July 4/5, 2024 (Day 15 & 16): At Sea and Amsterdam Daniel had big plans for the fourth of July yesterday, considering we would be sailing just outside of England. For weeks leading up to the trip, he posited different ideas from wearing American flag pants to dropping tea over the side of the ship.Continue reading "Epic British Vacay: Amsterdam"
Epic British Vacay: Ponies and Stuff
July 4, 2024 (Day 14): Shetland Island, Scotland Today was another tendering day, but since our tour was with the ship this time, we automatically got a priority tender so there was no worry about missing it - also, we are pretty sure they took down twice as many life boats to bring people backContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Ponies and Stuff"
Epic British Vacay: The Castle on the Volcano
Sorry for the delay between posts - apparently life gets in the way sometimes! July 1 & 2, 2024 (Day 12 & 13): At Sea and Edinburgh, Scotland There really wasn't much to write about yesterday - we were very grateful for a day to stay on board and nurse our colds. We also foundContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: The Castle on the Volcano"
Epic British Vacay: Giant’s Causeway
June 30, 2024 (Day 11): Belfast, Northern Ireland Ignoring the occasional misery caused by the head cold that appears to have settled in for the long haul, today was incredible. We had a Giant's Causeway/Belfast tour that also ended up being a partial countryside tour and was absolutely breathtaking! The bus stopped near the ruinsContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Giant’s Causeway"
Epic British Vacay: Roman Walls
June 29, 2024 (Day 10): Liverpool, England (or really, Chester) And we are back in England! Amazing how close all these countries are, isn't it? This time we were off to Chester and the Roman Walls! Okay, not that we had ever heard of them before. But they sounded fun! Chester ended up being aContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Roman Walls"
Epic British Vacay: Blarney Castle
June 28, 2024 (Day 9): Cork, Ireland, Blarney Castle, and more Spoiler alert: Another day at sea did not, in fact, stop our apparent colds from forming. In fact, last night, I was so exhausted I ended up skipping dinner and slept for like 12 hours and still awoke feeling less than well, and DanielContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Blarney Castle"
Epic British Vacay: The Stop that Didn’t Happen
June 27, 2024 (Day 8): Waterford, Ireland - or Not Yeah. This will be a short one. We were SUPPOSED to see Ireland for the first time today (because airports don't count if you don't step a foot out) - but awoke to the captain announcing that there were gale force winds and since thisContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: The Stop that Didn’t Happen"
Epic British Vacay: Daniel’s Birthday!
June 26, 2024 (Day 7): Sea, Sky, and Cake It was a sea day today, for which we were immensely grateful. Much as we've enjoyed all the tours thus far, we are more than ready to rest. It also happens to be Daniel's birthday! And having seen the main dining room sing Happy Birthday toContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Daniel’s Birthday!"
Epic British Vacay: Of Castles and Cliffs
June 25, 2024 (Day 6) - Dover, England Yes, we also thought it was hilarious that after all that work to get to Rotterdam, the cruise ship turned right back around and brought us to England again. Now, they told us that they were going to dock in Dover and Daniel and I had lengthyContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Of Castles and Cliffs"
Epic British Vacay: Trains and Cruise Ships
Welcome to my epic vacation recap! This is a recounting of my ten-year anniversary trip – which also happens to be my first time overseas! Read on for Day 5 - getting on the cruise ship! June 24, 2024 (Day 5) - Eurostar and Rotterdam It was an insanely early morning at 4:00 AM andContinue reading "Epic British Vacay: Trains and Cruise Ships"
Forest Idylls 