Cruising into Charlotte Amalie you come into a crystal blue bay fringed by green mountains dotted with island homes. This was our stop for the day where we explored the historic town, took a sky ride, and ate Latin cuisine at a local restaurant. Starting Our Adventure at Charlotte Amalie First, we left the cruise port walking by numerous shops and restaurants. Then we made…
A stone Spanish fort on a picturesque bay with a green canopy of mountains in the distance surround historic Puerto Plata our destination for a day.
Waterfalls and wildflowers fill the hills found at Valley View Glades Natural Area near Hillsboro, Mo.
Cruise out of Port Canaveral on the Norwegian Escape and visit Caribbean Islands and onboard activities like a ropes course, mini-golf, and water park. (I am first sharing our cruise experience then posts on our island destinations– Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands. Our experience at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, which is Norwegian’s Cruise Line’s private island is…
In Topeka, Kans., you can learn the history of segregated schools firsthand, a zoo with a tropical rain forest, and tour the state capitol. We had a full weekend of adventures while visiting friends. Supreme Court Case: Topeka’s Brown V. Board of Education The Supreme Court’s Brown V. Board of Education decision in 1954 declared that segregated education was a denial of “equal protection of…
You can walk through a 240-foot former train tunnel on the Katy Trail in Rocheport, Mo., which is about 20 miles west of Columbia, Mo. Rocheport is located about 12 miles west of Columbia, Mo., just off Interstate 70 before it crosses the Missouri River. The town has a historic district with 19-century frame and brick buildings. Near the trail are restaurants, bed and breakfasts,…
See the 1855 Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing on the Riverfront Trail along the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Mo. I also went across the historic 1910 McKinley Bridge into Illinois with views of the St. Louis skyline. Normally I do walks, but this is more in an urban area, and would recommend doing the Riverfront Trail from downtown to Mary Meachum Crossing and McKinley Bridge…
Kids enjoy a destination playground and families can take to trails that wrap around lakes at Veterans Tribute Park in Weldon Spring, Mo. I walked 1.7 miles of the paved trails with 105 feet of elevation checking out the main sites in the park including a Veteran’s Memorial. Start of the Walk at Veterans Tribute Park I parked in the first lot on the left…
Hike along Dardenne Creek, around two lakes, and through woods on the Dardenne Greenway and other trails in Cottleville, Mo. I hiked 2.8 miles on the Dardenne Greenway and used other side trails to form a loop. In addition, I did a .8-mile out-and-back hike on a natural surface trail through the woods on Kountz Fort Trail. This walk totaled 3.6 miles with 102 feet…
Do an easy walk around soccer fields and fun time with my son at a large playground at Sports Park in O’Fallon, Mo.
