It’s been a long day, or “days” according to changing time zones. It began as I shut the front door to my house Saturday morning, and walked to meet the airport shuttle just down the street with all I should need for the trip strapped to my back. A few hours later, I stepped off the bus at Sea-Tac, where I breezed though check-in and security and found myself with time to kill at my departure gate.
The Travel Bug
So far, this year has been pretty light in boating activity for me. I’ve completed a few projects and had a few day cruises, but otherwise haven’t been away from the dock a whole lot since fall. I can blame the weather and competing obligations, but the reality is there aresome other things I like to do.
I’ve been saving my pennies and making plans to do some traveling this spring, and now less than a week from departure I feel as though I’m on the threshold of adventure.
Back in 2011, I took a month to visit Norway, with a stopover in Iceland. The first such travel experience for me, It was an amazing time, and I vowed to return. No better time than the present, I say!
The ultimate destination for this trip is Trondheim, Norway where I will spend May 17th, or Syttende Mai, which is Norway’s national day. This year is the bicentennial of Norway’s constitution, and I’m excited to celebrate the occasion with family in the city that my great-great grandparents called home.
I’ll be visiting some of the same spots that I did last time, and look forward to seeing some familiar faces. I’m also anxious to check out some places I didn’t make it to, making stops in Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden along the way.
As time allows, I intend to make posts about my travels to share some of my experiences and photos of the places I visit. I invite you to follow along!
2013: Year in Review
The best camera is the one that is with you.
These days, we carry great little cameras in our pockets, in the form of a smartphone. The quality of the photos and videos these devices can capture is amazing, but the best part is, we pretty much always have them with us.
I’ve done this a couple of times before; create a year in review video featuring images captured by my iPhone. Out of the scores of pictures and videos I’ve taken, these are just a few of my favorites, presented in the order they were taken. 2013 was a great year for me, and I look forward to seeing what 2014 has in store.
Best viewing is in HD, and you’ll want your sound turned on. The ad at the beginning can be clicked away.
2011 Year In Review – As Captured By My iPhone
Just a few of my favorite phots, videos, and memories from 2011 – as caputed by my iPhone.
Back to Reality…
The day traveling home was a long one- about twenty hours. A train ride was followed by a bus ride and two flights before I landed in Seattle. Two more busses and I was home. After being back from my trip a while, I have done my best to adjust to "reality". I say I've done my best, but it hasn't been easy. In retrospect, the time seemed to fly by, and it's hard to believe it's over. I guess the best way to get over one adventure being over is to begin planning the next one!
In the meantime, I finally downloaded my camera memory cards and have uploaded pictures.
Thanks for following my journey and the positive comments I received. It was fun to share the adventure along the way.
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It's time to switch back into "boating mode", as there is still a little bit of summer left!