Tuesday 4 ~ Wayfaring

 

Wayfaring

Here's about as close to going on a cruise as I will ever get...and this is an old picture from about 5 or 6 years ago!  I haven't been out in the kayak in quite a while, due to the shallowness of the pond, and the lack of strength in my arms.  Maybe if the rains will keep coming Still Waters Pond will fill back up to a reasonable depth and I can try making it around the pond once again...but don't hold your breath waiting! LOL!

Welcome to Tuesday 4... 

1. Where have you traveled and what is the furthest you've been from home?

Let's see, we are not big travelers.  Probably the farthest away from home I've ever been would be the Space Needle in Seattle, WA.  We flew there many years ago (probably at least 35) for a church annual conference. Although my hubby is not fond of heights, we managed to talk him into going up in the elevator to the top of the Space Needle, where we had lunch with some of our friends. I can assure you that he did not look down! LOL.   I don't have any photos from that experience, so I will borrow these from the internet:

Internet Photo

View from the top~Internet Photo

Back during the years that we were in the ministry, our church denomination would have an annual "Council" in a different location every year, and that was the highlight of the year for us as our church would send us to the conference. We usually had to fly to wherever it was, and we would get to stay in a nice hotel near the convention center. We always looked forward to meeting up with many old friends...other Pastors and their wives and people we had known from different churches where we'd served. It was like a great reunion/vacation for us...eating out at nice restaurants, and hearing inspirational keynote speakers (preachers), enjoying good music, and if there was time we would do a little sight seeing around the area.  We got to go places and see things that we never would've been able to do on our own. Seattle is the one I remember most, but we also went to Washington D.C., Columbus, OH., Rochester, NY, Orlando,FL (which was like going home for us), just to name a few that I can remember! It's been a long time ago now, so I'm surprised I remembered that much! LOL.

2. Is there a location other than where you are, that you think would be a nice place to live?

Yes, in the North Georgia mountains, (preferably in the fall and spring), and Maine or New Hampshire, but only in the late spring through fall.  We live in the best place for the winter months already...Florida!

3. Do you have a photo or story from a favorite place to visit? (See above)  The North Georgia Mountains...we have been trying to go every fall over the past few years with our kids. I didn't think we were going to make it this year, but they said "YES WE ARE!", so reservations have been made for late in October, lord willing and the creek don't rise! Praying for hubby's health to be better so he will feel more like traveling. Thankfully our son does all the driving.

4. What dream destination do you have tucked away in your heart? Do you think you'll be able to visit them one day or are plans in the making?

Dream destination? I really can't say that I have one.  I would love to go back to Maine someday for a good visit, not only to do some sight-seeing with our kids, but also to visit with our grandson Noah and his mother.   When our grandson was little, we would always go for his birthday in October, and one of the highlights was to take him to the Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine.  

Many years ago with our grandson Noah in Maine

Uncle Scott always enjoyed taking Noah on the rides when he was there with us.

Here we are with Noah and his daddy, our son Matthew, and his wife Nicole, at a roadside scenic overlook in Maine, on the way to the fair. This was in October, 2013. Matthew passed away in May of 2014 after a 4 year battle with cancer. We haven't been to the Fryeburg Fair since then. Noah is now almost 26 years old, and I'm not so sure he cares that much about going to the fair anymore, but still, we'd love to go with him again someday.

So that's the Tuesday 4 for this week. Thank you, Annie, for coming up with the questions and doing this to honor the memory of our late blogging friend, Toni Taddeo.

In Memory of Toni Taddeo