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.
Travel
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!
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.