Aug 31 – Sep 3: Hawaii Excursion
Aloha! As I write this, I’m on a balcony on the 16th floor of the Queen Kapiolani hotel in Waikiki. It wasn’t the original plan for my trip, but things have a way of working out.
General
Aug 25-26: Nonstop Driving in the Southwest
Another weekend, another whirlwind trip. This one started by heading from home to O’Hare Airport, Chicago, at 3:30 AM Saturday morning. Tonight, technically early tomorrow, I catch the 12:30 AM flight from Phoenix and arrive home at 6:30 AM Monday, just in time to get to work. In between, I’m visiting Tucson, AZ and Las Cruces, NM. Busy weekend, but well worth it!
July 28-31: East Coast, No Car
Well… That was an adventure. I booked a flight to New York City and a flight back from Washington DC with not a detail planned in between. Somehow, it all worked out. I had a lot of fun, with tons of surprises along the way. I’ll be making separate posts regarding the escape rooms I solved in each city; for now this is just a summary of how I got around.
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware… COMPLETED!
I’ve been quiet for a few days, but not for a lack of activity! Quite the opposite actually- been running hard these last few days tackling the east coast with no car and only a vague plan. It’s been successful so far, with a ton of pleasant surprises along the way.
Northwest Pacific: Celebrity Millennium & The Adventure of the Millennium Door
June 1, 2018 (Flashback) – After departing Anchorage, I watched the Alaskan scenery on a bus ride to the cruise port in Seward. No mountain goats but one moose and plenty of avian wildlife. After a shockingly short check-in process (no lines!), it was all aboard and bon voyage. And to my great surprise, my ship, the Celebrity Millennium, was not without puzzles of its own!
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June 22 – 24: Driving Trip to Pennsylvania and West Virginia
With airfare being unfortunately high due to all the summer vacations happening right now, I didn’t expect to go very far this weekend. Wednesday night I get a text message from my parents. “We’re free for a trip this weekend. Any cheap flights?”
The Year Thus Far
I’ve got a lot of material to go back and sort through in 2018, and I’ll take it piece by piece. I started with a few escape rooms in Illinois before going on the following trips. Also note that I’ve gone to Wisconsin a few times, but I’m going to group those stories together in recap.
Starting Out
After getting more than halfway through my 2018 journey, I’m FINALLY putting some effort into documenting the journey. Crossing my fingers that I have at least one photo from each state.