Travel Log
- Breakfast at Hotel Guardaval
- Depart at 9a for day of hiking
- Hike Scuol to Guarda. We ended hike at Ardez and took train and bus to Hotel Messier in Guarda
- Relax with Coca Cola on terrace of Hotel Messier
- Delicious dinner at Hotel Messier
- Breakfast at Motel One
- Took Tram with luggage to Zurich HB
- Stored luggage at station (23-06, 23-09)
- S24 train to Kilchberg
- Visit Lindt Home of Chocolate
- S8 train back to Zurich HB
- Quickly retrieve luggage from storage, only 15 min stop
- Boarded IC909 to Landquart
- Transfer traina to Scuol
- Tammy published her first blog post in over 11 years! 🤩
- Taxi to Hotel Guardaval in Scuol
- Walk around Scuol a bit
- Meet fellow hikers and guides Dave and Erik for dinner
- Delicious four course dinner at hotel
- Lyft to MSP. Super nice driver.
- Cheeseburgers at Shake Shack. 🍔🍔🍔 Mazie got a quesadilla somewhere else.
- DL162 to Amsterdam departing at 7:50pm.
- Change to Central European Time, ahead 7 hours.
- Disembark from Galactic Cruiser
- Transfer to sapphire hotel
- water taxi to Universal Studios
- Ride Hogwarts Express
- Kids ride Harry Potter and Forbidden Journey
- kid roller coaster hippo grid
- Jamie got frozen Butterbeer
- Tyler got picked at Olivanders for the wand choice
- Kids explore Jurassic playground
- Explore more
- Mazie road tower of fear
- Dr Seuss land road cat in the hat and trolley which was was too long and short
- Return to hotel
- Dinner at Amanista in hotel
- continued exploring Halcyon
- Shuttle to Batuu
- Exploring and missions on Batuu
- Ride Millenium Falcon
- Ride Rise of the Resistance
- Droid making workshop
- Drinks at Oma’s
- shuttle back to Halcyon
- Concluding our mission on the Halcyon
- hang with family and sent them off to airport
- Check out of pop century
- Took skyliner to Caribbean resort to explore
- Had donuts at Joffreys
- Skyliner back to pop century.
- Taxi to Galactix Starcruiser
- Board Galactic Cruiser
- Extensive shopping for Star Wars attire and two lightsabers.
- Explored the Halcyon and did missions
- skyliner to Hollywood studios
- Boat to Disney beach club
- Character breakfast
- shuttle to Magic Kingdom
- Mickey & Minnie meet And greeet
- carousel
- Small world
- Winnie the Pooh
- Alona and Garrett do Dumbo Teacups
- Dylan and Garrett depart for swimming and hotel
- Monsters Inc
- People mover
- Thinder mountain
- Jungle cruise
- Pirates of the carribean
- Jamie and Tyler look for bronze thing. Mazie and mom Swiss family Robinson. Alona and mom shopping.
- Bus to Pop Century and transfer to Disney Springs
- Dinner at Frontera
- Cirque du Solei
- Bus back to Pop Centiry
- Disney Skyliner to Epcot
- Breakfast at Patisserie, and other at Crepery
- Finding Nemo
- The Land
- Lunch at Via Napoli
- Dylan and Garret return to hotel and get abandoned on Skyliner
- Frozen ride
- Buy ponchos for rain
- Mazie and Alona Guardians of the Galaxy (2nd for Mazie)
- Tried to do behind the scenes at Land, sold out
- Rode Soarin'
- Meet up Alona and Mazie at creation shop
- Rode Spaceship Earth
- Dylan and Garritt finally get back to hotel
- Monorail to Polynesian
- Charicacture
- Delicious Dole whip at Polynesian
- Took monorail around all hotels
- Monorail back to Epcot
- Mom and Alona find way back to hotel
- Boat ride in Mexico
- Pretzel, caramel corn
- Evening show at epcot
- Up early for 8:30a departure with Into the Wild to go on Super Jeep tour of Þórsmörk (Thorsmork) including: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Stakkholtsgjá Canyon Hike, Lunch at Thorsmork. We then transitioned to ATV’s for some fun riding and a stop for Gljúfrafoss Hike. Final stop at the very popular Seljalandsfoss waterfall before returning to The Garage.
- Wonderful late afternoon hot tub time under the waterfall at The Garage. This place is great to stay at.
- Return visit to Black Crust Pizzeria. We went there yesterday, and the place was too busy, dinner was rushed, and seating wasn’t great. Tammy felt strongly there was a better experience to be had so we went an hour earlier and had a delightful dinner.
- Visit Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and the kids had a great time playing on the beach, climbing on columnar geology, exploring the giant cave.
- Mazie insisted that we stop at this cave just a bit down the road from The Garage on the way back. She read the sign and discovered it was Steinahellir Cave. It had a varied history, including some superstitions. Mazie insisted that we all get out and go through the door and see it. But then she got super scared about the stories of bad luck and insisted none of us go in and then we had to let Steinahellir Cave know that we were good people. 🤞
- Pack up and clean out of White Villa 1.
- Get COVID tests at Seven Stars to clear for flight.
- Churro stop at Coco Van. Delicious.
- Return to White Villas Villa 2 to relax before evening flight.
- Late lunch at Da Conch Shack.
- Flight back home!
- Sapodilla Beach.
- Kyle was our Beach Concierge.
- Rented an umbrella.
- Kids played in sand.
- Rented Jetski!
- Drank coconut water out of freshly opened coconuts.
- Lunch at Omar’s Beach Hut.
- Returned to Villa.
- Grace Bay beach for E-Foil lesson with Fly TCI!
- Beach time during gorgeous sunset on Grace Bay.
- Late dinner at Bay Bistro at Sand’s Resort.
- Breakfast at Somewhere Cafe.
- Snorkel at Coral Gardens.
- Ice Cream at Patty’s Place.
- Shopping. Tyler got turtle souvenir. Bought matching necklaces at Ately’s.
- Returned to Coral Gardens, kids played in sand and water, adults had drinks at Somewhere Cafe.
- Dinner at Coco Van.
- Movie night at White Villas. Watch “The Adam Project” with Max and two other families on a gorgeous evening.
- Breakfast at Shay Cafe.
- Pool time at Villa.
- Tyler did homework. Made Pina Coladas. Tammy conference call.
- Long Bay Beach to hang out. Tons of kite surfers.
- Attempted dinner at Da Conch Shack but they were full.
- Redirected pizza dinner at Bella Luna.
- Captain Jack full-day tour with Grace Bay Adventures.
- Snorkeling at Coral Gardens. Many turtles including Giant Turtles.
- Toured the canals
- Half moon bay
- Iguana Island
- Toured coastline
- Lunch at Fort George Cay.
- Snorkel at Barrier Reef. Saw two sharks!
- Snorkel for Sand Dollars in Grace Bay.
- Delicious dinner at Indigo.
- 6:52a Coffee and pastries to go Blue Collar Coffee.
- 7:02a Depart Indianapolis.
- 9:14a ET / 8:14a CT Enter Illinois, now in Central Time again.
- 9:50a Enter Wisconsin.
- Rocky Rococo’s pizza in Sun Prairie.
- 2:32p Enter Minnesota.
- 3:05p Arrive at home! 1,577.4 total miles.
- Breakfast pastries and delicious coffee at Blue Collar Coffee.
- Explore area: City Dogs Grocer, Moonshot Games, Homespun: Modern Homemade, Penn & Beech, and Decorate.
- Return to Pins Mechanical for another round of Duckpin Bowling.
- Lunch at Punch Burger.
- Shopping at 8 Fifteen.
- Return to Cake Bake Shop for some cake to-go: Gwendolyn’s Famous Earl’s Court Chocolate Cake, Pumpkin Chocolate Cake, Millionaire Cake, and Carrot Cake. The Carrot Cake and Millionaire Cake were the family favorites.
- We all made custom designed shoes at Kicasso!
- Dinner at Public Greens.
- Final round of billiards at the Bottleworks Hotel.
- Late wake up and checkout of Airbnb.
- Breakfast at Milktooth.
- Visit Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
- Aimlessly try to figure out what to do with an hour while it is raining and cold.
- Coffee at Georgia Street Grind.
- Check out Wooden’s Legacy statue.
- Visit Vonnegut Museum and Library.
- Check into Bottleworks Hotel.
- Play billiards in lobby before dinner.
- Great dinner at Livery.
- More billiards at hotel lobby.
- Puzzle room at Twisted Room Escapes.
- Coffee and pastries at Coat Check Coffee.
- Fun time at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, mostly in the sports section.
- Lunch at Cake Bake Shop. Fancy, frilly food and deliciously famous cakes.
- So much art at Newfields.
- First time Duckpin Bowling.
- Opening night for Dune. 🤩
- Breakfast at GROW Café + Bistro. 🍽
- Return shopping at Urban Found for Mazie. 🛍
- Pottery projects at Express Yourself Art Barn. 🎨
- Return visit to Roan & Black for Kimmy Cantrell mask!
- Afternoon ice cream at Blue Star Cafe! 🍦
- Afternoon in the waves and sand, lots of sand, at Oval Beach. 🏖
- Visit to one of our favorites, Salt of the Earth in Fennville for dinner. 🍽
- Pennyroyal Cafe for dessert, huh?
- Hung out at schoolhouse and made breakfast using eggs from the farm.
- Walked the farm and checked out Studio Hill.
- Left for Saratoga Springs.
- Lunch at Kaleidoscope Cafe and met Bruce the owner.
- Went to Saratoga Springs race track and watched and bet on three races.
- Drove to Walloomsac
- Dinner at Taproom at Browns Brewing
- Battlefield memorial
- Movie at Hathaway’s Drive-in.
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Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 3
Weather: Warm and sunny. Cooler in mountains but still hot and sunny at prime of day. Evening clouds and breeze with much cooler temps.
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Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 2
Weather: Hot and Sunny.
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Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 0
Weather: Very nice warm day.
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Disney World Log Day 7
Weather: Cool and sunny.
Steps: 13,194
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Disney World Log Day 6
Weather: Cool and sunny.
Steps: 9,137
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Disney World Log Day 5
Weather: Cold and sunny.
Steps: 11,951
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Disney World Log Day 4
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Steps: 20,148
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Disney World Log Day 3
Weather: Warm and overcast, heavy rain in afternoon.
Steps: 20,758
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Iceland Log Day 11
Tuesday, August 2nd
Great overall weather. Sunny. A few sprinkles.
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Turks & Caicos 2022 Day 8
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Turks & Caicos 2022 Day 7
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Turks & Caicos 2022 Day 6
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Turks & Caicos 2022 Day 5
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Turks & Caicos 2022 Day 4
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 9: Drive home!
Weather: Clear, cool weather the entire way home.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 8: Explore Indy and Custom Kicks
Weather: Little cool but sunny.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 7: Rainy Day in Indy
Weather: Cool with high in low 50’s and drizzle rain nearly all day. 🌧 Scrapped outdoor plans in afternoon as a result.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 6: Cake Bake & Dune
Weather: Cool today, and pretty blustery in the afternoon. Needed a light jacket for the first time.
Part of MEA 2021 collection.
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Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 15, Saturday
Weather: Perfect.
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Vermont Road Trip Log: Day 6, Thursday
Weather: Perfect!
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