Year: 2021

Charlotte Road Trip

October 2, 2021 – Bermuda

This is our entire trip path on the map.

The night we decided to stay somewhere for 2 nights. And the room had this right in the bedroom!! Ooooooops!

Back on the road and off to Ruby Falls – underground waterfall in a cave!

Later, we rode “The Incline” to get some great views from the top! Really disappointing food though! LOL

Ziplining!! Boy was that ever fun

Unsuspecting, we headed to Gatlinburg, which was recommended to us by friends. Holy smokes!! It was like a Disney World town. What a surprise and blast!

And it happened to be Oktoberfest while we were there for an extra special treat on top of the mountain!

Neat place for an evening of live music and a LOT of purple!!!

Finally we hit the Blue Ridge Parkway, and did some hiking trails as we made our way along the twisty scenic roadway.

We stumbled upon a quaint little town called Blowing Rock to spend the night between hiking days. Excellent dinner at Cafe Violette!

Onward to another hiking day, which took us on a part of the Appalacian Trail!

We took a wrong turn off a loop trail and did some very steep climbing on some pretty loose terrain to try to reconnect with the path.

Then we drive out of the mountains and into Virginia. We see some of the sights, including University of Virginia. Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s famed plantation home.

Visiting Nancy!!! Nancy and I go way back to penpal days. Wow! And we got a ride in their Tesla – what a cool car! If I didn’t live on a small island, I would definitely want one.

Some sightseeing around their town and railway.

Then on to some lovely gardens near Dule University – Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Some sightseeing around Durham including Tobacco District down town. Then our last evening back in Charlotte, where we stumbled upon a large inflatable rabbit event

And a stadium full of pumpkins and vendor stalls

And finally, homebound, with a great shot of Charlotte from the air.

Fuelled Dinner

August 17, 2021 – Bermuda

My friend Agatha runs Fuelled – it’s all about fuelling your body for optimal energy and life! All ingredients are anti-inflammatory and nutrient dense. I did coaching with her, and turned my eating around completely!

Anyway, we went to the Healthy Pizza event, and made healthy pizza with almond flour crust, and tons of healthy toppings. Everyone loved it!

One of the pizzas was heart-shaped! Well close anyway.

Boston Trip

July 31, 2021 – Boston

Our first trip off the island after Covid!! And first time at the New Bermuda Airport too.

The lovely Boston Commons Park, where we had some fantastic soup at this little park bistro.

Some really cool plants – I always love that!

Stumbled upon some Opera in the Street. You just sit on the steps, and enjoy!

Some sightseeing…

Following the freedom trail, as you do when in Boston…

Had some ridiculously rich lobster bisque. It was probably 95% cheese sauce. LOL

What a small world – ran into folks from Bermuda!

Lucked onto a great little Asian place on Newbury Street

Took the subway to Harvard campus. Masks were still required on transit.

After, we had lunch at a really cool spot.

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Of course lots more sightseeing. Around the water…

And around the city.

Science Museum! One activity we did is use materials like straws, clips, bits of cloth and weights to design little sleds that could either be the fastest to go down the “bobsled slide”, or the slowest. I tried for slowest, and got it! 🙂

Of course, catching a movie and dinner. Lex loved those pickles so much, they brought him a second jar!

The next day was Union Oyster House, and of course lots more walking and sightseeing.

Of course, had to visit Fenway Park. Went on a nice tour of the entire place!

Last day at the park and home!