on our roadtrip back home, we stayed an extra day in charleston for some much needed rest. we stayed 20 mins outside of the city at the inn at middleton place, a lovely retreat set in the midst of woods and water next to the middleton place plantation. in fact, the (expensive) entry fee to read more
time to meet some famous friends! hurrying to pete’s silly sideshow to meet minnie, daisy, goofy and donald. oh, the anticipation… after a good pep talk, she was a bit nervous at first but eventually got the hang of it. with the positive momentum, we decided we had to pay mickey another visit. remember the read more
our last day at Disney World was also Mother’s Day! i was treated with room service pancakes and mother’s day cards. we returned to Magic Kingdom ready for a marathon 13 hour day! we did lots of rides… we walked through a magic mirror and met belle and lumiere for story time at “enchanted tales read more
we spent day two at Animal Kingdom, which was a great change in pace and scenery. a highlight was definitely the kilimanjaro safari ride. going down the fastpass lane… we saw so many animals, the giraffes walked right up next to the car! then we explored more trails which had even more animals to see. read more
we planned to spend three days in the theme parks. day one we went to magic kingdom of course! hardest part was getting there. we opted to drive rather than shuttle from the hotel, then walk, then ferry. pretty hot and crowded by the time we got there. not too happy yet… straight to fantasyland read more
finally after another 5 hour day of driving, we arrived! checking-in and checking out the hotel disney store, while waiting for a certain dedicated ee ee to arrive… getting a taste of Disney at Downtown Disney. searching for Mr. Potato parts. Precious Moments Seven Dwarves!
we just returned from our big week-long roadtrip down to Walt Disney World, Orlando. our first stop was Savannah, Georgia. there wasn’t too much time to spend, but we were able to explore a bit of the historic area and get dinner. after a quick rest at the hotel, we were off. one of many read more
emerald isle is on a long and thin barrier island, flanked by the atlantic ocean on one side, and bogue sound on the other. in between talks, free time was spent walking along the beach… collecting shells for rebecca! we saw dolphins only a few metres away from shore! it was supposed to rain, but read more
i went on a women’s retreat with our church here in chapel hill which took place in emerald isle, NC. the short road trip was a lot of fun, including a lunch stop at wilber’s barbecue for some authentic eastern style north carolina bbq and a slice of americana. pork bbq with coleslaw in a read more
our charleston experience would not be complete without a (big) food entry. we definitely got a good taste of “low country” food. our first night in charleston, at “low country bistro”. frogmore stew and a local brew. we went full-out for our thanksgiving dinner at “hank’s seafood restaurant”. passed on the turkey for some amazing read more