by Tara | Jul 21, 2026 | Italy 2026, Travel
This was planned as our chill day — intended to be the day before Kaia’s presentation. We set our alarms and headed out to the Mercato Delle Cascine — one of Florence’s largest outdoor markets. Once again we relied on the bus to get us there. We’re becoming quite good...
by Tara | Jul 20, 2026 | Italy 2026, Travel
After waking up late, eating breakfast in the apartment, and getting ready, we left around 11am to head to the city center and walk around. We took the T1 tram again and then walked to the Duomo. It was incredibly hot — the ‘feels like’ temperature ended up getting to...
by Tara | Jul 19, 2026 | Italy 2026, Travel
Technically we left the evening of July 18th, but the whole travel day (and our first hours in Italy) happened on Sunday. We flew from Fort Myers to Charlotte to Rome and then took a train to Florence — huge travel day! We each checked a medium-sized bag and then had...
by Tara | May 18, 2026 | Bahamas 2026, Travel
Today was SHARK DIVE DAY! And getting there was almost an adventure of its own. The seas were rough — we’re talking 3+ foot waves — and by the time we arrived at the dive site, we were definitely wondering how this was all going to go. The boat was rocking, the...
by Mark | May 17, 2026 | Bahamas 2026, Travel
Sunday finally arrived — the day we had been looking forward to: DIVE DAY! Our pickup was bright and early at 7:30 AM, which meant we needed to be standing outside the condo guard gate waiting for the dive company. After our little transportation adventure on the...
by Mark | May 16, 2026 | Bahamas 2026, Travel
This was the day we’d been anticipating — our shark diving experience day! However, we woke up to a really gloomy skies. Our pick up wasn’t until noon, so we slept in a little bit, hoping for the best. We had a nice breakfast and did some reading and relaxing...
