting locations soon.
Destin, Florida [Day 4]
Return from Destin Florida, including a stop in Mobile, Alabama to visit the USS Alabama and USS Drum
Destin, Florida [Day 3]
A lazy, but dreary day at the beach. The beach was still beautiful even on a dreary day.
Destin, Florida [Day 2]
A beach sunrise, gumbo festival at the Village of Baytowne Wharf, beach sunset at Henderson beach and a magnificent dinner at a hidden restaurant.
Destin, Florida [Day 1]
Start of a road trip on a long weekend to Destin, Florida
Houston to NY…
The annual Festive season trip is under way. I was lucky enough to get round trip flights to Ithaca, NY for 29,500 miles yesterday, otherwise you’d be reading about a very long drive instead of the flights on United. I left the house at 4:50 AM. I parked at Parking Spot 2 at 5:42 AM…
Hawai’i Day 11 – Departure from Honolulu
This morning I slept in a little, then did some laundry since the room had a washer and dryer. After I put the clothes in the dryer I walked to the beach. I picked up a snack at Subway before heading back to the hotel to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine because I…
Hawai’i Day 10 – Cruise disembarkation [Honolulu]
Today was a sad day as I said goodbye to my new friend the Pride of America. Unlike other ships this is likely the last time I will be on it. After a causal breakfast (and a lot of packing) I took an Uber to the hotel. I booked an ocean view balcony room at…
Hawai’i Day 9 – Day 7 of cruise [Kauai]
This morning I got an early start. I left the ship at 7am and started to explore the north part of the island. The first stop was for a lighthouse. While driving back from the lighthouse to the main road I stopped for a few photos. while on the main road towards Hanalei pier there…
Hawai’i Day 8 – Day 6 of Cruise [Kauai]
This morning the ship arrived in Kauai at about 8:00 am. The view was spectacular as the ship was arriving so I quickly grabbed my GoPro camera and set it for a time lapse video and took some pictures as well. They started allowing us off at 8:30 am. I took the rental car shuttle…
Hawai’i Day 7 – Day 5 of cruise [Kona]
This morning was a good change in weather compared to yesterday afternoon. The weather in Kona was sunny and the water was very clear. I started the day lazily because I only planned to go snorkeling. The ship had to tender, and they used the lifeboats. I walked from the tender pier to the Mokuaikaua…