Mom and Dad (Debbie and Dave) came down for 2 separate trips to make use of North Carolina weather and facilitates.
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Antigua – 2020
The western Caribbean Island was finally set in stone. It was no longer canceled from Airline restrictions or entry barriers. With the use of some airline miles, we were able to pick Antigua as our week’s vacation destination. Alexis had a small hiccup with her passport, but we were lucky enough to take care of 1 week before leaving.
With passports and Covid Tests in hand, we left the USA for sunny island weather of Antigua in English Harbor and Jolley Beach.
Chatt Trip – Boulder 2021
Sean and Bk texted me to see if I was up for a long 3 day weekend trip to the Chattanooga Area. I just so happened was wanting to get away for a dedicated weekend of climbing. We took off Friday and was able to get into Rocktown about midday. Little did I know that I few hrs I would be written off as a total loss.
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Alexis and I went for a nice long day hike in the gamelands on the western side of the NC Piedmont.
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Summary of 3 weekends of activities in Rumbling Bald. Over the past years, I had heard tales of big cave and crack hidden around the Rumbling Bald area. After many walks, hikes up and down and across hollers, I was finally lucky enough to turn a corner and stumble upon the entrance to the “mines of mora”.
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Texas Trip – 2020
We made a quick trip to Texas because we had Southwest Miles to used and need to go somewhere that had a direct flight and stuff might be open enough to have fun.
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From June till (let say about beginning of) November, the Wensley house was under a renovation for new bathrooms and others things. Here is a collection pictures showing the progress and destruction.
Continue reading “2020 – House Renovation”Out West Roadtrip – 2020
Since all of our planned out of country excursions were now canceled due to the pandemic issues of 2020, we pointed our sights to the use of the Graham Van. A roadtrek of 2 weeks through Utah, Arizona, and Colorado (as well as the midwest) would have to do. We would leave from PA, and drive westward and see what we could accomplish.
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First weekend in August, we bravely the open highway to head to Norfolk, VA to attending Eric and Kate’s small beach side wedding. Charlotte to VA Beach is a easy 5.5 hr drive through the low land Piedmont, peanut fields, cotton farms, and southern pipes.
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