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Every year prior to busy summer season, our Disney Sports “Shake & Bake” team would enter in the C. R. O. W. (Canoes Races of the World) held on the Tom Sawyer waterway in the Magic Kingdom. Expectations were always very high, as obviously sporty individuals peppered our highly competitive team. And we only wouldContinue reading “C.R.O.W.”

Little did I know that this spur of the moment long weekend trip would occur only 1 week prior to the world shutting down due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. To end cap a chill weekend, I booked a sunset river cruise and enjoyed the upper deck of the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen almost to myself.Continue reading “New Orleans first timer”

Breck is a magical experience in both winter and summer, which few destinations can boast. While Vail usually draws the bigger crowds (and it is downright mind blowing to experience), I love and prefer this hidden gem. Mountain towns are so inviting and I can’t get enough. Experiencing the snowy wonderland of Breck is aContinue reading “Breckenridge escape”

From Kaboom playground builds, to serving meals every 3rd Monday of the month at Give Kids the World, to building houses with Habitat for Humanity, to yearly Toys for Tots distributions, to bringing up the rear of every runDisney race, to annual Canoe Races of the World, we were deeply involved in our local community.Continue reading “Disney VoluntEARS”

I should be used to a 3:15 wake up call by now after working the runDisney races for 22 years…… This day was one of those long standing bucket list adventures I was crawling out of my skin to start. So I popped right up and made the easy 15 min drive to the bikeContinue reading “Sunrise volcano bike 🌋 🚲”

If you haven’t immersed yourself into the very chilly waterways in western Florida to swim amongst the manatees, what are you waiting for? Swimming amongst these gentle giants is very special. They migrate into the springs areas to escape the bitter cold ocean waters. Needless to say, I wasn’t very thrilled at the thought ofContinue reading “Swimming with Manatees”