Category Archives: Places to visit

White water rafting – Saturday

This is the view from our balcony every morning. And this morning we could hear the monkeys in the trees making grunting sounds. There are two kinds of monkeys in the area, the howler monkey and the white faced monkey. … Continue reading

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Coco Beach Costa Rica, Crazy games, and Carnivals – Friday

The morning started out with sunshine and warm weather. What a great way to start the day right? We headed down to get some breakfast and I’m not kidding you when I say that when I looked at how much … Continue reading

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What a long day, but it was worth it-Thursday

Well as you can see that I’m up and running again with the internet. Thank goodness! I think I’m one of those people that need to be ‘on the grid’. What I found out was that our room was too … Continue reading

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Fiddler on the Roof Musical

For the past couple of Christmas’s, we’ve tried to make it up to the cities to see a musical. And we were lucky enough to get tickets to see one again this year. You always have to be worried about … Continue reading

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Amish country

It was a good time for me to head to the Amish store in a nearby town to get the rest of the chocolate that I needed to make the Christmas candy. The weather was good, so after work I … Continue reading

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Turkey River Mall, Elkader Iowa

With it being Saturday, I had one goal in  mind. And that was to get as much done as I possibly could in the morning, and then just bum around in the afternoon for awhile in Elkader.  I had it … Continue reading

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Holiday Parade in Decorah, Iowa

The morning started out COLD and from what the weatherman is predicting, it’s supposed to get even colder as the weekend goes on. When I was heading to work I checked out what the temperature actually was, and the air … Continue reading

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One of my favorite places

One of my most favorite places around this time of the year to visit is the Fort Atkinson Nursery. Now it isn’t fancy and doesn’t have anything but just what they need, but it’s pretty cool. If you’re not familiar … Continue reading

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Road Trip! American Pickers

What a Fantastic day we had today! We decided to go on a Road Trip,  and that that turned out to be such a great idea. The morning started out a little later than we had planned, but once we … Continue reading

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Getting the mail & meeting new people

You know how sometimes when you get the mail it’s really not even worth the effort going to the mail box? Well today was definitely not one of those days! When I first looked into the mailbox I thought what … Continue reading

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