Nothing Like SUNSHINE in Delaware

August 12-16, 2013 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Retiring our traveling house for a sweet little cottage with THREE of the coolest people we know. The top right is the outdoor shower by the way!

 

    Rehoboth beach was an amazing

 scene from the boardwalk to the beach. It was definitely breath-taking . 





      ^Tourist eats great popcorn at FISHER'S^

We had a blast at the PURPLE PARROT for our last night in Rehoboth.



 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware was an amazing and unique place When we arrived, it was such a relief because we got to see and be by the water for the first time since FL and the energy was so positive.We made great memories, met local celebrities, bonded with inspiring people, had the time to unwind, relax, and regroup. We did so by going to arcades on the boardwalk, eating sushi, go-kart racing, and sitting on the couch talking by only candle-light. We couldn't thank Alli, Kyle, and Lindsey enough for letting us stay with you all for a few days. One of the best stops! Oh, and it was so nice meeting you, Devon! :)

NOW OFF TO KENTUCKY!

 

Maryland and D.C.

August 5th, 2013

 (PREPARE FOR LONG POST w/pictures and videos)

 

We arrive in Maryland to meet up with Mykel Lande. So then, should I just spell it like, Marylande? We get there and the first thing Mykel does is offer us our favorite food ever...IHOP. It was soo perfect after driving all day from North Carolina.

Note: Always eat a good meal after a long drive it's necessary for great sleep and unwinding from the day.

 

 

 *Our sleeping quarters in Mykel's apartment :P

Mykel lives in College Park near the University of Maryland. We traveled back and forth between there and downtown Silver Spring. The next few days we walked around and explored a little. Alyssa used to live with Mykel a few years back so they both got to show us around the beautiful neighborhoods. Maryland has amazing greenery there, but the traffic is so strange! They control traffic by square boxes above the lanes with red X's and green arrows. I had never seen anything like that before. Honestly it's pretty hard navigating because you don't really know where oncoming traffic is besides the lights.

 

***Please watch all the videos!***

       

              

            Sorry about the low volume quality! This was recorded on a cell phone :/

Next stop.... The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History!

 

       

On the road again... to the Great Falls!!!

                                      

 

 

All in a days worth... we traveled on to the next beautiful spot that took us hours to find.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

We just wanted to take some time to thank Mykel for this amazing opportunity and for all of the love and support we have from our MD family! We love you all! We will never forget the moments we had out there. Stay in touch always and maybe you can come out to CA and visit us! This was our first long stay and there were some beautiful memories that we can pass along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

If anyone reading is driving out to the east coast, we recommend staying a few nights to see the museums and make it a point to see the wonderful nature. Definitely go down to DC and take a walk around and check out U St. It's such a different element!                  

                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

We spent the day goofing around and this was the first time we got to enjoy a day on the town with no obligations.  

 

 

  

  

^ Liz sent us a wonderful update message while we were there and we wanted to share it. You're so cute Lizzy.. you made our day. We hope you're enjoying college! Love you <3

THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE IN MARYLAND, IT WAS GREAT!

 

 

 

 

Oh, Virginia....

August 5, 2013

I'm just going to cut to the chase... I got a speeding ticket in Emporia, Virginia of Greensville County. The second one of the trip........We were not using the radar detector because it is very illegal to use one there. The cop even knew we had one and asked for it. Thank goodness it wasn't on or he would've taken it from us for good. Honestly, I don't even want to talk about it. It wasn't the best experience. This is unfortunately the only thing that happened in Virginia.

TIP: Do not speed or use your radar detector in Virginia.

GO THE SPEED LIMIT OR THEY WILL FIND YOU.



North Carolina Adventures

August 2, 2013

 

We checked out of our hotel room in Adel, GA at about 12 p.m. It was a really positive start to our day even though we were all still bummed on not being able to do anything planned for GA. I know I personally was really looking forward to going to Helen and going camping... but again, I was GLAD to be back on the road again.

 

~And so we traveled... around Atlanta, through the tip of South Carolina, and then arrived in North Carolina! Surprisingly a long drive by the way!

 

 

 

~~~~BELOW ARE THE ACTUAL STOPS WE MADE~~~~

 

*Around 8/9 p.m. we get to my grandma's house in Hickory (One of the hardest places to navigate around in). My amazing grandma is 93 this upcoming month. She also just got her second hip replaced a few months ago and walks without a cane.

**Her Advice** DRINK MILK!

 

 





 * We left there and decided to go to DUKE UNIVERSITY...not realizing that we would get there at 2 in the morning. After getting lost a few times on the winding roads of Durham, we finally parked right by the famous chapel building. The security guards just let us walk around and venture all that we wanted. All I can say is we didn't want to leave. OH, AND WE RAN ACROSS THE FIELD :) Here are some pictures:

 

 

* This long day was still not over because we needed to arrive at the place we were going to stay for the night which consisted of vague driving directions and driving through corn fields and on dirt roads. My Aunt Ish lives in Harrells, NC (which doesn't even exist on the map behind this post...) It is basically a very small town in the middle of nowhere on The Black River. At her place, she has a puppy, Sadie, another camp dog, Sofie, and 3 loveable cats. We stayed in one of the mobile homes she owns and traveled back and forth to the houses by golf cart. We did lots of fun things here including: going on a crazy boat ride down the river (sawing down trees as we went), riding on the back of my Uncle's tailgate drinking tea, and having a huge bonfire. Very relaxing.  

 

 

 

We stayed with Aunt Ish for several nights and then decided it was time for our next adventure (which we will be posting soon.) Please comment! I hope everyone is enjoying the blog so far!