If you like wildflowers, you will love this place. If you don't particularly care about wildflowers, you will love this place. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center proves that it's possible to grow native plants and still have a beautiful garden. The area surrounding the center is … [Read more...]
The Eventful End to an Eventful Trip
We had the best two and a half months on the road this summer. It all started according to our plan... Wait. No it didn't. Not even close. Even though, we had every detail of the summer mapped out, it all changed each step of the way and those changes began ten days before the trip even … [Read more...]
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Charles, VA – 2017
Chesapeake Bay, North American's largest estuary, has been a place my mom and I have wanted to visit for awhile because it is one of the things we talk with students about at Marine Science Adventures. We had set aside one week to explore the area but because of previous delays, we were left with … [Read more...]
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland, 2017
The only bad thing about our visit to Assateague Island National Seashore was that we didn't have more time there. After a couple of busy weeks in Boston and Cape Cod, it was a really nice change of pace. There's so much to do and see on the island. It all involves nature, hiking, biking, the … [Read more...]
Wompatuck State Park, Hingham, MA – 2017
Wompatuck State Park is beautiful and quiet. It's close to Boston, Cape Cod, Plimoth Plantation, and Adams National Historial Park. Nantasket Beach is only 5 miles away. It's close to World's End, a beautiful park and conservation area. We loved the beautiful hiking trails and the paved … [Read more...]
Massachusetts, Your Food is Amazing!
I have to eat gluten-free so I don't always get to eat out when we travel. The Boston and Cape Cod areas were amazing, however. Not only did they have really good gluten-free food but they understood how to prepare it safely. Below are the restaurants we found: Chatham Fish and Lobster Co. in … [Read more...]
Cape Cod, You Stole My Heart – 2017
Cape Cod was my very favorite place that we visited this summer. The food was amazing, the people were nice, and the wildlife was unbelievable. I will never forget our time there and I hope to go back. Much of the area around Boston and Cape Cod is thickly settled so we assumed Cape Cod would be … [Read more...]
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Exhibit Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
This is a reall cool place. We learned a lot here! The town of Woods Hole in and of itself is worth the stop. We soon learned it's pretty much all about Marine Science. Driving through, we got to see The Atlantis, the big oceanographic research vessel. We definitely want to visit this town again … [Read more...]
Boston, Massachusetts – 2017
Boston. Where do we begin? There is so much to do in Boston that it's hard to choose what to do. We chose the Freedom Trail, the JFK Presidential Library, and New England Aquarium but as we did those things, we found other interesting things to see and experience. It's a fun city and we always … [Read more...]
John Adams National Historical Park, Quicky MA – 2017
This was a must-see on our trip. Ever since our family watched the mini-series about John Adams, we have wanted to see the farms our 2nd president loved so well. We were a little confused when our GPS took us downtown Quincy. We were expecting to be in the country but we followed the signs of the … [Read more...]
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA – 2017
Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday at our house. We have read several books about the Mayflower's journey across the Atlantic and life in colonial Plimoth. Since it was Sunday, we thought we would have church with the Pilgrims but after asking about it at the welcome desk, we found out it's never … [Read more...]
Shark Cage Diving Off in the Atlantic Ocean – 2017
Shark cage diving is something I have longed to do since I was three years old. We got up at 4:30 in the morning to be at the marina by 7:45. We met Captain Vinny, First Mate Eric, our two travel companions, signed papers, and headed to the boat. We settled down on big bean bags for the 1 1/2 … [Read more...]
Nantasket Beach and World’s End, Hull, MA – 2017
We were tired of sightseeing but still wanted to do something. Fortunately, we found Nantasket Beach and World's End. It didn't take us long to find Nantasket Beach but we were curious about what was at the end of the peninsula so we kept driving. We found a nice place right at the very end in … [Read more...]
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA – 2017
This aquarium is very well put together. There is so much to see from different parts of the world and from many diffierent habitats. The tanks were very clean and the workers were kind and gentle to the animals. Our day was made even better because we got to spend it was a longtime friend of my … [Read more...]
Shark!!!
Visiting The Chatham Shark Center (The Atlantic Great White Conservancy) in Chatham, MA was a dream come true. If only my three year old self could have seen me at a place dedicated to the conservation of this amazing animal. It was super duper cool! The exhibits do a great job teaching about sharks … [Read more...]
New York! You Were Fantastic!!
New York literally had us at hello. From the moment we entered the state until we left, we were in love with its breathtaking beauty. We drove through the Allegheny Plateau, past Chautauqua Lake, and Lake Erie before arriving in Ithaca. Our goal was The Cornell Lab of Ornithology but we soon found … [Read more...]
Ohio 2017
We stopped in Ohio for a couple of days but then had to head to Oklahoma. On our way back, we had some more truck issues so we stopped in Ohio again for about a week. Basically, my mom and I did hours upon hours of school and my dad worked a lot but it was worth it because now we can take some … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Learning of the Oklahoma City bombing was a total shock to me. I didn't realize that had happened in our history. I've been to a lot of memorials in our travels but this one hit me a little differently. It's impossible to wrap my brain around the fact that one of our "own" inflicted that much pain … [Read more...]
We Were Heading East and Then…
After we left Wisconsin we headed to Ohio for a few days on business. While there, we sat down and planned out a trip to the East Coast. We made reservations at campgrounds and were good to go. The next morning we got word that we needed to head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to meet with a customer. We love … [Read more...]