adventures

9 min read 2023-06-03 02:13:00

Park Loop Road in Acadia: Top Spots and Cycling Route

The 27-mile Park Loop Road offers visitors to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island a chance to immerse themselves in Maine's rugged

6 min read 2023-06-01 05:40:00

Cycling the Schoodic Peninsula, a part of Acadia National Park offers visitors a peaceful introduction to Maine's most popular recreation area. In

3 min read 2023-05-31 16:34:00

On the cusp of summer travel season, I thought we could talk a bit about packing! Specifically, I wanted to share our family’s Google Docs packing

10 min read 2023-05-29 12:48:51

When my partner and I split up a year and a half ago, I left Lyttelton and fled straight back into Wānaka’s familiar arms. My home for years and

9 min read 2023-05-27 12:38:24

Fifteen years ago, when I was studying abroad in Spain, I took my first solo trip away for a weekend. On my own, simply because I couldn’t find a

2 min read 2023-05-23 11:12:00

It’s been an interesting few weeks. Certainly not all bad, but just a lot of mental load and long days.Mr Turtle took a long time to get over the

7 min read 2023-05-19 14:00:22

By Patty Wilber On Mother’s Day, Jim, Richard and me did a a little 13 mile round-trip jaunt in the Sandia Mountains, almost to South Peak, for

9 min read 2023-05-15 14:58:56

Hands up if you identify as an anxious person! Phew, not just me? Yay! And travel anxiety? Hello! Over the past few years, I’ve been slowly coming

2 min read 2023-05-12 14:00:07

By Patty Wilber My last hurrah with Rip (at the NM Buckskin/NM Appaloosa show) was fun! (He has been for sale, and he did get sold. He will be

9 min read 2023-05-11 16:11:00

If you feel like you’ve been seeing a lot of trip recap posts lately, you’re not wrong. As I mentioned, April was unusually full of travel for

4 min read 2023-05-10 16:31:10

Camping. What does that word mean to you? A shudder of horror and on to the next idea? Perhaps it calls to mind nostalgia for carefree family

5 min read 2023-05-08 14:00:00

Summer is almost here, and it’s a great time of year to visit a National Park! In this post, I’m sharing all of the National Park Service

4 min read 2023-05-05 14:00:40

By Patty Wilber I got a six-year-old gelding in that is a little shy/jumpy and seems to be missing some bells and whistles. He has been ridden with

12 min read 2023-05-01 17:21:39

Esperance, a little town on the bottom left corner of Australia, is becoming well-known for several reasons. It’s home to some of the whitest sand

2 min read 2023-04-28 14:00:08

By Patty Wilber Springtime with shedding Gette (Sufragette CD) is always fun because we get the Sneak Preview of her summer coat. She is not fully