Today was such a wonderful surprise of amazingness! The day started out regular. Ty went for a run around Kandy while I stayed at the hotel and wrote up some blog posts. He ran into some monkeys along the way. He. And back and then we grabbed a tuk tuk to this giant Buddha at… Continue reading Travel Day: Kandy to Habarana, Sri Lanka
Travel Day: Ella to Kandy, Sri Lanka
We are catching the train today to go north to Kandy. It's reported to be one of the lost beautiful train rides in the world, and a must do in Sri Lanka. So we decided to see what this 7 hour adventure was all about. There's been lost written about which class train car to… Continue reading Travel Day: Ella to Kandy, Sri Lanka
Adventure Day: Ella, Sri Lanka
Well last night was so dark and foggy we couldn’t see the view from our room. (Seeing a trend here?) So when we woke up this morning we were very pleased to see all this! They brought us breakfast to our room, and we enjoyed it on our balcony while FaceTiming back home. Technology has… Continue reading Adventure Day: Ella, Sri Lanka
Travel Day: Colombo to Ella, Sri Lanka
Today we have a driver to take us the 5 hours from Colombo to Ella. But he doesn’t come till 9 so we had a bit of time to go explore. We couldn’t see this view last night! I slept great, and woke at 7. Ty slept like junk and woke at 4:30. So he… Continue reading Travel Day: Colombo to Ella, Sri Lanka
Travel Day: Dubai, UAE to Colombo, Sri Lanka
Our flight was scheduled for 10am to Sri Lanka so we got up early and hit the complementary breakfast at the hotel. It was incredible! All the way down the left side to the back wall and up the other side! We stuffed ourselves and then headed to the airport. Because we were flying business… Continue reading Travel Day: Dubai, UAE to Colombo, Sri Lanka
Travel Day: Anchorage, Ak to Dubai, UAE
Ty surprised me for our 10 year anniversary with an adults only crazy trip to Dubai, Sri Lanka, and Qatar! He apparently was planning this for ten months and I had no idea. The itinerary is one day in Dubai, seven days in Sri Lanka, and one day in Doha, Qatar. With about 24s of… Continue reading Travel Day: Anchorage, Ak to Dubai, UAE
Adventures in Alaska – Backpacking to Rabbit Lake
So I realized that I never really put our Alaskan adventures on here. Just because we're not traveling somewhere doesn't mean we're not doing cool stuff! We had a couple of weekend adventures this summer that were particularly incredible so I thought I'd put them on here, at least for my memories sake. High hopes… Continue reading Adventures in Alaska – Backpacking to Rabbit Lake
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Adventure Day 2
The weather was again crazy last night. Thundering and lightning, with massive winds. The rain had stopped but it was still blowing quite a bit. We had a rough start to the day with lots of little bickering and short fuses all around. So we jumped on the bikes hoping a day of playgrounds would… Continue reading Amsterdam, Netherlands: Adventure Day 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Adventure Day 1
Last night was thundering and lightning like crazy and the morning didn't look so bright. Ty headed out about 9am on his bike with the chariot to a bike shop about 9 miles away. He had arranged to get bike boxes from them. (He's so organized!) - So the kids and I were left to… Continue reading Amsterdam, Netherlands: Adventure Day 1
Duisburg, Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands: Cycling Day 13
It's our last day cycling the EuroVelo 15! Yay but also boo. It's been quite the experience. - It was already a steamy day in Duisburg. - I loved all these little fields we rode past. Tucked in amongst houses. I wondered if they were private or part of a larger farm? - Quick playground… Continue reading Duisburg, Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands: Cycling Day 13