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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson


Murals, Goats & Flowy Dresses
We survived our night at The Overlook, and thus far, have lived to tell. No spooky apparitions walking through walls or cloaked phantoms...

Joanna
Sep 18, 20203 min read


In to the Soup
After a delicious family dinner of bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin, roasted potatoes and greek salad on the patio, and copious amounts of...

Joanna
Sep 17, 20207 min read


Bras on / Boats Out
Dawn wanted me to get up at 6:30am and go for a brisk, early morning walk with her... We all had a BIG laugh... No thank you, sir. I'm on...

Joanna
Sep 16, 20204 min read


Victoria by Smoke
I. AM. ON. VACATION. BC staycation, that is. But right about now... I'll take anything. In a normal and perfect world, I am supposed to...

Joanna
Sep 15, 20205 min read


Day 4 - Vancouver
Last day in Vancouver and then back to reality. It made me sad to wake up and realize that my staycation was coming to an end. I love to...

Joanna
Aug 15, 20203 min read


Day 3 - Vancouver
Woke up fairly early this morning after a successful, full night's sleep. Pays to walk back and forth across the city and eat all day......

Joanna
Aug 14, 20209 min read


Day 2 - Vancouver
My plan was to get up early to watch the sun come up on the Burrard Street bridge. Seemed like a typical, Vancouver vacation thing to do....

Joanna
Aug 13, 20206 min read


Day 1 - Vancouver
I have to admit, COVID is tough. 2020 is tough. Working through COVID in 2020 is tough. Everywhere you turn, there is a new rule or...

Joanna
Aug 11, 20204 min read


Flights with Johns
After I got home from my little jaunt with Mr. Mormon last night- actually he wasn't a Mormon - I asked. He told me that he was just...

Joanna
Jul 13, 20197 min read


Lazy Day in Alaska
I woke up in my own personal nightmare today. Sick. Might I remind you that I never get sick. That is, until I venture out on vacation,...

Joanna
Jul 12, 20194 min read


Train Tour or Kayak Tour?
So today was the BIG day... My kayaking through glacier excursion! I didn't have a lot of information, as the website and the email...

Joanna
Jul 11, 20195 min read


To the Midnight Smoke, I go!
Hold on to your hats... I think that today, my life suddenly took a turn in the absolute opposite direction from normal... I honestly do...

Joanna
Jul 10, 20195 min read
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