In early November, we took a road trip to visit Maddie and Donovan in Bellingham and to check out their new city. We did a short hike at Whatcom Falls and also explored Chuckanut Drive. Jason and Kinley came up for the day, and we got to hang out for

Visited my folks again. Really enjoyed seeing them and family.

Tuesday, April 2nd Back in Paris, we navigated the RER and Metro to our next apartment in the Marais. It was just a few blocks from our first apartment but much smaller, though nicely decorated. We had breakfast at a tiny restaurant and were the only customers for the first

Saturday, March 23rd Woke up in Paris, had slept a little better after taking half a melatonin. We walked to a café for an American breakfast, then made our way to Notre Dame Cathedral where we read about the restoration project. We stopped for cappuccinos on a street corner in

We are finally taking a trip we have dreamed about for years, an African safari. The flight from the US to Johannesburg is over 23 hours, so we decided to make it easier by stopping in Paris for a few days on each end. That way we adjust to the