I am greatly enjoying How Iceland Changed the World by Egill Bjarnason. Interesting history and stories. It is also a great prelude to our trip there this summer! 📚✈️ 🇮🇸
Travel
Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.
We just booked the flights for our 2-week trip to Iceland this summer! I can’t wait to return and this time with the whole family. Iceland is such a beautiful and magical place. 🇮🇸
I got Trekking the National Parks Trivia for Christmas this year. It is a fun and fast game to play. You get to learn things too. I got Trekking the National Parks in 2019 by the same company. Great gifts for fans of the National Parks.
Faribault Woolen Mill Tour
We took the tour of the Faribault Woolen Mill today. We learned a ton of interesting things about milling wool as well as the fact that Faribault Mills is the only fully vertical woolen mill in the United States. They have been operating at this location for over 150 years, …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Faribault Woolen Mill TourI loved this bit of public art in Indianapolis. The blue metal pushing the rusted metal to the side, juxtaposed with the grass and plants below, and the concrete above.
Creativity on Shoes with Kicasso
On our final evening in Indianapolis we did a completely new thing — we painted shoes! Kicasso is a one of a kind experience where you take a plain, white pair of sneakers and express your creativity with them. We had a blast and it was a great experience for us all. We all took …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Creativity on Shoes with KicassoMEA 2021 Road Trip Day 9: Drive home!
Weather: Clear, cool weather the entire way home.
- 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.
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 8: Explore Indy and Custom Kicks
Weather: Little cool but sunny. 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 …
Keep reading · 1 minute: MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 8: Explore Indy and Custom KicksMEA 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. 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 …
Keep reading · 1 minute: MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 7: Rainy Day in IndyWe completed Alice’s White Rabbit Rescue at Twisted Room Escapes in Indianapolis tonight. 56m 40s. Room 37!
