Cienfuegos, Cuba

May 15, 2018

Today we drove to Our Lady of Jagua which is a fortress that was built in the 18th century. After a brief visit to the fortress, we saw local performers. Please scroll down below to see some of the videos from the performance.

After the performance, we stopped at a local restaurant and had a quick bite to eat. The food was delicious!

Follow us on our journey the next destination is Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

If you love food check out what we ate while cruising around in Cuba http://stomachsoverloaded.com/2018/05/oceania-cruises-cuba-cruise/

Our Lady of Jagua Fortress

Havana, Cuba

May 12, 2018

Today we arrived at the Port of Havana. The first thing John and I both noticed was how dirty the water was. It was full of oil it looked like black mud. The first thing we drove by was the American Embassy with all the famous flagpoles in front of it. There were no flags blocking it, but the poles were all there. We then drove about 3 hours to the Vinales Valley and visited the home of a cigar farmer and got a cache to see him roll a cigar which was pretty cool. The next stop was the Mural de la Prehistoria and took a few pics of the big mural.

The coolest part of being in Havana was the World Famous Tropicana show. If you are planning on going to Cuba make sure you purchase the tickets ahead of time.

May 13, 2018 

Today we had another tour scheduled the first stop was a visit to the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana Fort and walked around that for about an hour the last stop on the long tour day was the El Cristo de la Habana Statue.

Follow us on our journey the next destination is Cienfuegos, Cuba.

If you love food check out what we ate while cruising around in Cuba http://stomachsoverloaded.com/2018/05/oceania-cruises-cuba-cruise/

Cigar Rolling

Cigar seeds

Mural de la prehistoria

El Cristo de La Habana

John & Maria

Iceland

April 26th – May 1st, 2018

Our hotel was Konsulat in Reykjavik. The hotel was newly renovated, and it was lovely. We met our friends Avin & Lindsy who are from Indiana but live in Florida now. They stayed there three years ago for one month, so it was nice being there with them because they knew all the hot spots. The names of the towns and restaurants are very long and complicated, so I will do my best to give as many details in the photos as possible. One thing that you will find in Iceland is that there are no shortages of waterfalls. The weather seems to be dodgy you will have 50/50 chance of rain or shine. The one thing I didn’t like was how cold it was while we were there it was their summer. Our first stop which is a MUST is a visit to the Blue Lagoon. It was a great experience.

If you love food and would like to see the delicious food we ate while in Iceland click the link  http://stomachsoverloaded.com/2018/05/iceland/

Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon Silicone Mask

Lindsy and Avin

Gullfoss
Gullfoss
Kerid Crater

Maria, Lindsy, Avin & John

Lindsy, Maria and our new friend Madeline (We named her)
John, Maria, Avin & Lindsy
Avin, Lindsy, Maria & John

Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss

Skogafoss
Skogafoss

Kirkjufjara Beach
Kirkjufjara Beach
Reynisfjara Halsanefshellir

Sunset view of NYC – Our flight from NY to Florida
Sunset view of NYC – Our flight from NY to Florida

Future Travel Destinations 2

Abandoned Viking Village in Iceland

Chapel in the Woods – The Glass Chapel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Gatlinburg Skybridge – Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Diamond Beach – Skatafell, Iceland

Limeni – Greece

Salt Pools of Siwa Oasis – Egypt

Margaret’s Tea & Biscuit – Arcadia, Florida

I have no idea where this hotel is in Mexico I tried to look for it 

Great Pyramids of Giza – Egypt

Cap Rocat – Mallorca, Spain

Rainbow Lake – Glacier National Park – Montana

Cetina River – Croatia

42 Presidential Heads – Croaker, Virginia

Slide in Billy Johnson Playground – Central Park, NY

 

Ancient Greek City – Zeugma Turkey

Cathedral of Saint Andrew – Patras Greece

Cummins Falls State Park – Cookeville, TN

Giethoorn, Netherlands – The Simple Minimalist Life

Devil’s Bathtub – Ft. Blackmore, Virginia

Hurawalhi – Underwater Restaurant in Maldives

Pink Beach – Sardinia, Italy

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral – Los Angeles, CA

Lake Powell in Arizona

Christmas Farm Inn & Spa – Jackson, NH

Meow Wolf – New Mexico

Tianjin Binhai Library – Tianjin, China

Photo credit: Bing Images

Chambord Chateau in France

Rainbow Mountain in Peru

Volcano Bay Water Theme Park in Florida

Veteran’s Memorial Cemetary

Milan, Italy

Angama Mara – Kenya, Africa

Miracle Garden in Dubai

Bratislava Slovakia 

Torch Lake, Michigan

Castle Hotel in China

Snow Maze in Manitoba, Canada

Avoriaz, France

Hidden Garden in Homestead, Florida

Johnson Springs in Kentucky

Dr. Seuss Exhibit – Boston, Massachusetts

Oddities We’ve Seen

This is a car we saw driving in Florida October 2017 it had statues glued all over it.

Do you think this car that we saw in Florida has enough bumper stickers?

This car looks like a tree fell on it and if it rained water would soak the back seat

We saw this custom made truck in Ft. Pierce Florida with a couch on top and a hammock and if you look closely the owner of the vehicle is laying in the hammock.

We saw this interesting Bus in Florida with a great message. Onemillionactsofkindness.com please take a moment and check out their website.

Anybody else find this funny or is it just me?
Make your own car emblem
Found this so funny
Thank goodness
You think this car needs a new plate?
One stop shop
Cutest car we saw in Santiago de Cuba

The Big Duck is a building in the shape of a duck located in Flanders, NY, on Long Island. It was originally built in 1931 by duck farmer Martin Maurer in nearby Riverhead and used as a shop to sell ducks and duck eggs.

We saw this Bowling Pin Car in Zakynthos, Greece.

We saw this ice cream cone in Florence, Italy.

We saw this big rubber duck in Florida

Jackson Hole, Wyoming – 2018 Ski Trip

January 23rd – 27th, 2018

Today we drove from Utah to Wyoming. We love skiing in Jackson Hole the only thing that we don’t like is how dodgy the weather is. In January the temperature can drop to the single digits other than that we enjoy the town and the mountain.

Other than the drive is beautiful!

If you scroll down below I have posted videos of Dog Sled Racing. It was the first time John and I both got a chance to see it.

If you would like to see what and where we ate while in Jackson Hole.

Snow Sculptures

Ice Skating Rink

This was the fireplace in our room.

The clean and dry runway Hahahaha!

Ogden, Utah – 2018 Ski Trip

January 21st – 23rd, 2018

Today we drove from Alta, Utah to Ogden, Utah. The town is really cute, and we were lucky enough to find a Ruroc helmet store, and we purchased the coolest helmets. We skied at Snowbasin one day, and I loved it!!

Follow us on our journey the next destination is Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Texas Roadhouse Supports our Troops

My Ruroc Helmet
John’s Ruroc Helmet

Snowbasin – My favorite place to Ski
Snowbasin
Snowbasin

Park City, Utah – 2018 Ski Trip

January 7th – 13th, 2018 – Park City, Utah

We love skiing at the Canyons and Deer Valley, and we always start our annual ski trip in Utah.  This year we decided to go to Deer Valley after skiing to watch the Aerial competitions.  We had a great time we were lucky enough to meet a young guy named Graham who was # 3 in the world! Enjoy the pictures and videos below.

Follow us on our journey the next destination is Snowbird (Alta) Utah.

John’s Ski Tracks