Category Archives: Trips

Anything related to travelling, or trips that I take for business or leisure.

NYC Trip – Day 4

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Joel

Our last day finally arrived. We had wanted to visit the new WTC Memorial downtown his weekend, but ran out of time yesterday. I floated the idea of trying to fit that into our Sunday morning, but we ultimately decided … Continue reading →

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NYC Trip – Day 3

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Joel

Halfway through our trip, and Saturday was our last full day. After some discussion (there are so many places to go see in NYC), we chilled out in the hotel for a bit in the morning, I gave the kids … Continue reading →

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NYC Trip – Day 2

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Joel

Today’s agenda was the American Museum of Natural History & the Rose Center for Earth and Space. We had a late breakfast at the nearby Pax cafe, then we took the subways across, then uptown, all the way to 81st … Continue reading →

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NYC Trip – Day 1

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Joel

A few weeks ago, with the break between jobs in mind, we began planning out an extended weekend vacation trip. I had hoped to have a entire week off, but the background check took longer than I expected. In the … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 8 – The ride home and recovery

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Joel

Last night while I rested, Nums took care of packing up our stuff. I appreciated this, because I wasn’t in much shape to do much. This morning, we were up early to wrap it up, get the kids ready, and … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 7 – A painful Friday

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Joel

Where to begin? I’ll start at the beginning, but be forewarned that it’s a long story. Sit back now and hear a tale – a tale of a painful Friday. So, I had this mental plan to go cycling while … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 6 – Ocean City

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Joel

Ocean City, we have returned. Been two years, but we’re back. We parked the car, bought tickets for this speedboat ride (“Sea Rocket“) around Ocean City, and then went to stroll on the boardwalk for lunch and the sights. We … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 5 – Bethany Beach

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joel

Beach day! We stocked the cooler with sandwiches & drinks, filled up the beach bag with snacks and blankets, and we took the local (and free) shuttle bus down to the beach. I had to take a status call from … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 4 – work & pool

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Joel

Ok, the day didn’t start very relaxing, but it got there by the afternoon. My wife and I still had some leftover work to wrap up on. She and I both hung out in different rooms to fire off additional … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 3 – We’re finally here

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Joel

We’re finally here! We finished packing this morning, loaded up the car and the bicycles, bid farewell to the cats, and were finally on the road by 10:45am. It was a bright sunny day, and a nice drive down to … Continue reading →

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