FAMILY VACATIONS
Your favorite traveling
knuckleheads certainly put in some miles in 2022, and we did a fair amount of
it with family.
Tenerife, Canary
Islands - April
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| Barraquito coffee Tenerife |
We spent two weeks on
this Spanish volcanic island at a time share resort with points gifted us by Janet's stepmother. The first week we explored the island on various tours on
this widely popular tourist destination. Millions of tourists come here yearly
and most of them are English. One of our tour guides said that Tenerife was “Spain
in theory only.”
The second week our English family came over to stay at the
resort and we lounged around the pool or went into Los Christanos for cheap
beer at any number of British-style pubs. The grandsons were on half-term, or
spring-break.
Grenada - May
No family was at the
Sandals Resort in Grenada, but as this was our fourth trip to this Caribbean
chain of luxury all-inclusive resorts, we have become part of a “family”. As repeat customers we are awarded
points towards a future trip and “recognized” at an awards dinner for our
patronage.
The remarkable Sandals
experience includes free diving and never having to hear the word “no.”
Wildwood, NJ - June
No summer would be complete without a visit to the NJ beaches. Every year we try to spend a few days at this family-friendly southern NJ beach town.
Colorado – July/August
Our English family came
to visit us for nearly 6 weeks during the summer and we all traveled together
to Colorado where Janet’s half-sister and her family live. We spent a week in Denver,
then a week in the ski resort town of Breckinridge. I also got to drive out to
Grand Junction to see my sister.
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| Breckinridge |
Fiji - September
No family in this
island nation, but the family unit is a strong vibrant part of the Fijian
culture. We got to visit a few Fijian villages where the family ties of the
community were strong and enduring. While at the villages we had to wear sulus, a type of sarong.
We also went white-water rafting and diving.
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| Fiji |
Hilton Head - October
Janet had a sorority-sister
week at this posh South Carolina enclave. I was not invited. They went on a lot of bike rides dodging alligators and soaking up the last of the summer's weather on the wide, sandy beaches.
Austin, Texas – November
Janet visited her
daughter in Austin, Texas, for some precious mother/daughter time and some serious
Texas Barbeque. The trip was a birthday gift from me.
England – December
We are currently in
Nantwich Chesire in England to spend the holiday season with our English family
again. Over the years we’ve been here for the holidays several times, but the
last time was before the COVID pandemic hit. Not that we’re counting, but this
is the third time this year we are all together, making up for lost time, and perfectly
bracketing this year of travel with family and close friends.
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| St Mary's Nantwich |
Budapest - January, 2023
We are not slowing down in our travels. After the new year we
are taking a side-trip to Budapest, Hungary for a 5-day mini excursion, taking
advantage of cheaper inter-continental airfares, before coming back to Nantwich
for a couple of days.
Thanks for reading!
Love Janet and greg
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