tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34677554625634500852024-03-26T23:37:25.102-07:00His and Her HobbiesA husband and wife's blog about interests, hobbies, and life in general.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092826822626225992noreply@blogger.comBlogger578125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-48990147035956094542021-05-08T15:39:00.004-07:002021-05-08T15:39:46.047-07:00Reflection on the 2021 A-Z Challenge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_cMQpnm8wB_kvUMsrT62OBeXv8FnobakghsxtHktep-lVLJLYgr_ecXBlU5xetTfhyN3MAm-kaRBU2_jrzRH7IVqvu5H_eHl-Zy0-N0yZakY4PuSy0pu0SqupsSCvatO2xnEWGB-2YFn/s400/Reflection2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_cMQpnm8wB_kvUMsrT62OBeXv8FnobakghsxtHktep-lVLJLYgr_ecXBlU5xetTfhyN3MAm-kaRBU2_jrzRH7IVqvu5H_eHl-Zy0-N0yZakY4PuSy0pu0SqupsSCvatO2xnEWGB-2YFn/s320/Reflection2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: red;">The A-Z Challenge is over an<span style="background-color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I successfully complete</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d it for the 3r</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d time. It was a lot of fun sharing some of our favourite vacation spots in the USA an</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d Cana</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">da. Hopefully everyone who visite</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d foun</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d my photos an</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d posts entertaining, informational or both. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: red;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">di</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">dnt get to visit as many people as i ha</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d hope</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d as i was not as prepare</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d as i shoul</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d have been. I plan to have everything line</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d up prior to April 1st so i can spen</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d time visiting other blogs rather than completing posts an</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d spen</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ding time </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">doing that instea</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d throughout April. I say that every year but lets hope 2022 is the year I </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">do it right.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">Im looking forwar<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d to the roa</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">d trip. Hopefully your journey was not as frantic. Let me know how the A-Z challenge went for you :)</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV8ZdiD-1eXoH9brK8zJ01teeu0M_mMizESnRCgMjGh4SKJuK9Hznz3uqnaiOZuxv56RU2Ic7RknSBlxWPzrKFY7s7ynSI9VBNnYV01q4_Yw6uzsoRI0MoHiYquJ5-RERpOXKGfGzg1p3/s533/WinnerWinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV8ZdiD-1eXoH9brK8zJ01teeu0M_mMizESnRCgMjGh4SKJuK9Hznz3uqnaiOZuxv56RU2Ic7RknSBlxWPzrKFY7s7ynSI9VBNnYV01q4_Yw6uzsoRI0MoHiYquJ5-RERpOXKGfGzg1p3/s320/WinnerWinner.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-40794919722006528812021-04-30T18:26:00.000-07:002021-04-30T18:26:00.215-07:00Z - Z is for Zoos<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NiTFZyFyV5mQWnTn4jH3k3RFz1j05hVMvlvVCrhLzcCsV1_MlZAUeZs-AW_ftAcK9P1CkAZRc8O0P-fxDqn1NElCda3lstdJGsao2j6VYwIyjTVQqsfBdGvMWthQNIpYcVTD8o_L4hST/s200/ZZ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NiTFZyFyV5mQWnTn4jH3k3RFz1j05hVMvlvVCrhLzcCsV1_MlZAUeZs-AW_ftAcK9P1CkAZRc8O0P-fxDqn1NElCda3lstdJGsao2j6VYwIyjTVQqsfBdGvMWthQNIpYcVTD8o_L4hST/s0/ZZ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent time in San Francisco. To</span><span style="color: red;">day for our final </span><span style="color: red;">day of the A-Z Challenge we hit the zoos. Aman</span><span style="color: red;">da an</span><span style="color: red;">d I both love a goo</span><span style="color: red;">d zoo. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEvdbtjjTUZgZdxKAW_fhZRoS3gBS9WHipUuB4Rj0zQSc7lQ4mwZXWTu-N0RZdpMneZdOuWIoBfsL19gWC2Hq-k2PunKb1X0hbMt3KQ16E6f4iMBVNLoZFP78X7qhotyBnXNPGuowOpYE/s2048/IMGP0063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEvdbtjjTUZgZdxKAW_fhZRoS3gBS9WHipUuB4Rj0zQSc7lQ4mwZXWTu-N0RZdpMneZdOuWIoBfsL19gWC2Hq-k2PunKb1X0hbMt3KQ16E6f4iMBVNLoZFP78X7qhotyBnXNPGuowOpYE/w400-h266/IMGP0063.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our favourite zoos is the National Zoo in Washington. One of the main attractions here are the Giant Pandas<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NQIKPa0yaJpl6HtFN1gKr8pGmIKuAjh948GJHH8C8eTap_AosyPoStRB9EzlkZDd0OKthKjJLtFKWRszOHA5Kq4u7ZHWI_mNiLnhSpxZVRuuro7vDwuggt2NbD6Eucu499pfi6Exi4Qm/s2048/IMGP0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NQIKPa0yaJpl6HtFN1gKr8pGmIKuAjh948GJHH8C8eTap_AosyPoStRB9EzlkZDd0OKthKjJLtFKWRszOHA5Kq4u7ZHWI_mNiLnhSpxZVRuuro7vDwuggt2NbD6Eucu499pfi6Exi4Qm/w400-h266/IMGP0089.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flamingos at the National Zoo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiuOl09Ka8FE0AhtquPuqrK3gfxGXhx42HdEuMlaICieB6hrwuDbJcOeckXtD-GaGEgSpIV0g1OoMyBPNbzZRkKZvXSnZPgQ8PpaI8YRUFCAyr_d1UHiZx1T9qsUcrQL3jbO0IppQwwwp/s2048/IMGP0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiuOl09Ka8FE0AhtquPuqrK3gfxGXhx42HdEuMlaICieB6hrwuDbJcOeckXtD-GaGEgSpIV0g1OoMyBPNbzZRkKZvXSnZPgQ8PpaI8YRUFCAyr_d1UHiZx1T9qsUcrQL3jbO0IppQwwwp/w400-h266/IMGP0035.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He look cranky but was just yawning</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei2QzIVXGgD-tnm1jDgAPbrqNgu-v9MTjw7lPlznc6paqG3lZbwJP6TQ1E5v-ETIfJBzrIPKK2a8RQrPq7tiyR_INKKvqCrAOzoTjIsE4YxAavkbmQ46a-YX41JqyikBVMRqDiCF-e1Ug/s2048/IMGP0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei2QzIVXGgD-tnm1jDgAPbrqNgu-v9MTjw7lPlznc6paqG3lZbwJP6TQ1E5v-ETIfJBzrIPKK2a8RQrPq7tiyR_INKKvqCrAOzoTjIsE4YxAavkbmQ46a-YX41JqyikBVMRqDiCF-e1Ug/w400-h266/IMGP0378.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our local zoo in Norfolk is pretty good as well. Its a bit smaller than the National Zoo but has a good selection of animals</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pY5t9Tt63UlZmNptu3BSg250B7d0SpavSCM-Py0CQH2mmXkxNcTTIenVEm-C7BzWuMCyaopscKSds9PWTa0Su9ECsfZJacD8NFm6CDIUGInwlYlsQETqKPciD0Jm2FFct9Z3z2ixB0A9/s2048/IMGP0399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pY5t9Tt63UlZmNptu3BSg250B7d0SpavSCM-Py0CQH2mmXkxNcTTIenVEm-C7BzWuMCyaopscKSds9PWTa0Su9ECsfZJacD8NFm6CDIUGInwlYlsQETqKPciD0Jm2FFct9Z3z2ixB0A9/w400-h266/IMGP0399.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the resident elephants</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAav7WKQZ3nrcl93kGbnW7qpm0Ky-Q1cT-k20P54hf73ubqZm0a04EdzB53mgG7NW8TbXVWjsgUftiLU_dPhm7TjjK_rGFMQLKcSU8oOfti_6VkP4V6ZEv1WcmI-HUohu1OCSzoW-fRdg/s2048/IMGP0437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAav7WKQZ3nrcl93kGbnW7qpm0Ky-Q1cT-k20P54hf73ubqZm0a04EdzB53mgG7NW8TbXVWjsgUftiLU_dPhm7TjjK_rGFMQLKcSU8oOfti_6VkP4V6ZEv1WcmI-HUohu1OCSzoW-fRdg/w400-h266/IMGP0437.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of a Tiger's paw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Well that is it for the 2021 A-Z Challenge! I am so excite</span><span style="color: red;">d that i was able to make it through the entire challenge an</span><span style="color: red;">d look forwar</span><span style="color: red;">d to </span><span style="color: red;">doing it all again in 2022</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-24052262527085583362021-04-29T00:30:00.002-07:002021-04-30T18:14:32.178-07:00Y - Y is for Y all the fog? <p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlNQ_3IfY8OCYBtE6NlhLU0SG_ZKQsHWfk8Ei81n_gfi0fWpWmn_bT2_1CEqZadk9p6ayqMejc_e4PhmgK8HniIifut-FMJeamr9kegMeEa2HcN-z5L3eK-ucx8SYtnvED5w-6n1_IHqa/s200/YY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlNQ_3IfY8OCYBtE6NlhLU0SG_ZKQsHWfk8Ei81n_gfi0fWpWmn_bT2_1CEqZadk9p6ayqMejc_e4PhmgK8HniIifut-FMJeamr9kegMeEa2HcN-z5L3eK-ucx8SYtnvED5w-6n1_IHqa/s0/YY.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time on the Ocean Roa</span><span style="color: red;">d in California. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we spen</span><span style="color: red;">d some time in the Gol</span><span style="color: red;">den Gate City (San Francisco) which is famous for its fog. Funnily enough we have been here several times an</span><span style="color: red;">d never seen fog.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA223ZqfBthEW7_JOMMSw6w1GJ-sJxllpTWEeagAyBw6pjx26jekstw83XXwFayzDu07q82HrCM1WOLS3dGzrwZGk3Zw4xKe3Ja7g7eUTBfgiPjh2PyeEqjsSoTOfiC3tqZIWbMRPhmdj/s1656/100_3182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA223ZqfBthEW7_JOMMSw6w1GJ-sJxllpTWEeagAyBw6pjx26jekstw83XXwFayzDu07q82HrCM1WOLS3dGzrwZGk3Zw4xKe3Ja7g7eUTBfgiPjh2PyeEqjsSoTOfiC3tqZIWbMRPhmdj/w400-h300/100_3182.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wanted to take a bay cruise so we lined up to buy tickets. A nice couple came up to us and gave us free tickets as they couldnt use them and didnt want payment. It was a nice blessing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx0JRqZ4fvlcXMiNAJNzaTi6_v9OXmZARTgjuROyMgt3orp35e352EQMEZKYYaqQZ9VQDKUnvwYWzfv6AsN41OaPuCAhgzdkLQrIuPjAe-p1DuZnVo8Mm06OJoE6dsuhJDK7PZgH20YMB/s1656/100_3199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx0JRqZ4fvlcXMiNAJNzaTi6_v9OXmZARTgjuROyMgt3orp35e352EQMEZKYYaqQZ9VQDKUnvwYWzfv6AsN41OaPuCAhgzdkLQrIuPjAe-p1DuZnVo8Mm06OJoE6dsuhJDK7PZgH20YMB/w400-h300/100_3199.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The resident Sea Lions lazing about</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG4PLONCY70tMAxC14WyYdcVQ4kToAmwiH29SOWOW_ETrq99mW-8GOpwLTPs0UAsFzT6cA0Ty6tR9sUXXQdCV2iL8KJKcQlEp7cmlW3kugi0hXUJNkTF-Pq1iKeW_Gyn6CbHb5_cs5BXn/s1656/020+Passing+Cable+Car.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG4PLONCY70tMAxC14WyYdcVQ4kToAmwiH29SOWOW_ETrq99mW-8GOpwLTPs0UAsFzT6cA0Ty6tR9sUXXQdCV2iL8KJKcQlEp7cmlW3kugi0hXUJNkTF-Pq1iKeW_Gyn6CbHb5_cs5BXn/w400-h300/020+Passing+Cable+Car.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to ride the cable cars a few times. The lines for these can be pretty long</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDhYHwRxer45dn-XbbiMU8oeDjAa5dL6jrs9KJG6tz4ZxSwIFVhQrT4eb3tVdQ1Z0GlnC7Mb5j13Ym9xcwG8SyAHFxwS4u61clevu_sOCmHez8-1SfIFNPm41c4fOPGq8AMmtHcPMJ8F8/s1656/040+Lombard+Street.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDhYHwRxer45dn-XbbiMU8oeDjAa5dL6jrs9KJG6tz4ZxSwIFVhQrT4eb3tVdQ1Z0GlnC7Mb5j13Ym9xcwG8SyAHFxwS4u61clevu_sOCmHez8-1SfIFNPm41c4fOPGq8AMmtHcPMJ8F8/w300-h400/040+Lombard+Street.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Lombard Street<br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FGikDEgrhRPZNhjmaSvEJygOFxyGzKVYPDgZVbKKVNU5BULZmNcWDynS_Rk2hHErPz_cZtWozj44XhY9Sj3ienV0XeKqYepXXPwracgbmXythWVgEalX_KbIUp4J6_1L12JicGsWw4yt/s1656/100_0444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FGikDEgrhRPZNhjmaSvEJygOFxyGzKVYPDgZVbKKVNU5BULZmNcWDynS_Rk2hHErPz_cZtWozj44XhY9Sj3ienV0XeKqYepXXPwracgbmXythWVgEalX_KbIUp4J6_1L12JicGsWw4yt/w300-h400/100_0444.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The Japanese Gardens are amazing and well worth a visit<br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLPSB75gUvjqFNYhmuj-Zd9Z_H3Om1Oh042C85PfllPgt1puM-aFKAoIEOaVUfplQNjGR5G6B_cxUmZeqVJddkUF-VatRVaXStsvMMNfMUxx6wy0fwRONoNMzTUN6We-V8doeqBWSbpVj/s1656/100_0416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLPSB75gUvjqFNYhmuj-Zd9Z_H3Om1Oh042C85PfllPgt1puM-aFKAoIEOaVUfplQNjGR5G6B_cxUmZeqVJddkUF-VatRVaXStsvMMNfMUxx6wy0fwRONoNMzTUN6We-V8doeqBWSbpVj/w300-h400/100_0416.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palace of Fine Arts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmojMVaA-OPsJn2ltsiYBLF3LaYIvqATLwESO376O3KGa9UAntn6uh7p_x8gIPNu3JylpzK8ouUX_zDj_iaxa3smyA9DKMysQKfhByyLHieNh0Bk0UwqzXmeGDdgbM3OX1aSOZH_heECVl/s1656/100_0497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmojMVaA-OPsJn2ltsiYBLF3LaYIvqATLwESO376O3KGa9UAntn6uh7p_x8gIPNu3JylpzK8ouUX_zDj_iaxa3smyA9DKMysQKfhByyLHieNh0Bk0UwqzXmeGDdgbM3OX1aSOZH_heECVl/w400-h300/100_0497.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main cell block on Alcatraz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIPQ_Al5URbp_oQxnHK8gcU-na1HMUnR9sHw8KHwPZyvaDrsbSQzeWu2NZCKv8ZANWq-pxT5nOj8GqAFuKKX1ZsPEBFGf77sNUAPYOSTM6nrsT4lGpgzXaWzr0j6afXcIqvxS0ho_e0b5/s1656/100_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIPQ_Al5URbp_oQxnHK8gcU-na1HMUnR9sHw8KHwPZyvaDrsbSQzeWu2NZCKv8ZANWq-pxT5nOj8GqAFuKKX1ZsPEBFGf77sNUAPYOSTM6nrsT4lGpgzXaWzr0j6afXcIqvxS0ho_e0b5/w400-h300/100_0476.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in front of what is known locally as Postcard row. These are the houses used in the Intro to Full House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9g05zlac5V7FQkqpobqpFjne5YAr4adfowdxQIQe4kVnsxQSrIdmfBw5UIriJIZiIMFt0Zd9j7LpLTgqP7tbwOxKevUtaktgIIb7bgdysr2uQLLMIm-dflR9-mVPwotFw8iVzWIWTbON/s1656/100_0617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9g05zlac5V7FQkqpobqpFjne5YAr4adfowdxQIQe4kVnsxQSrIdmfBw5UIriJIZiIMFt0Zd9j7LpLTgqP7tbwOxKevUtaktgIIb7bgdysr2uQLLMIm-dflR9-mVPwotFw8iVzWIWTbON/w300-h400/100_0617.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>About 45 minute north of San Francisco is Muir Woods where there are a ton of Redwood trees. These trees are massive. Im 6ft 5in (1.9m)<br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-71417993114590409162021-04-27T23:00:00.003-07:002021-04-30T17:57:27.251-07:00X - X is for Xtra Long Layover<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1th-uO2nlIRG_I4LH5I9wsEw70XmjoakoQNHmvdI3e9Z0qAw3Ud-kKcKz3af86J8FKkn7w8c-LrEa0ELQ8tjqy1SsmdtkgZv82QBn8IIhjrCWnkbknk1Fc7dGhkMvNqG51litppKp6nqj/s200/XX.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1th-uO2nlIRG_I4LH5I9wsEw70XmjoakoQNHmvdI3e9Z0qAw3Ud-kKcKz3af86J8FKkn7w8c-LrEa0ELQ8tjqy1SsmdtkgZv82QBn8IIhjrCWnkbknk1Fc7dGhkMvNqG51litppKp6nqj/s0/XX.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we went White Water Rafting. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we highlight our Xtra long layover on the way home from Australia in 2006. Its a long way to travel straight from Sy</span><span style="color: red;">dney to Virginia so we chose to stop for a couple of </span><span style="color: red;">days on the West Coast before flying across the country. We ha</span><span style="color: red;">d seen most of San Francisco previously so we took a </span><span style="color: red;">day trip </span><span style="color: red;">down the Ocean roa</span><span style="color: red;">d to Monterey</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH_zNdcFwqbdck5fXgtpXdLk0xMkUD7vYtT53tb3H0oxvnPAYVfwhcf_YBiokUXNvWoKGFAeC2dQQUJ-q63ReuNSTt298tQjwGwK7L2V0FSbFP3D3eR5DWINpQ_hG1jCrNPVtfr6zbDFr/s1656/100_3221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH_zNdcFwqbdck5fXgtpXdLk0xMkUD7vYtT53tb3H0oxvnPAYVfwhcf_YBiokUXNvWoKGFAeC2dQQUJ-q63ReuNSTt298tQjwGwK7L2V0FSbFP3D3eR5DWINpQ_hG1jCrNPVtfr6zbDFr/w400-h300/100_3221.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scenery was stunning. Hard to get good shots from a bus window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3J757GRL1H4S0-vEnr5j6Pnuvfk3h0BFsYvxyz3QgHegitrlcpppcLnoG2NilU8tALt7ofPhTT2ZXC-JmtRCedS2BU9ksjiCipzVvSEVBqjIqzkTkPnYSoEVncgDLmsqomPfdA9HG1Fo/s1656/100_3223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3J757GRL1H4S0-vEnr5j6Pnuvfk3h0BFsYvxyz3QgHegitrlcpppcLnoG2NilU8tALt7ofPhTT2ZXC-JmtRCedS2BU9ksjiCipzVvSEVBqjIqzkTkPnYSoEVncgDLmsqomPfdA9HG1Fo/w400-h300/100_3223.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australia is just over the horizon (well about 7000 miles)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxUFe5q_pkYCPD-KLthKLb0CnQEKiUFjdLrBzxw5EpB5Iqk2XiqQBhvzhqnVGbitc1tAaQzJv10nwtmVU1NwxZmJpTZ-kuDIGXVtJs4XnokZpwWJMmTi984TMSTz4Zha9mgoXKgJflpQv/s1656/100_3256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxUFe5q_pkYCPD-KLthKLb0CnQEKiUFjdLrBzxw5EpB5Iqk2XiqQBhvzhqnVGbitc1tAaQzJv10nwtmVU1NwxZmJpTZ-kuDIGXVtJs4XnokZpwWJMmTi984TMSTz4Zha9mgoXKgJflpQv/w400-h300/100_3256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We stopped in Monterrey for lunch<br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeeNu0kuTus5xGuRTUYiw3x6PEyfOwLiaAHl3qq-KkXql5ll4aiW2q-GEfVxzzrLeNJKXkLECKIXRXI2f4o91K3Dqh_0sbObefCK4P6vE3Np2C6TylJR8QgWDEo0XI-9xH7zOaczqEqXZ/s1656/100_3320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeeNu0kuTus5xGuRTUYiw3x6PEyfOwLiaAHl3qq-KkXql5ll4aiW2q-GEfVxzzrLeNJKXkLECKIXRXI2f4o91K3Dqh_0sbObefCK4P6vE3Np2C6TylJR8QgWDEo0XI-9xH7zOaczqEqXZ/w400-h300/100_3320.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous One Tree Hill near Pebble Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCCA18rvyDa-EczUyTMlc4T0sP_Djmx-flVlDwABRNLJwsN5bNHwTyUvWqV-eflNaldCUi1OMcyeufdHldlHaTwiqj9JjlL5hoxIN_CIBv0zOM5L2-pUOCBBwmPxMcPoTPFbmWZvs1MjC/s1656/100_3331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCCA18rvyDa-EczUyTMlc4T0sP_Djmx-flVlDwABRNLJwsN5bNHwTyUvWqV-eflNaldCUi1OMcyeufdHldlHaTwiqj9JjlL5hoxIN_CIBv0zOM5L2-pUOCBBwmPxMcPoTPFbmWZvs1MjC/w300-h400/100_3331.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped to see the club house and 18th Hole at Pebble Beach</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1zRpBvLKGDd66QGHjjhiSS0Y22eu-HlrtUtVyXxt2HIB4YCqpUXFjwlQ8gU2aZ58DwCMYzIeR-N3pAWsXiGfejKt1XRqO85F6mSjkBXZtowNp1uVUBXMbDoHAzWIsiJ42cdnIGIhnM9H/s1656/100_3336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1zRpBvLKGDd66QGHjjhiSS0Y22eu-HlrtUtVyXxt2HIB4YCqpUXFjwlQ8gU2aZ58DwCMYzIeR-N3pAWsXiGfejKt1XRqO85F6mSjkBXZtowNp1uVUBXMbDoHAzWIsiJ42cdnIGIhnM9H/s320/100_3336.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final stop was Carmel By The Sea. It was a quick stop and had a bunch of high end store. Amanda got to hold a Louis Vuitton bag (as we could not afford to buy it)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. 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No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQPnlPZFmDJW8YagmvM8SFNkOwFh1ki_Myw-8s5lWLYXoJQUNa94yiO0L9graP3fJpyVd_N33Yo8AN2VRyJMs2gU_4CWJycomjEjEopY4Gl3jZGxmA7Qb7EhK3qczMuWa2cQ4LQKSnewo/s200/WW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQPnlPZFmDJW8YagmvM8SFNkOwFh1ki_Myw-8s5lWLYXoJQUNa94yiO0L9graP3fJpyVd_N33Yo8AN2VRyJMs2gU_4CWJycomjEjEopY4Gl3jZGxmA7Qb7EhK3qczMuWa2cQ4LQKSnewo/s0/WW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time in Vegas. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we are White Water Rafting. We rafte</span><span style="color: red;">d in West Virginia in 2005 an</span><span style="color: red;">d in Colora</span><span style="color: red;">do in 2007. To</span><span style="color: red;">day's photos are from the Colora</span><span style="color: red;">do trip as we </span><span style="color: red;">di</span><span style="color: red;">dnt have a waterproof case for the other trip</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxPYksgnwGv2IA_pTEY1dVoIRpMhfLNlmitUiulr3zxMxM6twwcXVCmdn_EDM1tSco55PV1NRiDl43YNLzzyebgt8luqGlo0XOkCazq-H6RO1dMNPIwzl-1GeJdS-KBmYVx7jH-oEGQQu/s1656/100_3589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxPYksgnwGv2IA_pTEY1dVoIRpMhfLNlmitUiulr3zxMxM6twwcXVCmdn_EDM1tSco55PV1NRiDl43YNLzzyebgt8luqGlo0XOkCazq-H6RO1dMNPIwzl-1GeJdS-KBmYVx7jH-oEGQQu/w400-h300/100_3589.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the rafts are ready</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwvoD30mlJR-YELQLWy9cGa9SdvOdXfZQ7vKo1XrlUIIcYf3xx1S_YZ8atasr67EdpJOK5v8fguZ6L9svtOVfkh6RW7Wf9DF3ImIDeOlTg2ZH19LpfvjOEpe29hrtBVOSjjEQm4UAu_yT/s1656/100_3600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwvoD30mlJR-YELQLWy9cGa9SdvOdXfZQ7vKo1XrlUIIcYf3xx1S_YZ8atasr67EdpJOK5v8fguZ6L9svtOVfkh6RW7Wf9DF3ImIDeOlTg2ZH19LpfvjOEpe29hrtBVOSjjEQm4UAu_yT/w400-h300/100_3600.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rapids on this trip were pretty tame</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC_-5qeT56hkzyIRgXzETQ5Brr1PwXK0PyPd57MLKAfTan9Zw8f0-_Yth7XG0e35zTgQPHmh8g8_syK8oKI9GixR_-1Eaa6KGwq5yNh80dqrqXTIVXNTknYgpiXh_PKjgmYl8mkoln6iw/s1656/100_3609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC_-5qeT56hkzyIRgXzETQ5Brr1PwXK0PyPd57MLKAfTan9Zw8f0-_Yth7XG0e35zTgQPHmh8g8_syK8oKI9GixR_-1Eaa6KGwq5yNh80dqrqXTIVXNTknYgpiXh_PKjgmYl8mkoln6iw/w400-h300/100_3609.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After we got off the rafts we got on this train back to town which took us through the canyon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2h_V_W6h9w4lr2yymqQ040B_z7RCdRsVBldq272tayum3i8uRF9mfOzHJ20ur12bOP_2al9NTZewn1ou9zc3cy0snN8ACrZ8nBi0Wj3_8vwB9ounkbOZj7V5ceKP3iLH82U_DE6SmvZw/s1656/100_3631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2h_V_W6h9w4lr2yymqQ040B_z7RCdRsVBldq272tayum3i8uRF9mfOzHJ20ur12bOP_2al9NTZewn1ou9zc3cy0snN8ACrZ8nBi0Wj3_8vwB9ounkbOZj7V5ceKP3iLH82U_DE6SmvZw/w300-h400/100_3631.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafters going through the Royal Gorge. We did this trip the following day as i booked the wrong trip initially.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-30432909856319203252021-04-26T09:30:00.004-07:002021-04-26T09:30:00.240-07:00V - V is for Vegas<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkcYIklpKY33pmduDZVjbzB7yWnG0RIjmY3Cfj0kzrkJBXqOsyjE13IQUYw-BbnBEloWZuSt6f__xM-2hsXNQa5mMi_oBFOG7fWbXZcYwI1TU2Urya-v6UwsDQii76U0KXLaoNEpUUVQa/s200/VV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkcYIklpKY33pmduDZVjbzB7yWnG0RIjmY3Cfj0kzrkJBXqOsyjE13IQUYw-BbnBEloWZuSt6f__xM-2hsXNQa5mMi_oBFOG7fWbXZcYwI1TU2Urya-v6UwsDQii76U0KXLaoNEpUUVQa/s0/VV.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at Universal Stu</span><span style="color: red;">dios. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to the Neva</span><span style="color: red;">da </span><span style="color: red;">desert an</span><span style="color: red;">d visit Viva Las Vegas. We stoppe</span><span style="color: red;">d here for two nights on the way home from Australia in 2013. We really enjoye</span><span style="color: red;">d this preview an</span><span style="color: red;">d hope to get back there one </span><span style="color: red;">day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv2AEgGOJdnPEyBMC-zo9XIHNteoxP-zHdqmxZ1gNXpKYZJ8KXV5uygq3ulcCRmjs4tAGPxHupnMRojhenLwR7QhJ045_5GZs9DxGD9Z1u94H4CZZ5cVUiq8SzzczMHQI9mSzFqluD4Nx/s1983/Vegas+%252870%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1983" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv2AEgGOJdnPEyBMC-zo9XIHNteoxP-zHdqmxZ1gNXpKYZJ8KXV5uygq3ulcCRmjs4tAGPxHupnMRojhenLwR7QhJ045_5GZs9DxGD9Z1u94H4CZZ5cVUiq8SzzczMHQI9mSzFqluD4Nx/w400-h271/Vegas+%252870%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excalibur Casino</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-80538702575892922392021-04-25T18:10:00.001-07:002021-04-25T18:10:07.522-07:00U - U is for Universal Studios<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwPPc7IuyVQ1ozqApC9eN7qpjnuoMXZ0P4lqTtbfpEOjI5smDGrTnzS1QNhDuFSNVVrL8rrruKjy3yfO4aIBb20klNAIe-kLdXnEgdDD7eYMzTXE3mUfTBvdDuMAOWzigpFI_YuVOlKbp/s200/UU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwPPc7IuyVQ1ozqApC9eN7qpjnuoMXZ0P4lqTtbfpEOjI5smDGrTnzS1QNhDuFSNVVrL8rrruKjy3yfO4aIBb20klNAIe-kLdXnEgdDD7eYMzTXE3mUfTBvdDuMAOWzigpFI_YuVOlKbp/s0/UU.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we were on Top of the Worl</span><span style="color: red;">d in Colora</span><span style="color: red;">do. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to Flori</span><span style="color: red;">da to see <b>Universal Stu</b></span><span style="color: red;"><b>dios</b>. We visite</span><span style="color: red;">d in 2007.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47Z7ZZqjTaVXq5THHegL4C4nstP7WTmQ6rgpZep1uPUucJWwbc2De10cXg4Wl_Tn2MyXKT4iPQFcY-JuC2U5vpkKzafTZ8_J66BKlKbexy1o9FWRNWp6lvNCVFUbxQdbpsJ8BiC7QzFxg/s1656/100_3951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47Z7ZZqjTaVXq5THHegL4C4nstP7WTmQ6rgpZep1uPUucJWwbc2De10cXg4Wl_Tn2MyXKT4iPQFcY-JuC2U5vpkKzafTZ8_J66BKlKbexy1o9FWRNWp6lvNCVFUbxQdbpsJ8BiC7QzFxg/w300-h400/100_3951.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Jaws Ride which was retired not long after we visited</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtaJ4IVgbhshb6IikdsYN_iO8KFbRKqcRrQYVTP9U50szBy-NVEJk1mfsKlgFEAYQBSjpJwXOnzcytGvK0hVbJd9GgMUKcy-Q3yMrdsHx2oMqxH0VXSZwEyKXMnr2PidWAdwAcj6wpZMi/s1656/100_3962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtaJ4IVgbhshb6IikdsYN_iO8KFbRKqcRrQYVTP9U50szBy-NVEJk1mfsKlgFEAYQBSjpJwXOnzcytGvK0hVbJd9GgMUKcy-Q3yMrdsHx2oMqxH0VXSZwEyKXMnr2PidWAdwAcj6wpZMi/w400-h300/100_3962.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved the theming of the New York section.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpP9qzxVxtxUhdfIfNtM8VjkcMW0XOdWfhYydFRnmo1nOnS2NURFNfuUIhpD9TwqWzwLU4ZcBarYuzTLT0XsqkgprfEAqO9O7hJZMYHZiT6rQBUXCJy1HYeCgoGgV-S-bscEyCb1JyAFi/s1656/100_3919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpP9qzxVxtxUhdfIfNtM8VjkcMW0XOdWfhYydFRnmo1nOnS2NURFNfuUIhpD9TwqWzwLU4ZcBarYuzTLT0XsqkgprfEAqO9O7hJZMYHZiT6rQBUXCJy1HYeCgoGgV-S-bscEyCb1JyAFi/w400-h300/100_3919.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The themeing of the San Francisco is pretty good too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3jVaaE2Lt9TY2P9t7wHsRlW_9VfGNF54OqeHIJwEvstW2ViD91rkvxjjUsqW5yQEwbrK3kOh5KllXWP4ps8o9GAVbi6-wU4dqaIba-TF77yr0YCObu2sZhC6Ri8KbGKP_9r4aUIrs80V/s1656/100_3922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3jVaaE2Lt9TY2P9t7wHsRlW_9VfGNF54OqeHIJwEvstW2ViD91rkvxjjUsqW5yQEwbrK3kOh5KllXWP4ps8o9GAVbi6-wU4dqaIba-TF77yr0YCObu2sZhC6Ri8KbGKP_9r4aUIrs80V/w400-h300/100_3922.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ET ride has been here for quite some time but is still a fan favourite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKCLw0UnPEDXRxaPuLAbT8XBwJKiszW5W749B_vpilpckTpYDvYKGqNeO4SPMVTovVncCkJ8aZgX5uGCeS3FdC29ApUZTHIHcHQuBkIwoquTnjq071rurSRGn0wVQUJD2qjjjMHoRsvYb/s1656/100_3947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKCLw0UnPEDXRxaPuLAbT8XBwJKiszW5W749B_vpilpckTpYDvYKGqNeO4SPMVTovVncCkJ8aZgX5uGCeS3FdC29ApUZTHIHcHQuBkIwoquTnjq071rurSRGn0wVQUJD2qjjjMHoRsvYb/w400-h300/100_3947.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of our favourite rides. It is interactive which makes it even more fun</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCnUgcUgWs8DvR0jB29xm0aAIPq6aKhy4-l7MbTEnBi7pz542s-qPm4bUDba3WLCYq3nlAS3cEWFW-QXjCUDd_FL1Jz4uh8f9CNB3kZduHDFoYpFHiIVbaGZuUMO9QQqUiXDTq9hcXFTf/s1656/100_3965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCnUgcUgWs8DvR0jB29xm0aAIPq6aKhy4-l7MbTEnBi7pz542s-qPm4bUDba3WLCYq3nlAS3cEWFW-QXjCUDd_FL1Jz4uh8f9CNB3kZduHDFoYpFHiIVbaGZuUMO9QQqUiXDTq9hcXFTf/w400-h300/100_3965.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Revenge of the Mummy was a decent ride as well</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLm_tEN44C6H0WrBGJ-CX8uJSKVxqnRIHuciL5gQwM160QBrpvb-zUlMjW5Bh-yVImwAMXcRWWJAJ7ZQlBGa5yo0WZSKUvCeXr2YrL22-SpFyIv6NiO3WwzS5h6BuvwlAH-9NAx7QUrs/s1656/100_3971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLm_tEN44C6H0WrBGJ-CX8uJSKVxqnRIHuciL5gQwM160QBrpvb-zUlMjW5Bh-yVImwAMXcRWWJAJ7ZQlBGa5yo0WZSKUvCeXr2YrL22-SpFyIv6NiO3WwzS5h6BuvwlAH-9NAx7QUrs/w400-h300/100_3971.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Twister attraction was a little disappointing. I wouldnt queue up for it again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91KOz6EgJ9-1_ify4zOGtGVoGt6S8p4o9uNSm0W1eYnVZmGkF_ZemDTgdbmJOYzCE-stXtWkQCEcSgvesUQ41CmD4RDYKhi8_IqPpmejlvsBfdTdKEFJX_wGcPYW2M4YzkMhNEJiQqRPw/s1656/100_3977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91KOz6EgJ9-1_ify4zOGtGVoGt6S8p4o9uNSm0W1eYnVZmGkF_ZemDTgdbmJOYzCE-stXtWkQCEcSgvesUQ41CmD4RDYKhi8_IqPpmejlvsBfdTdKEFJX_wGcPYW2M4YzkMhNEJiQqRPw/w400-h300/100_3977.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The Fear Factor experience was ok. It was somewhat similar to the TV show.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. 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No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXir3l_IIewdkCWBrRVaGamQZnFov5L6YbSxGHFqn7xECzJ-Bx0VueRanh_KIdP4MMiRHVDnDM-ygTouP5DizmalZd3wEYCmJFQx-2274NdIYIsy6RXOYHfIBgfoNQ5qEaWa2TRPAVehQ/s200/TT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXir3l_IIewdkCWBrRVaGamQZnFov5L6YbSxGHFqn7xECzJ-Bx0VueRanh_KIdP4MMiRHVDnDM-ygTouP5DizmalZd3wEYCmJFQx-2274NdIYIsy6RXOYHfIBgfoNQ5qEaWa2TRPAVehQ/s0/TT.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we visite</span><span style="color: red;">d the Safari Park an</span><span style="color: red;">d the State Fair of Virginia. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d west to the <b>Top of the Worl</b></span><span style="color: red;">d (Colora</span><span style="color: red;">do) We visite</span><span style="color: red;">d Colora</span><span style="color: red;">do in 2007</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r0lHbdRutsnhjnkDWU30XzlhHE_yFv1l4hgBZTH6z2wb0fUWLjQsxiVotQFrSBATOTiuQiVxkfICAmKWpRaZOcU-2a1qgh7M1eZdrHARjC_8JwHiSPIWJEqneTv8qa5SBsue7bpnOWgJ/s1656/100_3394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r0lHbdRutsnhjnkDWU30XzlhHE_yFv1l4hgBZTH6z2wb0fUWLjQsxiVotQFrSBATOTiuQiVxkfICAmKWpRaZOcU-2a1qgh7M1eZdrHARjC_8JwHiSPIWJEqneTv8qa5SBsue7bpnOWgJ/w400-h300/100_3394.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just outside Colorado Springs is the Gardens of the Gods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHyw_SJ9n0Qf8VB_eX0sYjV2JMyn-xWEZdXw1iC49cmvt2I9TQ71r19qH8mWhf1yuQdhDEb47r4g4rW7Gi2dChb9M-Lu_bol_vQ5ph47I0dyzU1s6-Py3Bu-cKMZuCi8YUEDcKr4WGwBZ/s1656/100_3516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHyw_SJ9n0Qf8VB_eX0sYjV2JMyn-xWEZdXw1iC49cmvt2I9TQ71r19qH8mWhf1yuQdhDEb47r4g4rW7Gi2dChb9M-Lu_bol_vQ5ph47I0dyzU1s6-Py3Bu-cKMZuCi8YUEDcKr4WGwBZ/w400-h300/100_3516.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 14410ft above sea level this is the highest elevation we have been (except in a plane of course)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOg1uN1ekhkiN8H3qDHOrkDwMqRsYrK_f102pMb_Ok2rBNBxXn4rV327Sx98FrVyHSezgyTqPqCxolQKtTdCTuJa0V4xe0dlM9c2Iqm58TWN6OJZmyLli51Lg5wrcTVLfNUv6oDPfgY5U/s1656/100_3595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOg1uN1ekhkiN8H3qDHOrkDwMqRsYrK_f102pMb_Ok2rBNBxXn4rV327Sx98FrVyHSezgyTqPqCxolQKtTdCTuJa0V4xe0dlM9c2Iqm58TWN6OJZmyLli51Lg5wrcTVLfNUv6oDPfgY5U/w300-h400/100_3595.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed 2 different rafting trips</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuPcfFNYSrC96BGO3gIZD26LQRWWKw25Fsazwy7yDAvpfxjNUtp7fyPH8sHm5jjssR_U3SlY61LaSa37wlfW6tCej5ts2yRCbW6n2zQ8FoG3tH3m5f5FmcVhOuofxubh4t7zbD0jlJGZc/s1656/100_3684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuPcfFNYSrC96BGO3gIZD26LQRWWKw25Fsazwy7yDAvpfxjNUtp7fyPH8sHm5jjssR_U3SlY61LaSa37wlfW6tCej5ts2yRCbW6n2zQ8FoG3tH3m5f5FmcVhOuofxubh4t7zbD0jlJGZc/w400-h300/100_3684.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also stopped to see the Stanley Hotel where Stephen King wrote most of "The Shining"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fbvrW-Drg4ahKiZ8f86otzHeMyR2Zb_5XYiz7xRrp60hmpuCA_TrXlaaiZyxfLSSVk4zGBMn8YoVzuq-GRswoWaFIfVab-fJwhFZqA_pCxKNdnalDUT2Y1-cpEotJOXBsEFgg2ydBfw5/s1656/100_3751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fbvrW-Drg4ahKiZ8f86otzHeMyR2Zb_5XYiz7xRrp60hmpuCA_TrXlaaiZyxfLSSVk4zGBMn8YoVzuq-GRswoWaFIfVab-fJwhFZqA_pCxKNdnalDUT2Y1-cpEotJOXBsEFgg2ydBfw5/w400-h300/100_3751.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And visited Rocky Mountain National Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. 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No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ldguPEFxXMruzBF9hInDu6UQThRRvsIT_dRNUv90dHqQm8FruHYpHhQxCx3CKg0chR1QmEUNbT_7E1MYrNbkdys1yI2B4pqt_mXy32_2GDGNsY7XigsjftvrW61BvHVRqx2uZoq-eMEV/s200/SS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ldguPEFxXMruzBF9hInDu6UQThRRvsIT_dRNUv90dHqQm8FruHYpHhQxCx3CKg0chR1QmEUNbT_7E1MYrNbkdys1yI2B4pqt_mXy32_2GDGNsY7XigsjftvrW61BvHVRqx2uZoq-eMEV/s0/SS.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time on the Rail Trail Bri</span><span style="color: red;">dge. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we visit the Safari Park in Natural Bri</span><span style="color: red;">dge VA an</span><span style="color: red;">d the State Fair of Virginia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsC_pD25xtmUXNPLBbuTA6mSEZW1loIMisFzYqInRbQXel9StVf94j6VBnupIC-6ASFuhgOoB1JClyiC4-yDR_o2SXzvFAIx2vdP5VyWRljkkqqAT6m-sSMIXAWm0QogbmCJ2rD0lyQYT/s2048/20200418_101424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsC_pD25xtmUXNPLBbuTA6mSEZW1loIMisFzYqInRbQXel9StVf94j6VBnupIC-6ASFuhgOoB1JClyiC4-yDR_o2SXzvFAIx2vdP5VyWRljkkqqAT6m-sSMIXAWm0QogbmCJ2rD0lyQYT/w400-h300/20200418_101424.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Safari Park you drive your own vehicle through the park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni_sf9yNkeeheBw_qoJGD6tM7KPXh-mVhJqD4opKk2di4VlfJvCFcmPDvCRTOn8mTbMDpDALizq2f8V0v5HZgckGHPwaQ-rvLVjG1DfTLwjvXril6Cb3Q1Fy-bGf0R-zP2STo8pGhCyIY/s2048/20200418_103548_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni_sf9yNkeeheBw_qoJGD6tM7KPXh-mVhJqD4opKk2di4VlfJvCFcmPDvCRTOn8mTbMDpDALizq2f8V0v5HZgckGHPwaQ-rvLVjG1DfTLwjvXril6Cb3Q1Fy-bGf0R-zP2STo8pGhCyIY/w300-h400/20200418_103548_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can also feed the animals</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfebC06wNgcuYNo45Pj-Kz9gujpVGKq3eNc4g9ARDCnPkav3UJqTXh8MAf46vuBJJZvKdGZ9sv6vMPyt3r3qjtv5KJjG7_am4rxfHVrME9hBK0yLYymfsLjvxvOWtjgDDvg3gvD7M_a7x/s2048/IMGP0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfebC06wNgcuYNo45Pj-Kz9gujpVGKq3eNc4g9ARDCnPkav3UJqTXh8MAf46vuBJJZvKdGZ9sv6vMPyt3r3qjtv5KJjG7_am4rxfHVrME9hBK0yLYymfsLjvxvOWtjgDDvg3gvD7M_a7x/w400-h266/IMGP0205.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The State fair is one of our favourite events of the year</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JlSdt_4vyI4kNe5_yNKY6wftH2UMsoNnNKcU7JUPYjB3OzsKTMluIQpEKmRqN7CjaA7viqDuL8DG3dW8zjUtE67LW9ryhHBt433YgAsJiWqeYhD9AdI3sVlcRtx8N3A-bimskVZJApj0/s2048/IMGP0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JlSdt_4vyI4kNe5_yNKY6wftH2UMsoNnNKcU7JUPYjB3OzsKTMluIQpEKmRqN7CjaA7viqDuL8DG3dW8zjUtE67LW9ryhHBt433YgAsJiWqeYhD9AdI3sVlcRtx8N3A-bimskVZJApj0/w400-h266/IMGP0010.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of animals to see</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MtaySwLp8VyG5v192vgENzHyMO2yuxqYkHlGIwoQIxTs1sKuD6y6w0MKrj1LwubnaPGVKLFqwREoT0gqACW_GQe0ihvRyijDt7PDLblabqZcwUlv-1iruulCi0x_zCEIRL__HDkmCyv0/s2048/IMGP0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MtaySwLp8VyG5v192vgENzHyMO2yuxqYkHlGIwoQIxTs1sKuD6y6w0MKrj1LwubnaPGVKLFqwREoT0gqACW_GQe0ihvRyijDt7PDLblabqZcwUlv-1iruulCi0x_zCEIRL__HDkmCyv0/w400-h266/IMGP0085.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge Pumpkins</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEFzbkS1f9UmAQUhg1uaYWqZgxR0INGTJZq_fVNqZmzEDMizVpcJ4iVSncrKhsEnwrFw-aWo0EGFBE5N0WHfzHktncR7sBsBvBpVPAbOz9S0QWHF-Myu3qOkLlcy5Qzqho-1nKg8UQ2qJ/s2048/IMGP0226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEFzbkS1f9UmAQUhg1uaYWqZgxR0INGTJZq_fVNqZmzEDMizVpcJ4iVSncrKhsEnwrFw-aWo0EGFBE5N0WHfzHktncR7sBsBvBpVPAbOz9S0QWHF-Myu3qOkLlcy5Qzqho-1nKg8UQ2qJ/w400-h266/IMGP0226.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the sideshow alley / Midway is a big draw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. 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No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnjw3NiKfQHYDT5cBUgxPcS2_M56fFCM21k27ZTQHs6gkiKizcd4ZAVrulEQ_fJN42KkTm0FFHwZwqXVBFTNYJg0EeS6cFfMDRT20p30Vyy1l4AzbkWHUYfM2zQ6Q4YgQZyYyhJG5il27/s200/RR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnjw3NiKfQHYDT5cBUgxPcS2_M56fFCM21k27ZTQHs6gkiKizcd4ZAVrulEQ_fJN42KkTm0FFHwZwqXVBFTNYJg0EeS6cFfMDRT20p30Vyy1l4AzbkWHUYfM2zQ6Q4YgQZyYyhJG5il27/s0/RR.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time in Cana</span><span style="color: red;">da. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d back to Central Virginia near Farmville to visit an ol</span><span style="color: red;">d railroa</span><span style="color: red;">d bri</span><span style="color: red;">dge that is now part of a trail that can be use</span><span style="color: red;">d by people, cyclists an</span><span style="color: red;">d equestrians.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUXN7T9DOKzROMbVuF9ma6xsq9RO9fRYKFBW-5POj6sTGWlPLU3ARJLa3-YWLUoQ6OdC-vkl0jRNCCWhR5hGjCZm53b4kdoaGrr7oKNfwLAQejGRXgjxTzi24ozFhIPtX7-bOGiBF8guY/s2048/20200502_122411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUXN7T9DOKzROMbVuF9ma6xsq9RO9fRYKFBW-5POj6sTGWlPLU3ARJLa3-YWLUoQ6OdC-vkl0jRNCCWhR5hGjCZm53b4kdoaGrr7oKNfwLAQejGRXgjxTzi24ozFhIPtX7-bOGiBF8guY/w400-h300/20200502_122411.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridge is nice and wide and has tall railings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0-R3hdiHCVH8kE2f_6sDBajZN9FuOJr44YJvHOndlaEdGgZ5pEdTvYlrH1TYEF4s2dMHtEbxqOnupzhxelVzPl4rxMWOhQVo-U1xiChWwM1FVzSoVRei5_U5JZgnmesgvuYeFtsVNVjc/s2048/20200502_122602_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0-R3hdiHCVH8kE2f_6sDBajZN9FuOJr44YJvHOndlaEdGgZ5pEdTvYlrH1TYEF4s2dMHtEbxqOnupzhxelVzPl4rxMWOhQVo-U1xiChWwM1FVzSoVRei5_U5JZgnmesgvuYeFtsVNVjc/w400-h300/20200502_122602_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a few of these overhangs where you can rest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh7BSNLPUC-Gk8fUUxAfQO5wMSXQBwrFd3SGPDQ_SOmxPl20DPKibAoH_pROlAs4qASeNx_odc1FmoOI9-6pBMJRGVRK-7m8z0wM-ktFDcM8Xxv7whg8jAtf5-Zp-UkCCeANYKM4Sl1IA/s2048/20200502_124319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh7BSNLPUC-Gk8fUUxAfQO5wMSXQBwrFd3SGPDQ_SOmxPl20DPKibAoH_pROlAs4qASeNx_odc1FmoOI9-6pBMJRGVRK-7m8z0wM-ktFDcM8Xxv7whg8jAtf5-Zp-UkCCeANYKM4Sl1IA/w400-h300/20200502_124319.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river and valley the bridge crosses over</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgtIT2Q8-1WxMMuZDzdrc_TBoFUFy21bfAGI19Zvp3K_Qf6J7ySnBvGR-jtVWBngfqbw3DqQAlI1bMLOs685Wog6PdEl_Fm6UFc7Jua3RvnBf4Z6Qy7ePfd4fhAqO8pANPkWBu-HsECxD/s4160/20200502_122619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgtIT2Q8-1WxMMuZDzdrc_TBoFUFy21bfAGI19Zvp3K_Qf6J7ySnBvGR-jtVWBngfqbw3DqQAlI1bMLOs685Wog6PdEl_Fm6UFc7Jua3RvnBf4Z6Qy7ePfd4fhAqO8pANPkWBu-HsECxD/w300-h400/20200502_122619.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is dog friendly. Copper enjoyed his outing. His favourite part was when people stopped to pet him</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFhB3wU0OPm02EVMq2_EvJBUE26H4JGfCCqWOseSLxLZTVSPSnJzLPhBjwtAmQxZ0oAblzqk8Cqox1xa8Lf64F-k6lyb4gNqD__pVsIQij18kxUXW7smZvOMyIqCxFwsR49AHEEYBl1G7/s2048/20200502_121955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFhB3wU0OPm02EVMq2_EvJBUE26H4JGfCCqWOseSLxLZTVSPSnJzLPhBjwtAmQxZ0oAblzqk8Cqox1xa8Lf64F-k6lyb4gNqD__pVsIQij18kxUXW7smZvOMyIqCxFwsR49AHEEYBl1G7/s320/20200502_121955.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandit liked it too and is enjoying a well earned rest. Its a long way when you have short legs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-27780855983906447852021-04-20T17:30:00.001-07:002021-04-21T10:29:02.469-07:00Q - Q is for Quebec's neighbour New Brunswick<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-AY0wlPpmvpyN7UlEikFRPr8DZolvfuVnT5Ka3r8fhopHHxgv6SIGD9vYKcB1zzjyftFzr1_HeHz_0BEqA4H33yqH3QPlmIh9JQZ8nMyVF1dQVxNrEO7yeuQklvnPGl5O0a7krgYVoLT/s200/QQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-AY0wlPpmvpyN7UlEikFRPr8DZolvfuVnT5Ka3r8fhopHHxgv6SIGD9vYKcB1zzjyftFzr1_HeHz_0BEqA4H33yqH3QPlmIh9JQZ8nMyVF1dQVxNrEO7yeuQklvnPGl5O0a7krgYVoLT/s0/QQ.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at Peggy's Cove. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d one province over an</span><span style="color: red;">d see Quebec's neighbour New Brunswick (yeah i got a little sneaky with Q) We visite</span><span style="color: red;">d St John an</span><span style="color: red;">d surroun</span><span style="color: red;">ding area</span><span style="color: red;"> in 2010</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmNdAUZ_u2VpY2M0fCgx1_4Ig4Zy8nhnw9s3SBa0Dyf_D0nHlkkL9zZbp2DRGzCgVXgfp2pXmui__CEksFPc1EqBYy_oPQLF9HGFfAQZg9l3FkoP4UGGMyCkekfK__w0Ilx7lQhDxBQX8/s2048/IMGP0172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmNdAUZ_u2VpY2M0fCgx1_4Ig4Zy8nhnw9s3SBa0Dyf_D0nHlkkL9zZbp2DRGzCgVXgfp2pXmui__CEksFPc1EqBYy_oPQLF9HGFfAQZg9l3FkoP4UGGMyCkekfK__w0Ilx7lQhDxBQX8/w400-h266/IMGP0172.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the markets in Saint John</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-A0GrASSvK26uX8YU4jiKuXo0ptz5It4SDpvQLUL_9oUsxxDHJXP5yiI_3qWGVxyZmhpeKosiuoQr9lrI5zDZRPI88dckJVAvuk85fDjH3sdGZNrP7U7K2zH7BBtfHtbB7JXNTkK0qvCE/s2048/IMGP0214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-A0GrASSvK26uX8YU4jiKuXo0ptz5It4SDpvQLUL_9oUsxxDHJXP5yiI_3qWGVxyZmhpeKosiuoQr9lrI5zDZRPI88dckJVAvuk85fDjH3sdGZNrP7U7K2zH7BBtfHtbB7JXNTkK0qvCE/w400-h266/IMGP0214.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reversing rapids. When the tide comes in the water goes up the rapids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9Lh7NYrlt7eqc28VvmXIYr_5ho6G33BoC-NpedTG7O8pBFzIN3y0kuYMr2jYohEguyPkf-nKsnzhwN3p39L7B30OJhtla1WhXCHxbDlyD2tbXcc3wmsWqiLx-hqhz2VHByMokrTfDLs2/s2048/IMGP0279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9Lh7NYrlt7eqc28VvmXIYr_5ho6G33BoC-NpedTG7O8pBFzIN3y0kuYMr2jYohEguyPkf-nKsnzhwN3p39L7B30OJhtla1WhXCHxbDlyD2tbXcc3wmsWqiLx-hqhz2VHByMokrTfDLs2/w400-h266/IMGP0279.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boats during low tide at St Martins. The change between low and high tide is several metres</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6uCOaW3E4wEjOw1UDdz92gosTQ3vD-2z8lTJUaTP-Gh3pDEAi8rO5y4hTvFcKd0CNALRTdRapd8hiCSiR34ZvdunVNv6O5UO8faLLSTQozpo_0AcP83RmhHKk9olTR4vbxXYMMFptouM/s2048/IMGP0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6uCOaW3E4wEjOw1UDdz92gosTQ3vD-2z8lTJUaTP-Gh3pDEAi8rO5y4hTvFcKd0CNALRTdRapd8hiCSiR34ZvdunVNv6O5UO8faLLSTQozpo_0AcP83RmhHKk9olTR4vbxXYMMFptouM/w400-h266/IMGP0308.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sea cave. This is fully submerged at high tide. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-49991280553055168722021-04-20T04:54:00.006-07:002021-04-20T04:55:42.225-07:00P - P is for Peggy's Cove<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMYFk1HgQ5MQpw6Pze-z4zObEE_bZusItUXiU0Dw6dnnrKv4Yyz7FSAka-4TlYx14OaHYqu7Kx-K0RSQ6-XxywgfpjOKXXSyQMeSZRRy0djHONM6R8YyuZ_ULPkyP2ZqbkXHhC8hpTc14/s200/PP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMYFk1HgQ5MQpw6Pze-z4zObEE_bZusItUXiU0Dw6dnnrKv4Yyz7FSAka-4TlYx14OaHYqu7Kx-K0RSQ6-XxywgfpjOKXXSyQMeSZRRy0djHONM6R8YyuZ_ULPkyP2ZqbkXHhC8hpTc14/s0/PP.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">On Satur</span><span style="color: red;">day</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"> we spent some time in Ontario. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia. We visite</span><span style="color: red;">d here in 2010.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RuV6TfXVKEenSHVuqxIC3Uw-sEZiZRHykbOtgXOFEmBo0JGmrSINbGhzzGAZGPjFEKrdCp63jBQ5a6LQffrpxHmWez8HdXECclcc7dTHt2DRiBYyT-VHaGkxP7i64qw8LjKNGGZlutav/s2048/IMGP0087.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RuV6TfXVKEenSHVuqxIC3Uw-sEZiZRHykbOtgXOFEmBo0JGmrSINbGhzzGAZGPjFEKrdCp63jBQ5a6LQffrpxHmWez8HdXECclcc7dTHt2DRiBYyT-VHaGkxP7i64qw8LjKNGGZlutav/w400-h266/IMGP0087.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is part of a large carving into granite. It was completed by one man and took years</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Odds2WZyjoVftwSAwRrmiRlITxyMTFfepT8JD3wJEB4X0m6psG7EEiqKR77GY1lFFZT9p5vQcZ5fS0WHnuPDoRjtg64Sa6sYH4f1jqa0_fFZFSGH53gylOYNu8z16FvdXDGCgc9oB0O/s2048/IMGP0100.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64Odds2WZyjoVftwSAwRrmiRlITxyMTFfepT8JD3wJEB4X0m6psG7EEiqKR77GY1lFFZT9p5vQcZ5fS0WHnuPDoRjtg64Sa6sYH4f1jqa0_fFZFSGH53gylOYNu8z16FvdXDGCgc9oB0O/w400-h266/IMGP0100.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lobster traps. Lobsters are a big industry in this area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZinxfwF0m2jZN2SxIR8sVgBa7qRoLXvVayg4sximXtNtoWRFEzjNuW0kZYYlOwkPgA9poYFbKnJ3a4uOA4gjj977QdVpiYeWFBusmjeREac1sBa2a3GozfYvmE8qXZS8n3D_CWq9Jdmg/s2048/IMGP0095.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZinxfwF0m2jZN2SxIR8sVgBa7qRoLXvVayg4sximXtNtoWRFEzjNuW0kZYYlOwkPgA9poYFbKnJ3a4uOA4gjj977QdVpiYeWFBusmjeREac1sBa2a3GozfYvmE8qXZS8n3D_CWq9Jdmg/w400-h266/IMGP0095.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many fishing/lobster vessels</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_BurrwN1S-tjhTO8hg2aqn4feh7SE64ejaY8cmj_QMldumI988jQOKiuTF9c8XFFZIbzyYtYOjUWaOTMPOOeb9LxeinVGEgdv8NHpbc8DlIcB7qktzxXOGv6VNZqwTyseWihSsDHwyPP/s2048/IMGP0107.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_BurrwN1S-tjhTO8hg2aqn4feh7SE64ejaY8cmj_QMldumI988jQOKiuTF9c8XFFZIbzyYtYOjUWaOTMPOOeb9LxeinVGEgdv8NHpbc8DlIcB7qktzxXOGv6VNZqwTyseWihSsDHwyPP/w400-h266/IMGP0107.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite photos of this area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu98_f4jv7tcx0ar2gI725JIYiBNQ2JOO7Isevij6AAMoI1akHxBXKnwlJFxItMtA-pqRTqnkzMarbweZCS63ul5HAFGuEELg55E9OTa9kDO3RjsDDF26ZbHCK_JBngDDmrfiJAQF8hyl/s2048/IMGP0119.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBu98_f4jv7tcx0ar2gI725JIYiBNQ2JOO7Isevij6AAMoI1akHxBXKnwlJFxItMtA-pqRTqnkzMarbweZCS63ul5HAFGuEELg55E9OTa9kDO3RjsDDF26ZbHCK_JBngDDmrfiJAQF8hyl/w400-h266/IMGP0119.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lighthouse and huge granite boulders surrounding it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s81/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0bt2YBbIDfEhgTvwXUq2S9_Y0LjNYzuvbiBWYPvqv6p9CWrNWtIXrUsMEQHM3_N8RyIDWgaC2evMa0aJtpevad7psHIWmEElkLyMDo3sqqAUaE-KfduJlhd5D5htOqxmLLMNiqNCLRtb/s0/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-4390570809298040402021-04-17T10:23:00.000-07:002021-04-17T10:23:20.734-07:00O - O is for Ontario<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzw7zwl9FfCXIfgPTNzF4sFVd1mpSe-ukyu8ar3LZZJqO4XJ3ttTkauDSApU5SaJNEIfclpP2BrUU1aRKCW2nFHZz4DM5JGf7Bo5bdSeBerx2v6w3dMHwqOx4tZ9gV6pJ4MZ4gH1Q-Mot/s200/OO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzw7zwl9FfCXIfgPTNzF4sFVd1mpSe-ukyu8ar3LZZJqO4XJ3ttTkauDSApU5SaJNEIfclpP2BrUU1aRKCW2nFHZz4DM5JGf7Bo5bdSeBerx2v6w3dMHwqOx4tZ9gV6pJ4MZ4gH1Q-Mot/s0/OO.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at Natural Bri</span><span style="color: red;">dge in Virginia. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d north to Ontario. We spent about 36 hour there in the summer of 2018 but boy </span><span style="color: red;">di</span><span style="color: red;">d we squeeze a lot in. Warning - this is a heavy photo post. I coul</span><span style="color: red;">dnt cut it </span><span style="color: red;">down any further</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLzW4PLq-YBB3P68ZZ_zLZB4zygq9NqEq24KjjkkkXkN_tkcsKJowtu2ic0rjgKHDmcpiCA0X_h8toiJLfDrZ-nrTcHyONERVpijXtqCJ0CW13UytHPKWLEiU-YeP4jYZ2tF4vWgF-nFD/s2048/IMG_20180723_104918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLzW4PLq-YBB3P68ZZ_zLZB4zygq9NqEq24KjjkkkXkN_tkcsKJowtu2ic0rjgKHDmcpiCA0X_h8toiJLfDrZ-nrTcHyONERVpijXtqCJ0CW13UytHPKWLEiU-YeP4jYZ2tF4vWgF-nFD/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_104918.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first stop was Niagara Falls. Its well worth seeing them from the Canadian side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTFpPRsdVRD2ycXSo1SfJRJGGA8iSherZtey3vPm7fmf_CSjIfetTgGpokwgUHtF94OhzHlDFHRCO2lTEzYV_t1r59IX1B_9sFbJ9TGtB9K6dZ5z_5XbVR0a4CFFd-1rUGYhaRtllNEy2/s2048/IMG_20180723_100324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTFpPRsdVRD2ycXSo1SfJRJGGA8iSherZtey3vPm7fmf_CSjIfetTgGpokwgUHtF94OhzHlDFHRCO2lTEzYV_t1r59IX1B_9sFbJ9TGtB9K6dZ5z_5XbVR0a4CFFd-1rUGYhaRtllNEy2/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_100324.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can take a 30 minute boat ride up to the falls. I recommend getting there early to avoid long queues.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnSXWP26CV5vBczIUxa7sc_pwwKP_dIp6E7zKGfunOmAsmq1I5Q_SVgKohB3R8RNxqR5EcF2OgmKAal18r2Jck0ub6rPhS6vNRrN92jp86O4kkg6TePntNNpnR2lay0g9k0q4BVzCJhMu/s2048/IMG_20180722_212909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnSXWP26CV5vBczIUxa7sc_pwwKP_dIp6E7zKGfunOmAsmq1I5Q_SVgKohB3R8RNxqR5EcF2OgmKAal18r2Jck0ub6rPhS6vNRrN92jp86O4kkg6TePntNNpnR2lay0g9k0q4BVzCJhMu/w400-h300/IMG_20180722_212909.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the summer they have light shows and fireworks. Its fun to see the falls in a rainbow of colours. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjklvsy3z1pJSirGUDSEOBgnD9kCm5Mase0EB-wJIkmhaBBV7Ap_cVXmOcpzdGqN98-FvF0orD1E09mEcxjKGd8nmdeimqRcZzP_JL829ntXR7b-P_sMjlORe9BC4hBGhRvM-L6-BI_dB/s2048/IMG_20180723_105928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjklvsy3z1pJSirGUDSEOBgnD9kCm5Mase0EB-wJIkmhaBBV7Ap_cVXmOcpzdGqN98-FvF0orD1E09mEcxjKGd8nmdeimqRcZzP_JL829ntXR7b-P_sMjlORe9BC4hBGhRvM-L6-BI_dB/w300-h400/IMG_20180723_105928.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get to the falls from the hotels you can either climb a steep hill or ride this train. We chose the train as it looked fun and was easier than climbing a big hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhRJwvCJgr7ps-btrch_sImeI80VyFcp36YwJEK2QcuzRurTH_TxsyqmHYpQ7SntrUK7NokC2Yc2IFgywWEQhYCEbo37Yt0-ixWJKmN33hXIU8KDqvTGa4Ve4h3Cyq3727Jal845pUEkN/s2048/IMG_20180723_124553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhRJwvCJgr7ps-btrch_sImeI80VyFcp36YwJEK2QcuzRurTH_TxsyqmHYpQ7SntrUK7NokC2Yc2IFgywWEQhYCEbo37Yt0-ixWJKmN33hXIU8KDqvTGa4Ve4h3Cyq3727Jal845pUEkN/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_124553.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 30 minutes from Niagara Falls is the town of Niagara By the Lake. It has a bunch of different shops and eateries. But the main reason we came was for......</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM34pG30__KUZilsVkaYnpm9E5R5Itcrz12JIPmEkhXsevkPHnbX8gYzj4JZ7RzS7NGR0kaDGvhP1uEIXl0ly8FHuC7Mihyphenhypheno7CVummvYApTbxx98G93LtU5hQQ5ieXMftoVoBPfl7xkwvl/s2048/IMG_20180723_124702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM34pG30__KUZilsVkaYnpm9E5R5Itcrz12JIPmEkhXsevkPHnbX8gYzj4JZ7RzS7NGR0kaDGvhP1uEIXl0ly8FHuC7Mihyphenhypheno7CVummvYApTbxx98G93LtU5hQQ5ieXMftoVoBPfl7xkwvl/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_124702.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">COWS! Our favourite icecream shop. We learned they had a location here so we had to stop in.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AyB63GaZeq6t3h9pKFhrtKP-Ulcu6w6HV_I7BTKWa-FKneVmXSk50hm5m5sLrr48t_Ilk-XBBsv1dpLkqDuMYn8lWZIodaZeiKkNtGhFlfVOw_uPCSdM8h0QZAoxjlJVm9QClWbswLNa/s2048/IMG_20180723_132254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AyB63GaZeq6t3h9pKFhrtKP-Ulcu6w6HV_I7BTKWa-FKneVmXSk50hm5m5sLrr48t_Ilk-XBBsv1dpLkqDuMYn8lWZIodaZeiKkNtGhFlfVOw_uPCSdM8h0QZAoxjlJVm9QClWbswLNa/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_132254.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the mouth of the Niagara River. In the background is Lake Ontario. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPgbJVgkuI2BxVLhHvbGmERMRHu6zAUjJICzvEN-Y-EtHnEZ4dyuTTrPkN4uEkYXOmfE9styA7i__qulzYsJS5hyphenhyphenpg48SzelXsv7UBdqu-kpilgAZDa7jFqaLLgAxRjwH9Qs7b_0cY-d2/s2048/IMG_20180723_171604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPgbJVgkuI2BxVLhHvbGmERMRHu6zAUjJICzvEN-Y-EtHnEZ4dyuTTrPkN4uEkYXOmfE9styA7i__qulzYsJS5hyphenhyphenpg48SzelXsv7UBdqu-kpilgAZDa7jFqaLLgAxRjwH9Qs7b_0cY-d2/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_171604.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We then traveled to Toronto. This is downtown Toronto somewhere near Union Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIRT9KOCaMut9yv4ZaKENvQRX3Djqoh62OmTopDz2du_0LvfuQ350mmn__FG6zN2RAvFMUfFPp4HZCahYjSA7rRmzUXIxyjaH9zxqfxwkgxKNV9ZXSe5HYBdm6g5J8oJkSVEeaEhi2WZj/s2048/IMG_20180723_172532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIRT9KOCaMut9yv4ZaKENvQRX3Djqoh62OmTopDz2du_0LvfuQ350mmn__FG6zN2RAvFMUfFPp4HZCahYjSA7rRmzUXIxyjaH9zxqfxwkgxKNV9ZXSe5HYBdm6g5J8oJkSVEeaEhi2WZj/w300-h400/IMG_20180723_172532.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CN Tower. We didnt have time to go up and take a view from the top. Maybe next time</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNPgQKuCyXT4AbJXm_24_AWDpZqk4PiOiKi5PjkOWhXbVgIXCsAz3SmlOzlC39nTw81gj1BL-Gbafqj_zjsKyzVdjG0uooAGA5PXo_bjllH2aG4Bqa3PKsX824lWXDOdlN0XLZnOkHL-k/s2048/IMG_20180723_172529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNPgQKuCyXT4AbJXm_24_AWDpZqk4PiOiKi5PjkOWhXbVgIXCsAz3SmlOzlC39nTw81gj1BL-Gbafqj_zjsKyzVdjG0uooAGA5PXo_bjllH2aG4Bqa3PKsX824lWXDOdlN0XLZnOkHL-k/w400-h300/IMG_20180723_172529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rogers Centre -The home to the Toronto Blue Jay MLB baseball team</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp3lo2dWlWfIZHgFTnbwnL_KCNcLIsOq_uKS8Jlmm4khdPPsjRp_wrb_eQGOnQNqzHGXrJ-pU-xC7IT7FdyRAQLd50_JgZnGGGN51DVRq1CJJ1Y2K7NqraJ9WiCLeD16h1tiE036aHu-C/s2048/IMGP0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp3lo2dWlWfIZHgFTnbwnL_KCNcLIsOq_uKS8Jlmm4khdPPsjRp_wrb_eQGOnQNqzHGXrJ-pU-xC7IT7FdyRAQLd50_JgZnGGGN51DVRq1CJJ1Y2K7NqraJ9WiCLeD16h1tiE036aHu-C/w400-h266/IMGP0031.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We watched the Blue Jays play the Minnesota Twins. Sadly the Blue Jays lost</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP5s3X_sQJL7WazebuNi4BHHse_bK-uUxmbYy-2cAR-hqf4jp3vhFZp8xiXu7v4WN7iD0nwj2B3VWmE9POSkFmb06OXgkPxrTyr0QsZxhyphenhyphenF7e7jBYVsDgq6YVrBf7LKZlbqGvtfwSfASv/s2048/IMG_20180724_093532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP5s3X_sQJL7WazebuNi4BHHse_bK-uUxmbYy-2cAR-hqf4jp3vhFZp8xiXu7v4WN7iD0nwj2B3VWmE9POSkFmb06OXgkPxrTyr0QsZxhyphenhyphenF7e7jBYVsDgq6YVrBf7LKZlbqGvtfwSfASv/w400-h300/IMG_20180724_093532.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Horton's are everywhere in Canada.We loved their coffee and bakery items. We probably stopped at Timmy's at least 4 times in the time we were in Ontario</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-481101663535248332021-04-16T00:30:00.047-07:002021-04-16T00:30:00.223-07:00N - N Is for Natural Bridge<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFz0fkN3yzn3iMAVYx-d23pV6m3W7AT_LvrOZs97Hdi3d2EjRv4hUutypMn8_vqvXaQP9Gs478AA1tV1I55Z3cK6z-BAxiFJpRP5YTxxygw9O4aST13AzaxMzGT0CLlVmAd8bQlf05_y_k/s200/NN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFz0fkN3yzn3iMAVYx-d23pV6m3W7AT_LvrOZs97Hdi3d2EjRv4hUutypMn8_vqvXaQP9Gs478AA1tV1I55Z3cK6z-BAxiFJpRP5YTxxygw9O4aST13AzaxMzGT0CLlVmAd8bQlf05_y_k/s0/NN.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at Monticello. We travel about an hour to get to <b>Natural Bri</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>dge State Park. </b>We have been a few times but most recently in the spring of 2020.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnUlh94Cr47ZDRb0AoQBnjty9WEVGerdfi6IqhCIDQk0yP_ipukaa4O6POB10aqQ8UZPmxg4m-mADaW05mpIGkETM8TURrpCrbgrMh3FygZvDFgtcuvRAVsQYqUbVPNj5BaxaRon2jI-G/s2048/20200523_125227_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnUlh94Cr47ZDRb0AoQBnjty9WEVGerdfi6IqhCIDQk0yP_ipukaa4O6POB10aqQ8UZPmxg4m-mADaW05mpIGkETM8TURrpCrbgrMh3FygZvDFgtcuvRAVsQYqUbVPNj5BaxaRon2jI-G/w400-h300/20200523_125227_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Natural Bridge. It looks narrow but there is a 2 lane highway on top of the bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpmeluGaIhasUrSlLpNsB-4W_0Im3WEOSgOJlA_sbpVbkR6ge5Q8YY_V6oOyn1oaG8upEFN4Y4TGbrz4oaatW1kSclg3vrB-s3SPEGK0SCI5q32uqKD1avUNPoZ1mmtNZOt4BSPYbordz/s2048/20200523_121509_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpmeluGaIhasUrSlLpNsB-4W_0Im3WEOSgOJlA_sbpVbkR6ge5Q8YY_V6oOyn1oaG8upEFN4Y4TGbrz4oaatW1kSclg3vrB-s3SPEGK0SCI5q32uqKD1avUNPoZ1mmtNZOt4BSPYbordz/w400-h300/20200523_121509_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a trail that follows the river for about a mile</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGrFJBijGG_VSfeHiOr8Nqpn6qnimXKCsaYGXcxwrIrwA-Q3AG4YhLIY09lN6CPJDxkh9_QglBCMgD5MA9-GcBcCZYqwr6NBIxUTokBNGMGoNd4me0QpRKOZmiBRNnQVeWNvHJuG3IuM1/s2048/20200523_120832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGrFJBijGG_VSfeHiOr8Nqpn6qnimXKCsaYGXcxwrIrwA-Q3AG4YhLIY09lN6CPJDxkh9_QglBCMgD5MA9-GcBcCZYqwr6NBIxUTokBNGMGoNd4me0QpRKOZmiBRNnQVeWNvHJuG3IuM1/w400-h300/20200523_120832.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the waterfall at the end of the trail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xwSIrBgsd77llCI3IIfoaFHseLLaoEYVrqAzzLG-ZLwiLl9vRwdybiCzKQN7-22hGnD9INXznQGtMbhPsVcgsCz6UBvaawa8bssa3EcQTdHZQNBIOnfjI-UqapzlJ2IECUKEG340KcQZ/s2048/20200523_124530_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xwSIrBgsd77llCI3IIfoaFHseLLaoEYVrqAzzLG-ZLwiLl9vRwdybiCzKQN7-22hGnD9INXznQGtMbhPsVcgsCz6UBvaawa8bssa3EcQTdHZQNBIOnfjI-UqapzlJ2IECUKEG340KcQZ/w300-h400/20200523_124530_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up from underneath the bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTCtQpwMCnMZGkTRI3nXRxjVZN5sKmy8DzzEfvGm6AgqKYRijqgaE_hZ0jAVb__vBFH2CyAKztXfY9tLZGjz3tahUmyob_sUOAn3dOjQ8Df-mZUT4xLIZrtm1G50NR3zVJRHjlDAx9sMS/s2048/20200523_124513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTCtQpwMCnMZGkTRI3nXRxjVZN5sKmy8DzzEfvGm6AgqKYRijqgaE_hZ0jAVb__vBFH2CyAKztXfY9tLZGjz3tahUmyob_sUOAn3dOjQ8Df-mZUT4xLIZrtm1G50NR3zVJRHjlDAx9sMS/w400-h300/20200523_124513.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since this is a state park dogs were allowed. Our two enjoyed the day out and all of the pets given by passing people.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/natural-bridge" target="_blank">www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/natural-bridge</a> </b></span></div><div><b style="color: red;">Cost: $9 Ages 13+ $6 Chil</b><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">d<b> age 3-12</b> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-91301233539425353172021-04-14T23:30:00.027-07:002021-04-14T23:30:00.233-07:00M - M is for Monticello<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKgTKd191sPzdjSp3rFhSkbRtx75af-0OjC8mvbPcb0gPoKA2BVXfJyxmB4NqoegRzAQ-hrDgQhW7WDjwvgyRByWjE891_U3P4_KVepwjHtfjuQiFUC7PyNKrjMn61WERq6GF99pUtlgo/s200/MM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKgTKd191sPzdjSp3rFhSkbRtx75af-0OjC8mvbPcb0gPoKA2BVXfJyxmB4NqoegRzAQ-hrDgQhW7WDjwvgyRByWjE891_U3P4_KVepwjHtfjuQiFUC7PyNKrjMn61WERq6GF99pUtlgo/s0/MM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time in the Lancaster area. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to the mountains of Virginia to visit <b>Monticello. </b> We have been here a few times but most recently in the fall of 2019</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9_3UIUNSTA4XLF9Sj707MTiQ3drw3A8AGIO-UHRjYvDj4lrUKDumkf4xPEeWjXcqarLEoaE7HR7vGJ9d3nFfLqxagOqNSDnMH85GZpFkIkMlXNxwp8SeANzpBxWsCRUaZpeKBpp5WzQ-/s2048/IMG_20191109_151050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9_3UIUNSTA4XLF9Sj707MTiQ3drw3A8AGIO-UHRjYvDj4lrUKDumkf4xPEeWjXcqarLEoaE7HR7vGJ9d3nFfLqxagOqNSDnMH85GZpFkIkMlXNxwp8SeANzpBxWsCRUaZpeKBpp5WzQ-/w400-h300/IMG_20191109_151050.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house had quite few nifty features that were high tech in those days. Sadly photography is not permitted inside the house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB27p4BUJStj7imC4tZxuAJ4K5KISBXILsdScfvn2oYJsVbylQ5gP4mufod4YBEuLh_7lzXQb5rQj5EdIRGqqohb1PymENfCM7OHTwYmqMr8X3Q8QKnjlUvNWLbeDIgGuJndj_Rk0DYbvr/s2048/IMG_20191109_151320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB27p4BUJStj7imC4tZxuAJ4K5KISBXILsdScfvn2oYJsVbylQ5gP4mufod4YBEuLh_7lzXQb5rQj5EdIRGqqohb1PymENfCM7OHTwYmqMr8X3Q8QKnjlUvNWLbeDIgGuJndj_Rk0DYbvr/w400-h300/IMG_20191109_151320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house looks just like the engraving on the 5c piece/nickel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://visit.monticello.org" target="_blank">https://visit.monticello.org</a> Monticello Website</b></span></div><div><b style="color: red;">Cost: Adults $31 Children $10</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-66251050508708662312021-04-13T23:00:00.062-07:002021-04-13T23:00:00.249-07:00L - L is for Lancaster<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSXTCzCfjEBuPrRRmiqVmvgSbcM3q9ccJ7rIuzzUrg1AAsO3-I6aXphEbgYwRlXnKE1lCIclshCLn0p6asWQbflyrWEFnUi313zYA7MGv7unMQVExIyoi1-JC_UWqGFDKpKHp3Sm5Oycn/s200/LL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSXTCzCfjEBuPrRRmiqVmvgSbcM3q9ccJ7rIuzzUrg1AAsO3-I6aXphEbgYwRlXnKE1lCIclshCLn0p6asWQbflyrWEFnUi313zYA7MGv7unMQVExIyoi1-JC_UWqGFDKpKHp3Sm5Oycn/s0/LL.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at the ball park. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to Lancaster PA. We visite</span><span style="color: red;">d Lancaster in July 2018 as it was somewhere my </span><span style="color: red;">da</span><span style="color: red;">d an</span><span style="color: red;">d step mum wante</span><span style="color: red;">d to see while they were visiting America.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5IuWj3XpPwbiYbumYATTjDsrp29_X7HxJgv0-xaEAJeBioReDkEUWvgAJv_09RhUEo3WVKbnsOdvc7oh6lKNA_k61Hyz-ptoPafz02sZJrjIXrDpAjQdEQddBOfzdCvAa4lpEeVGoIH3/s2048/IMG_20180726_135011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5IuWj3XpPwbiYbumYATTjDsrp29_X7HxJgv0-xaEAJeBioReDkEUWvgAJv_09RhUEo3WVKbnsOdvc7oh6lKNA_k61Hyz-ptoPafz02sZJrjIXrDpAjQdEQddBOfzdCvAa4lpEeVGoIH3/w400-h300/IMG_20180726_135011.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our first stops was the Turkey Hill Experience. It was mostly geared towards kids but the make your own icecream was a lot of fun</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC07ihku5wRO4CmBDGWy3j0HMZP0SjQCJgA4Fpb2x1ouK7tyzN_c4fAO7O61QP3TPRTEGjiHkUwrChQ6AKhziyDwh1Z7ke8RY6M6Sc4buwedt-HGNvLoTeTV2F5bPc-IIbQCk8cxbb_3fC/s2048/IMG_20180726_121752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC07ihku5wRO4CmBDGWy3j0HMZP0SjQCJgA4Fpb2x1ouK7tyzN_c4fAO7O61QP3TPRTEGjiHkUwrChQ6AKhziyDwh1Z7ke8RY6M6Sc4buwedt-HGNvLoTeTV2F5bPc-IIbQCk8cxbb_3fC/w400-h300/IMG_20180726_121752.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited the Amish Experience which featured a tour through a typical Amish house and other attractions. This is the school house. Amanda being a teacher posed for a photo in the teacher's chair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWbb_3DcnscQW7XrxU3dERp3UUcYmCQ-Dwo_A3sqKJP1yc6PZT-cCb7N9xTsKRFDqID_6UlljOvmhtvXI4b6OMk4WKWAKHIp3DjTMrFgt67iwekYHpT6Ck154d3G-c10ODUTBhb5Rg1TC/s2048/IMG_20180726_114338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWbb_3DcnscQW7XrxU3dERp3UUcYmCQ-Dwo_A3sqKJP1yc6PZT-cCb7N9xTsKRFDqID_6UlljOvmhtvXI4b6OMk4WKWAKHIp3DjTMrFgt67iwekYHpT6Ck154d3G-c10ODUTBhb5Rg1TC/w400-h300/IMG_20180726_114338.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a lot of information to take in at the Amish Experience and i came out of it learning quite a bit about their culture and customs. This is an example of one of their workshops.</td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW6sQn89lek_yUD8xsnSIBvdRhH9tNhMfonp6A0Ntm5MSfWN1vTrNMKMxMJMu7NCRhs76RHjjCXCwr9uYHX6ghztPsQJt9NpYn1jDWEb3yNcOQp_JhCBNWlnvKSvtWmIj1HSH3sIXKE9v/s2048/IMG_20180725_160228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW6sQn89lek_yUD8xsnSIBvdRhH9tNhMfonp6A0Ntm5MSfWN1vTrNMKMxMJMu7NCRhs76RHjjCXCwr9uYHX6ghztPsQJt9NpYn1jDWEb3yNcOQp_JhCBNWlnvKSvtWmIj1HSH3sIXKE9v/w400-h300/IMG_20180725_160228.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also took a ride on a steam train through the countryside on the Strasburg Railroad. My dad loves steam trains and rides them at every opportunity.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1nCp8xqGKvRZQxX1Rd3V1XP3seUBhocvEmwsV__k41cRFZCzFvSYIWav4rbSEqh7_RSmqMy4fPPOsufOykeXmZCD3MBGVC-nnSl1RhllOQq0t_xcid0JGG6hA3T-wNl-oPxDt9q9u4RP/s2048/IMG_20180725_163851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1nCp8xqGKvRZQxX1Rd3V1XP3seUBhocvEmwsV__k41cRFZCzFvSYIWav4rbSEqh7_RSmqMy4fPPOsufOykeXmZCD3MBGVC-nnSl1RhllOQq0t_xcid0JGG6hA3T-wNl-oPxDt9q9u4RP/w400-h300/IMG_20180725_163851.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the back of the train.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWjqdpkL3lIhrH0Y-VT56219Ln0YbLyLU9rQQdOCHTqytXC2EoQtENuXVIhHoG5r0Il8khaBuxuSjWDbw181TetdJ-uUExbAz0e-2POeZi6oey4opPq_A0xV3lWXweseML7DtQoeDks6G/s2048/IMG_20180725_125154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWjqdpkL3lIhrH0Y-VT56219Ln0YbLyLU9rQQdOCHTqytXC2EoQtENuXVIhHoG5r0Il8khaBuxuSjWDbw181TetdJ-uUExbAz0e-2POeZi6oey4opPq_A0xV3lWXweseML7DtQoeDks6G/w400-h300/IMG_20180725_125154.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a ton of fabric stores in the Lancaster are too. It was hard not to walk away with arm fulls of fabric. I was good and only bought a couple of pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></div></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.turkeyhillexperience.com/" target="_blank">www.turkeyhillexperience.com/</a> Turkey Hill Experience</b></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://amishexperience.com/amish-house-school/" target="_blank">amishexperience.com/amish-house-school/</a> The Amish Experience</b></span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/" target="_blank">www.strasburgrailroad.com/</a> Strasburg Railroad</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-73876542893542192192021-04-13T01:00:00.073-07:002021-04-13T01:00:00.267-07:00K - K is for K's at the Ball Park<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DUp0xI-dK3x7XbxToX_Yi7sKA9OlYHaaaZnieyzc3bmQlsJICSX8UucSIA8jdhdstjUvHsppQKk4Wht7FwT_sWlxz-iS12okt9op6O3qxA_iX0n9rMqrSzNj0LhVGA7t6JTzN1_u5bQw/s200/KK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DUp0xI-dK3x7XbxToX_Yi7sKA9OlYHaaaZnieyzc3bmQlsJICSX8UucSIA8jdhdstjUvHsppQKk4Wht7FwT_sWlxz-iS12okt9op6O3qxA_iX0n9rMqrSzNj0LhVGA7t6JTzN1_u5bQw/s0/KK.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time at the Jamestown Settlement. To</span><span style="color: red;">day we are enjoying <b>K's at the ballpark. </b>For those who are not baseball fan a K is the term for a strikeout.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b> </b>It is a goal of mine to visit all 30 Major League Ballparks. So far i have been to 6 MLB ballparks an</span><span style="color: red;">d 3 Minor league parks. Below are some photos from the ballparks we have been to. It may take a while but i hope to get to all 30 at some point.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEKrgXpw0G6SvqRqVblrpezSSO7npvf5fOkrLzXCeapoWXafinKIktEYVGhA8bo62ZSIqdk-zjp_Ai0ilbk5wl5HKhzUvNhHJmL_23qi5YehTrLq3BBqkjM6KwLqgZfG1KoMJbgGYIhP3/s1656/019+Giant+Coca+Cola+Bottle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEKrgXpw0G6SvqRqVblrpezSSO7npvf5fOkrLzXCeapoWXafinKIktEYVGhA8bo62ZSIqdk-zjp_Ai0ilbk5wl5HKhzUvNhHJmL_23qi5YehTrLq3BBqkjM6KwLqgZfG1KoMJbgGYIhP3/w400-h300/019+Giant+Coca+Cola+Bottle.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Giants in 2006. Our flight to Sydney didn't depart until 11pm so we watched an afternoon game. The Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2NxZBwutbJnKxpnfAnKo6Cm39FSN7KcAS1MxV5_53Ev9FRc_ko4-f1yIH8wPk7DKw5XZ6WCUGCmtL0jJhA1wgrnRbh8TQzQQP-QZA8TwKeBnsTV93ICNbrOJzqKnZsla-Ak5mlY1FUpO/s1656/100_3778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2NxZBwutbJnKxpnfAnKo6Cm39FSN7KcAS1MxV5_53Ev9FRc_ko4-f1yIH8wPk7DKw5XZ6WCUGCmtL0jJhA1wgrnRbh8TQzQQP-QZA8TwKeBnsTV93ICNbrOJzqKnZsla-Ak5mlY1FUpO/w400-h300/100_3778.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorado Rockies in 2007. The row of purple seats on the upper level is exactly one mile above sea level. This was taken during a ball park tour prior to the game.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSp1C9XPA7Od-rH9Y0DVJJ26-h6ceWJlCYY39W_HjvSwBrzBdONJoBQx0c8EFgSx-2g6vaIBorN1dxiYwM_7qSGuNA0XLNYRNYLoPlaCJA683BZTvXh3z9LauLpSRuKL7iA7yC1egbZtjf/s2048/IMGP0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSp1C9XPA7Od-rH9Y0DVJJ26-h6ceWJlCYY39W_HjvSwBrzBdONJoBQx0c8EFgSx-2g6vaIBorN1dxiYwM_7qSGuNA0XLNYRNYLoPlaCJA683BZTvXh3z9LauLpSRuKL7iA7yC1egbZtjf/w400-h266/IMGP0194.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baltimore Orioles in 2011. We got some really good seats for the game</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RYLwZPIWkS3I7xYU1tV_U2YjDWH47vivcQh-Hs-z7CLs-rZ39D7gwfNr0GRbltZrOGTaV5A4SXSgUpeS4ElyJk454SiLQ0zXFG8Wa1OJns6ca8MQdqocbjE9GwpMs8DO0_yeaaA8SMwW/s2048/IMGP0381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RYLwZPIWkS3I7xYU1tV_U2YjDWH47vivcQh-Hs-z7CLs-rZ39D7gwfNr0GRbltZrOGTaV5A4SXSgUpeS4ElyJk454SiLQ0zXFG8Wa1OJns6ca8MQdqocbjE9GwpMs8DO0_yeaaA8SMwW/w400-h266/IMGP0381.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washington Nationals 2015. Team was not in town so we took a ball park tour</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKC9sbHM22uok-5flmfi2D0z05jR08ME10z3k1DuJTjlcIdWtGesStGWXnQFv5qr68Nf4pIT7Cft2QAmLa43iVbkiZG6rsrwlQwiJxuUXO0mORo8xa7d3dE6qrk_o6v4Zv6x59BBf7ShTd/s2048/IMGP0490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKC9sbHM22uok-5flmfi2D0z05jR08ME10z3k1DuJTjlcIdWtGesStGWXnQFv5qr68Nf4pIT7Cft2QAmLa43iVbkiZG6rsrwlQwiJxuUXO0mORo8xa7d3dE6qrk_o6v4Zv6x59BBf7ShTd/s320/IMGP0490.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As part of the tour we were invited to pitch in the bullpen. I threw one strike but i doubt the Nationals will be calling me to join their team.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz8GCTuAJT03pHfMRQvDLKK_8sqkELtkGaW_r9HY-NMOB7zNL5xFmyenLrbdUy9rbXSXf2ByhW5idCe58EK4fm8CWskZ3Lw1m2tIRkVZOBTBF4BI5tRUAELSRWyNcGWL_sBrAiqni-o6A/s2048/IMGP0485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz8GCTuAJT03pHfMRQvDLKK_8sqkELtkGaW_r9HY-NMOB7zNL5xFmyenLrbdUy9rbXSXf2ByhW5idCe58EK4fm8CWskZ3Lw1m2tIRkVZOBTBF4BI5tRUAELSRWyNcGWL_sBrAiqni-o6A/w400-h266/IMGP0485.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toronto Blue Jays 2018. The windows near the top are hotel rooms and you can watch from your room. Prices for these rooms are around $500 per night. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_e0hPOjbV2YDKJLBr6X7op-JvGpr1IfYDkVac8GjwH_5fMQe3aKSTEp78tk1wGdtIWAaKTkY8G6qf24CKBqOyRssz_IFCrr0L-rw51gzKi8d-_1d2GOL5ZyF9bvobuydEVHw87vio9kHQ/s2048/IMGP0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_e0hPOjbV2YDKJLBr6X7op-JvGpr1IfYDkVac8GjwH_5fMQe3aKSTEp78tk1wGdtIWAaKTkY8G6qf24CKBqOyRssz_IFCrr0L-rw51gzKi8d-_1d2GOL5ZyF9bvobuydEVHw87vio9kHQ/w400-h266/IMGP0106.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montgomery Biscuits 2012. They are the AA team for the Tampa Bay Rays. This used to be a railway station and they used the main building as part of the stadium.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu-8hG8GxvfK24IbNJbASCXyJsNeKi72P_09-x-QAXA1QGyaK7NMNMSWvnJLcVFiG3qVxxUr9Ub1y-LoknKI8yYHYt5k1Fk8b_cXIawoO1SI3fKVyd2pzx0OR-wJM2GrJw4R0nxgagIkC/s2048/IMGP0231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu-8hG8GxvfK24IbNJbASCXyJsNeKi72P_09-x-QAXA1QGyaK7NMNMSWvnJLcVFiG3qVxxUr9Ub1y-LoknKI8yYHYt5k1Fk8b_cXIawoO1SI3fKVyd2pzx0OR-wJM2GrJw4R0nxgagIkC/w400-h266/IMGP0231.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birmingham Barons 2012. They are the AA team for the Chicago White Sox. This was the last game they played at this stadium before moving to their new park downtown the following season</td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3jVxP36TNMoeSTVXEz_4ZqGzELvmCE1AX8IxztiZ_wPAuvAO5-uyb4OUWKjpbsu6zJF1edVXmSXeOXC3NKtgN1zPo8OK_My-x4Da9s_OouMQ_knzK-091xGjB6lu21TXHP_pNS3Vd4ST/s2048/IMGP0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3jVxP36TNMoeSTVXEz_4ZqGzELvmCE1AX8IxztiZ_wPAuvAO5-uyb4OUWKjpbsu6zJF1edVXmSXeOXC3NKtgN1zPo8OK_My-x4Da9s_OouMQ_knzK-091xGjB6lu21TXHP_pNS3Vd4ST/w400-h266/IMGP0178.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norfolk Tides. This is our home team and are the AAA team for the Baltimore Orioles. We are hoping we can go to a game this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-82348901219272259782021-04-11T23:00:00.063-07:002021-04-11T23:00:00.564-07:00J - J is for Jamestown<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Cwve8IhyphenhyphenPBOcvpJ-vTWLVG5MB5IuBe851iX2C6NWKgdBHKgezNv-tml1JlrL-MeLGxs8C9buQJq9lZwKpp5XJ8M0DZW5hAbfCcFw_fBxnTsFL2pKa5-ZB8JpNGIg4oMHoKrC2BLvjeSV/s200/JJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Cwve8IhyphenhyphenPBOcvpJ-vTWLVG5MB5IuBe851iX2C6NWKgdBHKgezNv-tml1JlrL-MeLGxs8C9buQJq9lZwKpp5XJ8M0DZW5hAbfCcFw_fBxnTsFL2pKa5-ZB8JpNGIg4oMHoKrC2BLvjeSV/s0/JJ.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">On Satur</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">day we spent some time in several </span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">different airports. To</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">day's location is a little closer to our home. The <b>Jamestown Settlement </b>is locate</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">d is in Jamestown VA which is close to Williamsburg VA. It has a large museum an</span></span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">d several out</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">door exhibits. We have been a few times but most recently in 2020 right before the pan</span><span style="color: red;">demic hit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZck3wWQUXHIvxijnQn-8ph2lH9wErvel9-DDE6FScKgZFLQF9u08vRvUrj0PYgoye5gq5iiTaIbbBbgFyDhdHPw89nBf4LywHq1px2Dvghe84MQDr0FCvw9bz7_ZsOzOQGncP4cSbKIy/s2048/IMG_20200216_121010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZck3wWQUXHIvxijnQn-8ph2lH9wErvel9-DDE6FScKgZFLQF9u08vRvUrj0PYgoye5gq5iiTaIbbBbgFyDhdHPw89nBf4LywHq1px2Dvghe84MQDr0FCvw9bz7_ZsOzOQGncP4cSbKIy/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_121010.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first outdoor section is a Native American village</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY4bsI9XD-2qGR56OFxLk2PPI9BFJpseRcmxWCoTsWUr5JFASsWhIVXSBePJ_BozeR6KAtigPxXKeRRO059adSkTRajRIdyCBQtOtHllcYoYC5JWp8cQYR_kGnTaXhUJPRH85vlIMXOXC/s2048/IMG_20200216_120338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY4bsI9XD-2qGR56OFxLk2PPI9BFJpseRcmxWCoTsWUr5JFASsWhIVXSBePJ_BozeR6KAtigPxXKeRRO059adSkTRajRIdyCBQtOtHllcYoYC5JWp8cQYR_kGnTaXhUJPRH85vlIMXOXC/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_120338.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside one of the huts</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVzEQ2G2m6KeQWdUyQU3iXUZQU1oOxxVdm4Xlv0zdmmIyebxGAQ6_NKh2bUxfPhx_ggPCgEcdOEQtkM4S_76R_QZUas2dd-PvhupyAwV8MXHlGNykmJH2jL6uY-ELrXkuzdjAaKAA7HKc/s2048/IMG_20200216_123945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVzEQ2G2m6KeQWdUyQU3iXUZQU1oOxxVdm4Xlv0zdmmIyebxGAQ6_NKh2bUxfPhx_ggPCgEcdOEQtkM4S_76R_QZUas2dd-PvhupyAwV8MXHlGNykmJH2jL6uY-ELrXkuzdjAaKAA7HKc/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_123945.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next section is replicas of some of the early vessels that arrived in Jamestown in the early 1600's</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XacbGk6Dxyq63k3KcpPaeicO0EcXSMm9umNakn-qJNetpXVVGLj5rpI4efW7E0-cuhUBhu-TPSp_bhggMZQ4O8eRnzfrigB1ry4NzpbPJ1TzIWm2QkmzwWgl3w-rJwFLlaAdD-HkrwDT/s2048/IMG_20200216_121501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XacbGk6Dxyq63k3KcpPaeicO0EcXSMm9umNakn-qJNetpXVVGLj5rpI4efW7E0-cuhUBhu-TPSp_bhggMZQ4O8eRnzfrigB1ry4NzpbPJ1TzIWm2QkmzwWgl3w-rJwFLlaAdD-HkrwDT/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_121501.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were able to go onboard this vessel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndbmdzCYtFdpxa_o-vBGepxjZ_kLdrtYfRHTCejdokn2Igq-8j93NSiN-ngecXrrc0bC_gS2g4WypFfQEXSfZOr0C10s4zO9hXHfV11-I1DwRIsQhNKo5wu3hTzQVhh7WvUcHLAOSXrVT/s2048/IMG_20200216_122001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndbmdzCYtFdpxa_o-vBGepxjZ_kLdrtYfRHTCejdokn2Igq-8j93NSiN-ngecXrrc0bC_gS2g4WypFfQEXSfZOr0C10s4zO9hXHfV11-I1DwRIsQhNKo5wu3hTzQVhh7WvUcHLAOSXrVT/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_122001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the officer's quarters. The bed is super short.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sSaYoTMUskagXRYY7Ixn56Ufffzb0H7m7ClPbnngqeV7iWl0JbP-7nyKlIk8blVx4WFS7ZFbTeH37FBvFw31CJ8WMDYlAiIHjI4ghnsUbOfDRrWMLiSIhTafpzdF1l6micT79u7grjvW/s2048/IMG_20200216_122214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sSaYoTMUskagXRYY7Ixn56Ufffzb0H7m7ClPbnngqeV7iWl0JbP-7nyKlIk8blVx4WFS7ZFbTeH37FBvFw31CJ8WMDYlAiIHjI4ghnsUbOfDRrWMLiSIhTafpzdF1l6micT79u7grjvW/w300-h400/IMG_20200216_122214.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the cannons onboard the vessel</td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eHKgRsi6tiNwV1bafbm409GfeTtIU_FcdoCVV9C_qTZVQ49a5-2Sw9QAZurMP3JfAQ8o1CxsueQqops-OzC66FR3P0YUdKaZMf-DuU9zIplqIcCaTuYSLkbu4Lk0WydYDRgGZg49UJiN/s2048/IMG_20200216_124909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eHKgRsi6tiNwV1bafbm409GfeTtIU_FcdoCVV9C_qTZVQ49a5-2Sw9QAZurMP3JfAQ8o1CxsueQqops-OzC66FR3P0YUdKaZMf-DuU9zIplqIcCaTuYSLkbu4Lk0WydYDRgGZg49UJiN/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_124909.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last section is what a typical settlement in the 1600's would look like</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaWXh3V3OHAP6TBBycnzfB9qQjYbaP0RDSeJ9jNC_XdE-eyuS7AVaPPyMG7IAJC0_uZlFjKN2Rd7ITXEPQLyi7s2jxfOVAsnlmadbjDnthHcih77uyamm6ISBu6ulRr-NOwzyB9PpfAK7/s2048/IMG_20200216_130638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaWXh3V3OHAP6TBBycnzfB9qQjYbaP0RDSeJ9jNC_XdE-eyuS7AVaPPyMG7IAJC0_uZlFjKN2Rd7ITXEPQLyi7s2jxfOVAsnlmadbjDnthHcih77uyamm6ISBu6ulRr-NOwzyB9PpfAK7/w400-h300/IMG_20200216_130638.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the village. We were able to go into many of the buildings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.historyisfun.org/" target="_blank">www.historyisfun.org/</a> </b>Jamestown & Yorktown website</span></div><div><b style="color: red;">Cost: $18 </b><span style="color: red;">A</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">dults an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">d $9 for ki</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">ds. Combo tickets an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">d other offers are available on their website</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to Jamestown or a location like this</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-23577277681227935012021-04-10T02:00:00.076-07:002021-04-10T02:00:00.221-07:00I - I is for In Transit <p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkSP1BiVys8eEEsSTwx6CdnJtfxdxB6P7hydEQBVqp95dnRuN3AiwEM7a56G_PeOD61blMZdLijFAGDBHy14-wfsxDC1UQ0Sr1OM6K0LBe2v1wPca7-Vr2mr99oeReFDmPRxb5me_ldkq/s200/II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkSP1BiVys8eEEsSTwx6CdnJtfxdxB6P7hydEQBVqp95dnRuN3AiwEM7a56G_PeOD61blMZdLijFAGDBHy14-wfsxDC1UQ0Sr1OM6K0LBe2v1wPca7-Vr2mr99oeReFDmPRxb5me_ldkq/s0/II.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">On Thurs</span><span style="color: red;">day the journey was the focus of the </span><span style="color: red;">day rather than the </span><span style="color: red;">destination an</span><span style="color: red;">d to</span><span style="color: red;">day's post will be the same. To</span><span style="color: red;">day's topic is <b>In Transit. </b>On many journeys you en</span><span style="color: red;">d up having to change mo</span><span style="color: red;">des of transport whether it is changing trains or connecting to another flight, The pictures below showcase some of the airports that </span><span style="color: red;"> we have stoppe</span><span style="color: red;">d at while in transit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Favourite Airport</b> - Houston International. Its big enough to have everything you coul</span><span style="color: red;">d want but not super crow</span><span style="color: red;">de</span><span style="color: red;">d. Other favourites are San Francisco, Chicago Mi</span><span style="color: red;">dway an</span><span style="color: red;">d Nashville</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: red;">Least Favourite Airport - </b><span style="color: red;">La Guar</span><span style="color: red;">dia in NY is my least favourite. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWamSqQME0-ipBeKiVx5I7fJBEV3gaH67uo-6n7j-Ot3XTDuU0wCMcJF49ftk16596_Eh44GLic2lWXsxCVTC9Ht237bW8A8lbKMPl7H7bQ0lEpUM7rhBOas-FoDyPlWVerjnxyBrkLnK/s444/009+LAX+Control+towers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="444" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWamSqQME0-ipBeKiVx5I7fJBEV3gaH67uo-6n7j-Ot3XTDuU0wCMcJF49ftk16596_Eh44GLic2lWXsxCVTC9Ht237bW8A8lbKMPl7H7bQ0lEpUM7rhBOas-FoDyPlWVerjnxyBrkLnK/w400-h261/009+LAX+Control+towers.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LAX - Los Angeles International Airport - Taken in 2001</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGwzeljvZw2QrXzWodh5S2PhGSTN8hpBDKfzJ8qEQ9Pc6MnG_rxurbDX1IXpnA3dPuPryDxbnITlkSNjsb4-IwW60ksBUubLRqD9FSWE5IgUuz2lJEuMhYZZ5RR6BTDzMG7fLQarrPur1/s576/149+Mounties.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGwzeljvZw2QrXzWodh5S2PhGSTN8hpBDKfzJ8qEQ9Pc6MnG_rxurbDX1IXpnA3dPuPryDxbnITlkSNjsb4-IwW60ksBUubLRqD9FSWE5IgUuz2lJEuMhYZZ5RR6BTDzMG7fLQarrPur1/w400-h300/149+Mounties.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Vancouver Airport. Taken in 2001</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6e69-y5aFM-LcTUosS3ntl7VJkr1s9XETsUWPlOIOwLg7RE2RsRfd9-bH03CwJdTN78C-dBtoCbG_ZYUbcwWwLm7CTo5QgsHumuHr4hffzTf-LBOAgWDW7064IgnUjmRYhmkofFEKbLA/s1656/004+Front+of+SFO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6e69-y5aFM-LcTUosS3ntl7VJkr1s9XETsUWPlOIOwLg7RE2RsRfd9-bH03CwJdTN78C-dBtoCbG_ZYUbcwWwLm7CTo5QgsHumuHr4hffzTf-LBOAgWDW7064IgnUjmRYhmkofFEKbLA/w400-h300/004+Front+of+SFO.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Airport. This is usually our gateway to and from Sydney Australia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiElsUYwUSDa4VsqzqI-afWk1AwNHXAOSGIrVlhKkOcmTomL9qxOJX1dULTINLl6VlEKKTjH2ja-y49rYi8WUqycWLmD9qt8W9ld-Cb0SohrxNQTuNjP4ZHYPD4gfd-ze0upv0cE87pMlt/s1656/001+AA+plane+at+Dallas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1656" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiElsUYwUSDa4VsqzqI-afWk1AwNHXAOSGIrVlhKkOcmTomL9qxOJX1dULTINLl6VlEKKTjH2ja-y49rYi8WUqycWLmD9qt8W9ld-Cb0SohrxNQTuNjP4ZHYPD4gfd-ze0upv0cE87pMlt/w400-h300/001+AA+plane+at+Dallas.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Taken in 2006</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge05EwDz-wyyIw2X4uJOxTLdgprvdL9tT5vkr-xg3lNAKhOSKXh4Mif-vMXLlSlIdyCJAITuMhLO8sjOhPgJ7XNm0ZxZUXUt3K4Xvdnz3dO0mb35cHLJ_cT_g2cdUK6z4kYuwzfGyjys2w/s2048/235+Plane+PHL-PHF.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge05EwDz-wyyIw2X4uJOxTLdgprvdL9tT5vkr-xg3lNAKhOSKXh4Mif-vMXLlSlIdyCJAITuMhLO8sjOhPgJ7XNm0ZxZUXUt3K4Xvdnz3dO0mb35cHLJ_cT_g2cdUK6z4kYuwzfGyjys2w/w400-h266/235+Plane+PHL-PHF.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little plane that took us back home from Philadelphia Airport</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFGVvw_RNFRbkMcaltofIQHTCD1wBQuz_HP32LRmnONlSa24K2kssT4xO1iP19miZXiP9ts8dcKOfnMJOC5hrHZU4RiKDhygw0SCa8dwQiOas2vhhFEVTAKhkpFwA1Ta4n5T2YUWGpKmr/s576/DCP_0304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFGVvw_RNFRbkMcaltofIQHTCD1wBQuz_HP32LRmnONlSa24K2kssT4xO1iP19miZXiP9ts8dcKOfnMJOC5hrHZU4RiKDhygw0SCa8dwQiOas2vhhFEVTAKhkpFwA1Ta4n5T2YUWGpKmr/w400-h300/DCP_0304.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some airlines dont rent a gate at Washington Dulles Airport so they have you board a tall bus type vehicle and it takes you straight to the plane where you just step on.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZzQcLDZVBRh9ah_SNzpUZnm8g-wqsPePcfF30BCiXGB7yzTzliL2furlcuUZpBHM1d2dSdx9V5R85LwM_8sQjVDR1eFqNYv2g7clQeR1l_7F0bQTh76zkzkAzdfByNLB40_Zs6oVgZjG/s1998/Flights+%25287%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1998" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZzQcLDZVBRh9ah_SNzpUZnm8g-wqsPePcfF30BCiXGB7yzTzliL2furlcuUZpBHM1d2dSdx9V5R85LwM_8sQjVDR1eFqNYv2g7clQeR1l_7F0bQTh76zkzkAzdfByNLB40_Zs6oVgZjG/w400-h240/Flights+%25287%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 747 that took us to Sydney in 2013</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to any of today's locations</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div></div><br /></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-60378995193863701362021-04-09T01:00:00.074-07:002021-04-09T01:00:00.403-07:00H is for Halifax<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDN27Ar5-3uU_QcfwpygdDWLGEpjbEPKmuRterwuwN0KkgzV8JvR0frRZqRSX1cizqcKB2IaCV4QcYyZqnWY0vqZ7l0SqQU2tEL6pcj3CPYcxHRw-ltJQP-WI_NSpLeO_8jcwS8-uV5Gz5/s200/HH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDN27Ar5-3uU_QcfwpygdDWLGEpjbEPKmuRterwuwN0KkgzV8JvR0frRZqRSX1cizqcKB2IaCV4QcYyZqnWY0vqZ7l0SqQU2tEL6pcj3CPYcxHRw-ltJQP-WI_NSpLeO_8jcwS8-uV5Gz5/s0/HH.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time on the Staten Island Ferry. To</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">ay we hea</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d up the coast to Halifax in Nova Scotia Cana</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">da. We visite</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d Halifax in 2010 an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d 2011 on cruise ships. It is a lovely city to explore or just sit by the harbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA3_wq1RRiyWxR_qbBRz0f7Ra4gSn_T9WeHW3ABq0BN87DzwYAy-LC0VtysTHK3lhzCuHv1qAyRFmPssTy1khKEFweLXgXn86Ff7YnzoQ_AvoiKXbZMoxWLoZKGDAKzT8dyYvAEnlncLv/s2048/IMGP0489.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA3_wq1RRiyWxR_qbBRz0f7Ra4gSn_T9WeHW3ABq0BN87DzwYAy-LC0VtysTHK3lhzCuHv1qAyRFmPssTy1khKEFweLXgXn86Ff7YnzoQ_AvoiKXbZMoxWLoZKGDAKzT8dyYvAEnlncLv/w400-h266/IMGP0489.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Located close to downtown the Public Gardens is a great place to explore and relax</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPGv_UKvfK-1lGt0_uv_-ObhAepY-xzPjchmZwfKnOnAUy4Laa3aDMRfqeF2bSmEz7ryQJh65K_wOy-h3IHRZuQMKkkXw9z9HnFbChCtMLCts4NZa5VnHc0pIiZ4Z0_wOBPKdhbaLTHv_/s2048/IMGP0009.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPGv_UKvfK-1lGt0_uv_-ObhAepY-xzPjchmZwfKnOnAUy4Laa3aDMRfqeF2bSmEz7ryQJh65K_wOy-h3IHRZuQMKkkXw9z9HnFbChCtMLCts4NZa5VnHc0pIiZ4Z0_wOBPKdhbaLTHv_/w400-h266/IMGP0009.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Halifax Public Gardens has a wide variety of plants on display. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholZXZrmJU062xhP7ltG2cpQU9iZhT15rfkEsT_bYi9phbwM7IHl1YbDtPxA6k__8OyQ1UCJYm0hK9RZOmSAAc6jv3EzA_aJtwfg1sah9vMorE1phx2HZ5QB4NcPkrkByqJoefO-FyUZsF/s2048/IMGP0001.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholZXZrmJU062xhP7ltG2cpQU9iZhT15rfkEsT_bYi9phbwM7IHl1YbDtPxA6k__8OyQ1UCJYm0hK9RZOmSAAc6jv3EzA_aJtwfg1sah9vMorE1phx2HZ5QB4NcPkrkByqJoefO-FyUZsF/w266-h400/IMGP0001.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tree was planted by Queen Elizabeth II's father King George V in 1939</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGj_fDny5i1XGFxno4g4u3PQFKKz1uN7OwT4Q4Ca78BDRVKa7BhtXvDEBI7JB1aOVEeG68uC_QmE1z9dt_2X2tePfh9aHIE5UFtLQo9k6YW1dNGfAEWeEynW8A7sj0E9c4DSOSR_Hj87t/s2048/IMGP0029.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGj_fDny5i1XGFxno4g4u3PQFKKz1uN7OwT4Q4Ca78BDRVKa7BhtXvDEBI7JB1aOVEeG68uC_QmE1z9dt_2X2tePfh9aHIE5UFtLQo9k6YW1dNGfAEWeEynW8A7sj0E9c4DSOSR_Hj87t/w400-h266/IMGP0029.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We came across this bagpipe band who were preforming.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJ52sGKbz9iQ01_4cIiOscY6VlY5UfomztDdPiTuMVuENdbsh6ikk5axiHlomSB90rtWbDq4HlX0xfyGe6mExFYgfNgJrnB-CvhFyAuX9HZ8kiJzl3HfSWoBJIZIsvGLpvNNZqeo0iVBi/s2048/IMGP0050.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJ52sGKbz9iQ01_4cIiOscY6VlY5UfomztDdPiTuMVuENdbsh6ikk5axiHlomSB90rtWbDq4HlX0xfyGe6mExFYgfNgJrnB-CvhFyAuX9HZ8kiJzl3HfSWoBJIZIsvGLpvNNZqeo0iVBi/w400-h266/IMGP0050.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a nice Irish Pub to have lunch. Bangers and Mash for Amanda and Fish & Chips for me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9MBcio8cXob9O1HDa8Wb3VrwaC_b1kMOc-nQHD5OzsBc57EzN-1CubZwdpZNZe4dly8_r6Bdhr_M-9X7EFfB7RQpzM96ufdipLcM0o24AjXmafn4z3BfXUtu_0U1s-_Ra77urkP7Bu3n/s2048/IMGP0052.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9MBcio8cXob9O1HDa8Wb3VrwaC_b1kMOc-nQHD5OzsBc57EzN-1CubZwdpZNZe4dly8_r6Bdhr_M-9X7EFfB7RQpzM96ufdipLcM0o24AjXmafn4z3BfXUtu_0U1s-_Ra77urkP7Bu3n/w400-h266/IMGP0052.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">downtown Halifax</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.halifaxpublicgardens.ca/" target="_blank">www.halifaxpublicgardens.ca/</a> Halifax Public Gardens website</b></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://discoverhalifaxns.com" target="_blank">discoverhalifaxns.com</a>/ Halifax Tourism Website</b></span></span></div><div><b style="color: red;">Cost: </b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: red;">Have you been to today's location</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-45648270291659584182021-04-07T21:30:00.074-07:002021-04-07T21:30:00.411-07:00Going to the Big Apple<p> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Welcome to our tour of North America. During the month of April we are going to visit our favourite spots in North America. Come join us as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No passport or boar</span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">d</span><span>ing passes required </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ66szbK4jiVzE-N3EbiIvGIuWRCPc-JN_Rqsfw4qiVrRdIppOJhf9hclnwulsa_xcDGOZCUZ3vMX5rlFliMZHRcEfPfDh6iFgp_Dno_bLa00CNOPkjwt4w9OU52v0iXShdDD5aogaNR9Y/s200/GG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ66szbK4jiVzE-N3EbiIvGIuWRCPc-JN_Rqsfw4qiVrRdIppOJhf9hclnwulsa_xcDGOZCUZ3vMX5rlFliMZHRcEfPfDh6iFgp_Dno_bLa00CNOPkjwt4w9OU52v0iXShdDD5aogaNR9Y/s0/GG.jpg" /></a></span></div><span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">To</span><span style="color: red;">day we leave the islan</span><span style="color: red;">ds of the Outer Banks an</span><span style="color: red;">d hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to one of the best known islan</span><span style="color: red;">ds</span><span style="color: red;"> in the worl</span><span style="color: red;">d Manhattan. To</span><span style="color: red;">day is not about the </span><span style="color: red;">destination itself but the journey we take to get there. When we visite</span><span style="color: red;">d NYC we staye</span><span style="color: red;">d in NJ an</span><span style="color: red;">d </span><span style="color: red;">drive to Staten Islan</span><span style="color: red;">d to catch the ferry to Manhattan. The ferry is a fun way to get to the city, is free an</span><span style="color: red;">d goes right by the Statue of Liberty. Its also has cheap parking nearby which is about $8-10 per </span><span style="color: red;">day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctFyRlKoc5O-n7Ci4i2Q86i4U8DZhZfOr0Qy22sAHkRqN_3wpKqUysffOQ_vg9MfPh5XhHKhV5cMedT3OH-peKfyyPo5qyPasgUqMd4JfEzMLKT2RSO9isIJUkeh7otbyQX3wnjUUrSi8/s1599/NYC+2015+%252839%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1599" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctFyRlKoc5O-n7Ci4i2Q86i4U8DZhZfOr0Qy22sAHkRqN_3wpKqUysffOQ_vg9MfPh5XhHKhV5cMedT3OH-peKfyyPo5qyPasgUqMd4JfEzMLKT2RSO9isIJUkeh7otbyQX3wnjUUrSi8/w400-h268/NYC+2015+%252839%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iconic Staten Island Ferry</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCGiozTnt3WAF936zC2bLUkVoedPNTYHWKPCqg2PAe4zY_rvC4oBmCr3UUmItuwnDrSz3VHb994J8QBZcmFWSZwxMvToZwxPbRDwq69xJcBEt_JnCamaiJOVsu2ePoRhNhr96Bb2HiGtJ/s2048/NYC+2015+%2528298%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCGiozTnt3WAF936zC2bLUkVoedPNTYHWKPCqg2PAe4zY_rvC4oBmCr3UUmItuwnDrSz3VHb994J8QBZcmFWSZwxMvToZwxPbRDwq69xJcBEt_JnCamaiJOVsu2ePoRhNhr96Bb2HiGtJ/w400-h266/NYC+2015+%2528298%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Manhattan Skyline from Staten Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WGNYqRn7AYhH7FVIcSAQ474RIV-CZO3upLmRbuyI91YtoLMoauNSnYZjTw6aa9rTrkKy4JnGOcAdsthNrUAPTyx05ZZwrvbM7_XeUegRwSULSFLn1cyznNTLk_CyP_D5DNnD75NX99CW/s2048/IMGP0345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WGNYqRn7AYhH7FVIcSAQ474RIV-CZO3upLmRbuyI91YtoLMoauNSnYZjTw6aa9rTrkKy4JnGOcAdsthNrUAPTyx05ZZwrvbM7_XeUegRwSULSFLn1cyznNTLk_CyP_D5DNnD75NX99CW/w400-h266/IMGP0345.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal and GCT Bayonne Container Terminal</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDFRVbQokeVRQ_XIC27gipx8DF4xCyCb-c0uEqJzTPqEj17Hy3Ws3H2gOzlhdnz0N29zXqAoVB7g2pz6ZYnJhuinjaL7x5A19LsRVGiNaN5awixQQJsXEMMjxlknBN_scB3VSkc5fYHFD/s2048/IMGP0465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDFRVbQokeVRQ_XIC27gipx8DF4xCyCb-c0uEqJzTPqEj17Hy3Ws3H2gOzlhdnz0N29zXqAoVB7g2pz6ZYnJhuinjaL7x5A19LsRVGiNaN5awixQQJsXEMMjxlknBN_scB3VSkc5fYHFD/w400-h266/IMGP0465.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bayonne Bridge. It is the sister bridge to the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztXI25Ug-PvvzH_4fLpb7BdJLwuDEPqAEE79zaNsGl85BbYibFldB1L_jE283ILmXmp8OevM70AiyQMqlOlN5dSTY6JM9j4S1lyItOA3fyovvoqKynsIOTRlKG7F9loYo2c1XCZyVt7YP/s1295/NYC+2015+%252840%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1295" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztXI25Ug-PvvzH_4fLpb7BdJLwuDEPqAEE79zaNsGl85BbYibFldB1L_jE283ILmXmp8OevM70AiyQMqlOlN5dSTY6JM9j4S1lyItOA3fyovvoqKynsIOTRlKG7F9loYo2c1XCZyVt7YP/w400-h251/NYC+2015+%252840%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ferries run right by the Statue of Liberty</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RYkumSYXt7swOsHY4TXk5GYhPjhhLsLJ1jiCycZFXgMbWwDJD1B3sJyTjM4hcdI4ecUyqBqeE9Nu731e1EKZ427WMYe3-yYDuohfxCya6XrvcyhwRbeqb1XM4FpD8bqrm2Pc_6k293lc/s2048/NYC+2015+%252843%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RYkumSYXt7swOsHY4TXk5GYhPjhhLsLJ1jiCycZFXgMbWwDJD1B3sJyTjM4hcdI4ecUyqBqeE9Nu731e1EKZ427WMYe3-yYDuohfxCya6XrvcyhwRbeqb1XM4FpD8bqrm2Pc_6k293lc/w400-h266/NYC+2015+%252843%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a good day you can get some great shots of the Statue of Liberty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAnT-L_FzCGgFPC5D8ML3h_iJb6ZaHRkzN4mWM0FvaxsDrzLROYlZpwrXLYjgkMYUOjEwsD4sG_3rv27DDWNUIOJL79KTxoGtGtgrBOrCfwUYAHGbA7HRbm_GUTCAA5wXGN5YgNi8cYgY/s2048/NYC+2015+%2528477%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAnT-L_FzCGgFPC5D8ML3h_iJb6ZaHRkzN4mWM0FvaxsDrzLROYlZpwrXLYjgkMYUOjEwsD4sG_3rv27DDWNUIOJL79KTxoGtGtgrBOrCfwUYAHGbA7HRbm_GUTCAA5wXGN5YgNi8cYgY/w400-h266/NYC+2015+%2528477%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Manhattan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TrM3cjxQ14iIHd4q2fvFa1zhFNiEWYz_Rju6noC8EpybCEiaz7v0F-jN3HS-ajFEMMCiz0D4k5634bc0wtRqfBOYmsbc4ANJiM2I1_KY62IgB9LHe2hJtPUCSvGayCG9NUznPnMhhb9d/s2048/NYC+2015+%2528472%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TrM3cjxQ14iIHd4q2fvFa1zhFNiEWYz_Rju6noC8EpybCEiaz7v0F-jN3HS-ajFEMMCiz0D4k5634bc0wtRqfBOYmsbc4ANJiM2I1_KY62IgB9LHe2hJtPUCSvGayCG9NUznPnMhhb9d/w400-h266/NYC+2015+%2528472%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to dock at Whitehall in Manhattan. The ferry ride is almost over and your NYC adventure can begin!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.siferry.com" target="_blank">www.siferry.com</a> </b>Staten Islan</span><span style="color: red;">d Ferry website</span></div><div><b style="color: red;">Cost: </b><span style="color: red;">The Staten Islan</span><span style="color: red;">d Ferry is free!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Have you ever ri</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">den on the Staten Islan</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d Ferry</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-41861110041034725572021-04-06T21:30:00.156-07:002021-04-06T21:30:00.288-07:00F - F is for Fresh Air by the Seaside<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIKvpiGLPJ0Dp7xIA_k_Vd3jHvyxQaQSc5fu77qgz0o9o8ygZIOITeBudpcaMb_z0aRH3Z5q-LFIOyT0SCXF0bOkVQnmfqCCTw-j1UYLfc7wdtIev_VuS-SqZgNHPPi143iXMd3ihD6XN/s200/FF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIKvpiGLPJ0Dp7xIA_k_Vd3jHvyxQaQSc5fu77qgz0o9o8ygZIOITeBudpcaMb_z0aRH3Z5q-LFIOyT0SCXF0bOkVQnmfqCCTw-j1UYLfc7wdtIev_VuS-SqZgNHPPi143iXMd3ihD6XN/s0/FF.jpg" /></a></span></div><span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">Yester</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day we spent some time on Virginia's Eastern Shore</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">. To</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">days stop is a few hours south on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The Outer Banks is a series of several islands locate</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d just off the coast of North Carolina. It is a popular holi</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day </span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">destination an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d has a ton of things to see an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d </span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">We ha</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d been once before in 2002 but </span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">deci</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">de</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d to take a </span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">day trip there last May. It was fun to get out an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d get some fresh sea air an</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">d show some of the sights of the Outer Banks to our exchange stu</span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">dent.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vovf4PSqFv1uQoO_zZgODso4pIkPKsG_ry2aYInQHSZlRQwOtOBOi60S3RH9X-pQ9gez9J6P9QT2JJRF7BZLxfE3v7-askQVzgnUadv0DMezrPwpwPS2UQn89lOUI1rfWh8yrllCftNA/s2048/20200531_094953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vovf4PSqFv1uQoO_zZgODso4pIkPKsG_ry2aYInQHSZlRQwOtOBOi60S3RH9X-pQ9gez9J6P9QT2JJRF7BZLxfE3v7-askQVzgnUadv0DMezrPwpwPS2UQn89lOUI1rfWh8yrllCftNA/w400-h300/20200531_094953.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first stop was the Wright Brothers National Memorial. This was where the first known powered flight took place. Admission is normally $10 per adult.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aE2Re2_fn4M4JCypyHVFYoCprJVP2uxtHIn8Qr0MnZnLFfYcuhc48PgQpK0P1decmEe9s96kC-neHsMpMUt14O7ZqwhkzQc84nqih_3Z0Um4S6zb0WUohUO0sYW4UvWjaRT8n7k1ovhn/s2048/20200531_094855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aE2Re2_fn4M4JCypyHVFYoCprJVP2uxtHIn8Qr0MnZnLFfYcuhc48PgQpK0P1decmEe9s96kC-neHsMpMUt14O7ZqwhkzQc84nqih_3Z0Um4S6zb0WUohUO0sYW4UvWjaRT8n7k1ovhn/w400-h300/20200531_094855.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big rock is where the first flights took off. The smaller rocks in the distance mark how far the first four flights went. The fourth flight went 852 feet and is the last marker way down there in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqJkUVCsfgqR6PbDc0aGfSjMrwxM9F8aA50fuXPdAaUOI64tbMZ4Iv4BsxJCKbsWWVQMnLOgOJDxxZtg03S6stqt5zPtZUDCD1L_ti5pcs4pnhO_p3O3rc5-t2RsRe6_58ZcdU_hIi0lj/s2048/20200531_112631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqJkUVCsfgqR6PbDc0aGfSjMrwxM9F8aA50fuXPdAaUOI64tbMZ4Iv4BsxJCKbsWWVQMnLOgOJDxxZtg03S6stqt5zPtZUDCD1L_ti5pcs4pnhO_p3O3rc5-t2RsRe6_58ZcdU_hIi0lj/w400-h300/20200531_112631.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our next stop was Jockey's Ridge State Park. This is a series of large series of large sand dune. It is a popular place for tourists and to fly kites as there is usually good winds here. Admission was free</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyO8_9QXPsgZ3tqkl9F1KxdGzvw-8la8wZ7bL_dS9HIp-vrS84BP_dnaOg073k1jwsqwTSdR98d7lgAOj6VMRDqp3SWdr9edTJJ7pRpp8UHjgxE4Oz41baAKFYJ7MlBGPjYrDplEoPN3D/s2048/20200531_111134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyO8_9QXPsgZ3tqkl9F1KxdGzvw-8la8wZ7bL_dS9HIp-vrS84BP_dnaOg073k1jwsqwTSdR98d7lgAOj6VMRDqp3SWdr9edTJJ7pRpp8UHjgxE4Oz41baAKFYJ7MlBGPjYrDplEoPN3D/w400-h300/20200531_111134.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder what the story of this tree was before it met its fate?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLEMcDwhJlyt0DDz11ipeX6I3ooW_jitH6pYHvhXsafQYtXLXYV_0MNxLNRuVDTT7JXMJ7lydnzReI28ilJpo5FBU5mr0gIDC1JWsthgT7i5P3kjNv_MuHBZ6vj1izF1piJbJNx99-gTM/s2048/20200531_124725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLEMcDwhJlyt0DDz11ipeX6I3ooW_jitH6pYHvhXsafQYtXLXYV_0MNxLNRuVDTT7JXMJ7lydnzReI28ilJpo5FBU5mr0gIDC1JWsthgT7i5P3kjNv_MuHBZ6vj1izF1piJbJNx99-gTM/w400-h300/20200531_124725.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little further south is one of the many lighthouses on the Outer Banks. This is Bodie Island lighthouse. Admission was free here too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrDzoiFKwTUbeLSOFrWKVJKeOKg6UVRx76sqTpmNCKdp6Yrc6F1j6weKgSpcfpi5mN9X461P8lSXC1cXrbMMHMUyj9GUaf_BkhqXXg_ZI4VvV-c0hln3PW9_8MyFtqTR_qW1MXEk16gj5/s2048/20200531_143215_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrDzoiFKwTUbeLSOFrWKVJKeOKg6UVRx76sqTpmNCKdp6Yrc6F1j6weKgSpcfpi5mN9X461P8lSXC1cXrbMMHMUyj9GUaf_BkhqXXg_ZI4VvV-c0hln3PW9_8MyFtqTR_qW1MXEk16gj5/w400-h300/20200531_143215_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took about 90 minutes to drive north to Corolla NC but it was worth the drive. We had come to see Currituck Lighthouse but also found this park which was a bonus.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6Avs9Jm3atzumX5ltmt-o11dclkYaM6piBpCfW60oGaP4GaG8lrXqIY7FKxYvdL4EfEO0hf6nYHvYPPudCnE3cOZcRMZQGhMspqI3JuzyuzRcYEFsKxfNdHB2X2hfYLSJk65tx-OAOr/s2048/20200531_144315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6Avs9Jm3atzumX5ltmt-o11dclkYaM6piBpCfW60oGaP4GaG8lrXqIY7FKxYvdL4EfEO0hf6nYHvYPPudCnE3cOZcRMZQGhMspqI3JuzyuzRcYEFsKxfNdHB2X2hfYLSJk65tx-OAOr/w400-h300/20200531_144315.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Corolla Park with the Currituck lighthouse in the background</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info:</span></b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.outerbanks.org" target="_blank">www.outerbanks.org</a> </b>Outer Banks Tourism Website</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm" target="_blank">www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm</a></b></span><span style="color: red;"><b> </b>Wright Brothers National Memorial Website</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.ncparks.gov/jockeys-ridge-state-park/home" target="_blank">www.ncparks.gov/jockeys-ridge-state-park/home</a></b> Jockey's Ri</span></span><span style="color: red;">dge State Park</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/bils.htm" target="_blank">www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/bils.htm</a></b> Bo</span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red;">ie Islan</span><span style="color: red;">d Lighthouse Website</span><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.visitcurrituck.com/places/historic-corolla-park" target="_blank"><b>www.visitcurrituck.com/places/historic-corolla-park</b></a> Corolla Park / Currituck Lighthouse website</span></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><u><b>How to get there:</b></u> </span></span><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Car:</b> Route NC12 is the main highway through the Outer Banks. It is about 90 south of Norfolk VA an</span></span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red;"> 3 hours to Raleigh NC</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Air: </b>Norfolk (ORF) is the closest airport and is about a 90 minute drive. Raleigh NC (<span style="font-family: trebuchet;">R</span></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">D</span></span>U) is about a 4 hour </span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet;">rive</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Train:</b> The closest stops are Norfolk VA (90 minute </span></span><span style="color: red;">drive) an</span><span style="color: red;">d Rocky Mount NC (2.5 hours)</span><span style="color: red;">.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Have you ever been to the Outer Banks?</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">What is your favourite photo from today's post?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-15478075495786860482021-04-05T21:30:00.172-07:002021-04-05T21:30:00.248-07:00E - E is for Eastern Shore of Virginia<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The theme for this year is our </span><b>Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">.</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">d</span><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp_kmyt_uTLdXZdQzb9wGlw3lL2-pX42FWA2OgEvQ4n5lMeZV2YO8fEBgspnQlhwBnV01a3p5HrP-c_tr48luS2Uw5py6syQoGJVbtLABjGdii3d9evtAV8QQbjvALvxZJKQUHMR9sqVp/s0/EE.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed some our our previous tour stops you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Yesterday we spent some time in Washington DC. Today we hea</span><span style="color: red;">d to the <b>Eastern shore of Virginia. </b>The Eastern shore is a long </span><span style="color: red;">peninsula on the eastern si</span><span style="color: red;">de of Virginia. It has a bunch of small towns some by the Chesapeake Bay an</span><span style="color: red;">d others near the Atlantic Ocean. It truly is a hi</span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red;">den gem an</span><span style="color: red;">d there i plenty to see an</span><span style="color: red;">d </span><span style="color: red;">do.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEdXtHX93mfoTNC723bMRoYOBTlJr3YUKNCnp98bk9WkQ8GXXRQIgfEFe98zBg6pi3zxEx1o_78ZhmbCUI0RiUtoBxpGMFH78NyT8Psga3Lh-9a8TnhZCB4cYXWtYZpCiDo61raVAtRiw/s2048/20200517_100028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEdXtHX93mfoTNC723bMRoYOBTlJr3YUKNCnp98bk9WkQ8GXXRQIgfEFe98zBg6pi3zxEx1o_78ZhmbCUI0RiUtoBxpGMFH78NyT8Psga3Lh-9a8TnhZCB4cYXWtYZpCiDo61raVAtRiw/w400-h300/20200517_100028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a WWII bunker that was built to help protect the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x1dLEqmQYam_Rx4ei18nY2K7Z8kIj-acM_CcD2egDPBDFqlw6AjOzQNPc4VcnzDGjxcBCRxEZdhSmaCfOitc2sqMYV39-CfqIFcLvAsfezz_8XlhYq1h9IJjdQd8GmSO7h5O-YaVxlcl/s2048/20200517_095420.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x1dLEqmQYam_Rx4ei18nY2K7Z8kIj-acM_CcD2egDPBDFqlw6AjOzQNPc4VcnzDGjxcBCRxEZdhSmaCfOitc2sqMYV39-CfqIFcLvAsfezz_8XlhYq1h9IJjdQd8GmSO7h5O-YaVxlcl/w400-h300/20200517_095420.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the Bunker</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC9J5R2gYjI2BMpBDc_2cPblphiwd4wQiDtf2E74c1TaIL_fkICPvVGYMu83pNk0HrkTvhcKmwu0jedhekKGayVFAWCZ0I17KUk-8dBBecF7E-r4usAebxbfVSOy8NLB2sWBR-3ATbG3M/s2048/20200517_100914_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC9J5R2gYjI2BMpBDc_2cPblphiwd4wQiDtf2E74c1TaIL_fkICPvVGYMu83pNk0HrkTvhcKmwu0jedhekKGayVFAWCZ0I17KUk-8dBBecF7E-r4usAebxbfVSOy8NLB2sWBR-3ATbG3M/w400-h300/20200517_100914_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This marsh is just a short stroll from the bunker. It is home to many species of fish and birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFQrXn5JfpXd3EmTxA9kdnlA5BOL5WvZlubed527wQ-HqvGbUNlSr9tNaG5__8Cv7IqYP_Fjgx1w47pq3zd1FRFutUFroiW-M0GQrKpwp9BcW6b1P5nL3RExoqaEoM-iKAJ3c2CDT4LXO/s2048/20200517_101350.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFQrXn5JfpXd3EmTxA9kdnlA5BOL5WvZlubed527wQ-HqvGbUNlSr9tNaG5__8Cv7IqYP_Fjgx1w47pq3zd1FRFutUFroiW-M0GQrKpwp9BcW6b1P5nL3RExoqaEoM-iKAJ3c2CDT4LXO/w400-h300/20200517_101350.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandit enjoying the day out. He gives this trip his paw of approval.</td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURZk12-rqdeMya8Y2IgOdVnEmRQVla-wlXfxH4PxrWkGGdERWKUHDNupwHwVmgPSF8ercbk9mJ0i8ylyvsu6F55SuIqqWsXVIgOXSO3SLzW76Q_TBNp5vmMfxOrn8RnCAIwrDh5POZKAM/s2048/20200517_112252.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURZk12-rqdeMya8Y2IgOdVnEmRQVla-wlXfxH4PxrWkGGdERWKUHDNupwHwVmgPSF8ercbk9mJ0i8ylyvsu6F55SuIqqWsXVIgOXSO3SLzW76Q_TBNp5vmMfxOrn8RnCAIwrDh5POZKAM/w400-h300/20200517_112252.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 20 minutes from the bunker is the bayside town of Cape Charles. It is a charming little town. This is a view of the beach there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFFN0uBa7KlpWuMGcZxue9M2-HDe3MvImytHpZxP-PM6kjOtfI7ES5Y6zU7H1qNIahwSe1wZ1SwyFm34ZtPAcA44SCuHmiJpYoReMmG3LCl27zMROS3fwr-IXKhTIBjeGU3M3urIy1Ug3/s576/023+Navy+boat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFFN0uBa7KlpWuMGcZxue9M2-HDe3MvImytHpZxP-PM6kjOtfI7ES5Y6zU7H1qNIahwSe1wZ1SwyFm34ZtPAcA44SCuHmiJpYoReMmG3LCl27zMROS3fwr-IXKhTIBjeGU3M3urIy1Ug3/w400-h300/023+Navy+boat.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel used to have an area where you could get out and take a stroll and watch ships pass by. It is currently closed as they are building new tunnels.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></div></div><div><span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><a href="https://visitesva.com" target="_blank">www.visitesva.com</a> </u></b></span><span style="color: red;">Eastern Shore tourism website</span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.cbbt.com" target="_blank"><b>www.cbbt.com</b></a>/current-toll-schedule/ Chesapeake Bay Bri</span></span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red;">ge Tunnel</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Eastern_Shore_of_Virginia/visit/plan_your_visit.html" target="_blank"><b>www.fws.gov</b></a> Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wil</span><span style="color: red;">dlife Center. Trails an</span><span style="color: red;">d WWII Bunker</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.capecharlesvirginiascape.com" target="_blank"><b>www.capecharlesvirginiascape.com</b></a>/ Cape Charles tourism website</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><u><b>How to get there:</b></u> </span></span><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Car:</b> Route US13 is the main highway that traverses the Eastern Shore</span></span><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Air: </b></span></span><span style="color: red;">Norfolk (ORF)</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"> is the closest airport and is about a 45 minute drive to the locations mentioned here. </span></span><span style="color: red;">Newport News Airport (PHF) is the next closest airport an is about a 90 minute </span><span style="color: red;">d</span><span style="color: red;">rive</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Train:</b> Amtrak has a stop in Norfolk which is a 45-60 minute drive from the Eastern Shore.</span></span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><div><span style="color: red;">Have you ever been to the Eastern shore?</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">What is your favourite photo from today's post?</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></div><br />Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-33578354552319174302021-04-04T21:30:00.178-07:002021-04-07T16:11:42.728-07:00D is for DC<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: left;">We are participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge again this year. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: left;">The theme for this year is our </span><b style="text-align: left;">Favourite Travel Spots in North America</b><span style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: left;">.</span><span style="color: blue;"> Join us throughout the month of April as we revisit some of our favourite travel spots. No boar</span><span style="color: blue;">d</span><span style="color: blue;">ing pass, visa or passport needed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-small;">The locations we feature are all places we have visited and the photos are ones taken by myself or Amanda (or possibly one of our family members) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpW1I_2Ymc1azk8uJt2YLF4knpsTH_qc5-uIKQRIDwTHvaaTR4nIWBj6ogbsIcy5ozuQvOfCzW-vO9FXnxVNXxrRixRbBRtr22KNzXNv0AiFqYw0xx2BGbyzUSBdpYh19kuYqo4kcQHE5/s0/DD.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you haven't seen our posts for the previous letters you can <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com">click here</a> to see them </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Our fourth stop is the Capital City of the United States <b>Washington DC. </b>We live just a few hours from </span><span style="color: red;">DC</span><span style="color: red;"> so we have been several times. There is so much to see and do that you will nee</span><span style="color: red;">d more than one visit to see it all. We usually stay in Springfiel</span><span style="color: red;">d as the hotels are cheaper an</span><span style="color: red;">d ri</span><span style="color: red;">de the metro into the city.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCILIpGnAb1w2UsOSS1FyL5NmsHuDZGIRqcD2iXq1qNOarMgawDJQhQT59Xl7zxn_5A3wxOCYkoaawOfxSgkqj06AIW42oRgmGEo6QQBuyq9xEsOI14IAWcH7KGb_GZkjn5uBHiYmb86H/s2048/IMGP0008.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCILIpGnAb1w2UsOSS1FyL5NmsHuDZGIRqcD2iXq1qNOarMgawDJQhQT59Xl7zxn_5A3wxOCYkoaawOfxSgkqj06AIW42oRgmGEo6QQBuyq9xEsOI14IAWcH7KGb_GZkjn5uBHiYmb86H/w400-h266/IMGP0008.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Smithsonian museums are spectacular and well worth a visit. This is part of the dinosaur exhibit at the Musuem of Natural History. Plan at least a few hours here. Admission is free. Closest Metro station is Smithsonian</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilA2tq8cysvnrwk_z7JtSafySDtPdn1IyVLv32A-pKxElHY7mPHTHtS-IlzlT82_xbbvXmlMUjPAcLC0KMJMCpFUxFcLk5OtqYy8e1yOpGlxr06kZqs2A-KEIHv2p7eapuhMsNmbMvaO56/s2048/IMGP0063.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilA2tq8cysvnrwk_z7JtSafySDtPdn1IyVLv32A-pKxElHY7mPHTHtS-IlzlT82_xbbvXmlMUjPAcLC0KMJMCpFUxFcLk5OtqYy8e1yOpGlxr06kZqs2A-KEIHv2p7eapuhMsNmbMvaO56/w400-h266/IMGP0063.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Smithsonian National Zoo is also well worth the trip. One of the main attractions is the Panda Bears. Admission is free. Closest Metro stations are Cleveland Park and Woodley Park/Zoo. Insider Tip. When arriving get off the Metro at Cleveland Park and when leaving go to Woodley Park/Zoo. That way you dont have to climb any hills to get to or leaving the zoo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdQ_YmCaWJXIk41Y4vfNKH0ACNuDbCg9LLWSP01kcKAygznAoeg2dpDRFHA5UlU6T7uQsB8X_7SGQ6qKxLBwqTGhnjHhRheASZUoqrpgN43JU82ErFP-wJ4-KLZOGzsFkFMt31pAlyElu/s2048/IMGP0124.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdQ_YmCaWJXIk41Y4vfNKH0ACNuDbCg9LLWSP01kcKAygznAoeg2dpDRFHA5UlU6T7uQsB8X_7SGQ6qKxLBwqTGhnjHhRheASZUoqrpgN43JU82ErFP-wJ4-KLZOGzsFkFMt31pAlyElu/w400-h266/IMGP0124.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cherry blossoms in the Spring brings a giant burst of colour to the Tidal Basin each year. It depends on the weather but they usually bloom towards the end of March. The Jefferson Memorial is in the background.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l9BfKYc69rFR_sIebfZnqq3urcslyUMk1ORJZFSaNNyNxP1Opt3L2Nb97DnkjNKfaz5d8cSH5ua0qlllx9GBlE1NWq3QiRTZ3XoWPVDFDxsaPzDNz-nf29p0mLqYoxRvbQhTf6CdZnI3/s2048/IMGP0343.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l9BfKYc69rFR_sIebfZnqq3urcslyUMk1ORJZFSaNNyNxP1Opt3L2Nb97DnkjNKfaz5d8cSH5ua0qlllx9GBlE1NWq3QiRTZ3XoWPVDFDxsaPzDNz-nf29p0mLqYoxRvbQhTf6CdZnI3/w400-h266/IMGP0343.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 2015 we visited the Crime Museum. It had a ton of different exhibits and had a wide variety of different exhibits. Sadly it closed a few months after we visited. Their website says they sent most of their exhibits to a museum in TN.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt-QgUwExK6oO5NSUo9Toj1jr7Zf3dHsr7Vw-CzOHY4BxXkLz3qSNxDxduiXd2DYarahNJJr7oPXUdnCA1yPDtFYXbokZMp5facDXl_arfIzEgnX1Khj7zW1b8fE2sl77a7aBeMRbNq9G/s2048/IMGP0201.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt-QgUwExK6oO5NSUo9Toj1jr7Zf3dHsr7Vw-CzOHY4BxXkLz3qSNxDxduiXd2DYarahNJJr7oPXUdnCA1yPDtFYXbokZMp5facDXl_arfIzEgnX1Khj7zW1b8fE2sl77a7aBeMRbNq9G/w400-h266/IMGP0201.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The National Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxIHcn8nCO1xdg1BUpo9Ig0oTSVC3BQ4-gjMb2ZXS5bllxTsacb0HVPb2I_hrTTiTkVsgqFv3x304cf_iq2vLppzwO152rCW6I8GnmP9mGnzbRPkKpWRDHLqWssGGZKz9uIyNhaPicO5-/s442/Lincoln+mem.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="442" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxIHcn8nCO1xdg1BUpo9Ig0oTSVC3BQ4-gjMb2ZXS5bllxTsacb0HVPb2I_hrTTiTkVsgqFv3x304cf_iq2vLppzwO152rCW6I8GnmP9mGnzbRPkKpWRDHLqWssGGZKz9uIyNhaPicO5-/w400-h264/Lincoln+mem.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lincoln Memorial</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Yaj6dANaihDK6S7TP-qdSvXzuc7I1Zp5JH0jzzSyXjcbG0OaiNfHY8oOrMy-4Jl8CafvrzW4F0eNAWSVkPiQXAvaQWlljLE9Y7ZLv1G7Fn8JDd31UREzyKCbHCCFA1El8uuXbLKlBL4f/s2048/IMGP0091.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Yaj6dANaihDK6S7TP-qdSvXzuc7I1Zp5JH0jzzSyXjcbG0OaiNfHY8oOrMy-4Jl8CafvrzW4F0eNAWSVkPiQXAvaQWlljLE9Y7ZLv1G7Fn8JDd31UREzyKCbHCCFA1El8uuXbLKlBL4f/w400-h266/IMGP0091.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next to Dulles Airport is the Air and space musuem (there is a smaller one downtown too). If you enjoy aviation this is a must see. Admission is free but there is a $15 fee to park. One of the main attractions is the space shuttle Discovery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><b><span style="color: red;">More Info: </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.wmata.com/" target="_blank">www.wmata.com</a> </b></span><span style="color: red;">DC Metro (subway an</span><span style="color: red;">d buses) Station locations, fares, parking fees and more.</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.si.edu/museums" target="_blank">https://www.si.edu/museums</a> </b>Smithsonian museum website</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://washington.org/" target="_blank">washington.org/</a> Washington </span><span style="color: red;">DC Tourism site.</span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b>Hotels: </b>Hotels in the outer suburbs ten</span><span style="color: red;">d to be cheaper. Some goo</span><span style="color: red;">d hotels can be un</span><span style="color: red;">der $100 if you hit a sale. Hotels closer to </span><span style="color: red;">downtown can be over $200 a night. Hotels near Reagan Airport can run some goo</span><span style="color: red;">d </span><span style="color: red;">deals an</span><span style="color: red;">d often have a free shuttle to the airport where you can catch the metro to </span><span style="color: red;">downtown. Many hotels close to town also charge for parking so keep that in min</span><span style="color: red;">d</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><u><b>How to get there:</b></u> </span></span><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Car:</b> I95 is the main interstate from the north or south. I66 is the main interstate from the west.</span></span><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Air: </b>Reagan National Airport (DCA) is the closest airport an</span></span><span style="color: red;">d is just a few miles from </span><span style="color: red;">downtown. Washington </span><span style="color: red;">Dulles (IA</span><span style="color: red;">D)</span><span style="color: red;"> airport is about 30 miles from </span><span style="color: red;">downtown</span><span style="color: red;"> an</span><span style="color: red;">d has service to </span><span style="color: red;">domestic an</span><span style="color: red;">d international locations. Baltimore Airport (BWI) is about 40 miles from </span><span style="color: red;">downtown</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;"><b>Train:</b> The main station is Union Station which is less than a mile from the National Mall.</span></span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="text-align: center;"><span>Please take a few moments to say hi an</span><span style="text-align: left;">d leave us a comment as we love to hear from our visitors. Dont forget to leave your blog URL so we can visit you as well.</span></b><span style="color: red; text-align: center;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Have you been to Washington </span><span style="color: red; text-align: left;">DC</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><span style="color: red;">What did you post about today?</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div></div><br />Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467755462563450085.post-6151401210256483512021-04-04T02:00:00.015-07:002021-04-04T02:00:00.275-07:00A-Z Challenge - Week 1 Recap<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" style="color: #f48d1d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEORz0vOEpWNQnDYsSGuCoPpS4Bhc0uHJAZ_om5Xo3K75hdfQz5r_4ADBvsfCQiFpbtcbgx12nT8l4MJ5x6TFExVY8vDIR-yApy7JxePw_Ij77F-vqy3rUvjkLmFTH3bToftt7jWf3aHi9/s320/header2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid transparent; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A-Z Challenge 2021 - Week 1 Recap</span></b></p><p><span style="color: red;">We are all done with week 1 of the A-Z challenge. 3 letters </span><span style="color: red;">done just</span><span style="color: red;"> and 23 letters to go! In case you missed one of our tour stops here is where we stopped on week 1:</span></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-is-for-amusement-parks.html" target="_blank"><b>A is for Amusement Park:</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Our first stop was our local theme park Busch Gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-is-for-amusement-parks.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohJSt4L2l30hI1uQwTkFn8iv-NqRoWEhMoXWc3L2x8p3pS0esZt1REmDTt4Wr6nNInera3lm8m4beMlcfTNHL6YgYzReSYrY9LG0jfMWB6RnUcacY6Z7c9G87rPFsbv89SInxhy844bwF/w200-h150/052+Alpengesit.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/04/b-b-is-for-bar-harbor.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">B is for Bar Harbor:</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b><span style="color: red;">Our next stop was Bar Harbor Maine where we spent some time exploring the city and Acadia National Park.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/04/b-b-is-for-bar-harbor.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UqlcYZEUMRHwviWGm6eBmRpfsR_dmkK9eq_QeunbBn95cGw-m58mdC1aj8KRpTfcT0bzI3zF0vMSfpDx4ESqG9ZpvbSi8NjInQi9lXVk8PGfrRkUAZ4iHNDxwQTl5D_WSXRUr1yiDTUC/w200-h133/IMGP0443.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/04/c-c-is-for-charlottetown.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">C is for Charlottetown:</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Located in Prince Edward Islan</span><span style="color: red;">d an</span><span style="color: red;">d the </span><span style="color: red;">surrounding areas is a must see</span><span style="color: red;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hisandherhobbies.blogspot.com/2021/04/c-c-is-for-charlottetown.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="2048" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLf54V27CUbN-2-I5XeiMCLHGcVsRST3bumuhCK3K3XNJpNnikQ1gXGNPEpEF63JaXXOxfUqejuHvexgKRmBHRtskrzzc8eECsXMuA3XzL7HOtG3XOdNei4BdrhtaZjsJiGIGEbhjoyZW/w200-h132/IMGP0245.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Catch up on the posts you missed then come back tomorrow as we continue the tour. It will be a lot of fun so don't miss out! Which was your favourite from this week? What </span><span style="color: red;">di</span><span style="color: red;">d you post about to</span><span style="color: red;">day?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HAMDwOz1pQntytlX6pjn2oIZjxNGNNR0LOhiBKdur3Lob1RN0vCg9UkZeCvsa86YGT1ePsHzMJ47hx066wOMttugJynUaja63uhyJ6Xf2pVaQwwyMoT1bwqIq4kSNLPJoRDWNRIlg1ZU/s1600/Sean+Sig+for+Blog.png" /></a></div>Sean @ His And Her Hobbieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957976361757525524noreply@blogger.com0