Hawaii – Day 3 homer, March 20, 2008March 22, 2008 We had an action packed day today. We got up early enough to see the sun rise behind the mountain and were able to capture the moment with this great shot. We headed into town again to eat breakfast as the kids were in the mood for some pan cakes… Continue Reading
Hawaii – Day 2 homer, March 18, 2008March 18, 2008 We must have slept 12 hours last night since we went to bed at 8:00 p.m. and woke up at 8:00 a.m. but that’s jet lag. This is the view we woke up to from our room. We started the morning by heading to town (near airport) where we stopped… Continue Reading
Hawaii – Day 1 homer, March 17, 2008 We spent the better part of the day traveling today. We left home at 8:00 a.m. and arrived in Kona, Hawaii around 2:00 p.m. local time. The flight felt like your typical butt buster overseas flight and the day seemed to drag on. A funny anecdote is that we had… Continue Reading
Vacation Plans For 2008 homer, February 22, 2008 It’s been a long while since we’ve made an entry on our travel blog but Marge and I have been extremely busy these past few months.  We’re planning vacations for 2008 and we’re planning on Hawaii, Acapulco and perhaps a South American cruise later in the year during winter. We’ve… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 5 – Departure homer, July 4, 2007 We flew out Wednesday July 4th. Our bus took us straight to the airport but our last night was spent watching the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. Unfortunately, without a tripod, the photos weren’t too spectacular. Over all we had a good time but Disney World is a fairly expensive… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 4 – Animal Kingdom homer, July 3, 2007July 8, 2007 Exhausted from the heat and long walks, we decided to head out to the Animal Kingdom with the intent of not staying there too long. We didn’t expect too many attractions that we or the kids would like but we were grateful and surprised about some of the Animal Kingdom’s… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 3 – MGM Studios homer, July 2, 2007July 8, 2007 We didn’t have a late start on Sunday despite being very weary and tired from our first two days at Disney World. On arrival, we had booked a fishing tour to go out on the lake and catch a few fish. Our scheduled departure was 7:00 a.m. so we got… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 2 – Magic Kingdom homer, July 1, 2007July 7, 2007 We started the day late on Saturday. We were dead tired from Epcot and slept in till 9:00 a.m. We headed down for breakfast at one of the snack eateries and weren’t surprised to see a charge for $20 for breakfast. We took the monorail from our hotel over to… Continue Reading
Disney World: Day 1 – Epcot Center homer, June 30, 2007July 7, 2007 It’s been a while since we’ve gone on a decent vacation. Between work, kids school, family events and other activities, we’ve found it impossible to get away for more than a weekend trip getaway here and there. We finally bit the bullet and decided to head out to Disney World… Continue Reading
Las Vegas – The Most Hyped City in the World! homer, October 15, 2006October 16, 2006 This past weekend we made our first foray into Las Vegas as part of our anniversary celebration. We stayed at Venetian Hotel and I can only summarize our visit in the context of “The Good”, “The Bad”, and “The Ugly” but I will say that Las Vegas is definitely the… Continue Reading