Midwest 2023: three days in Wisconsin

In 2022 we had plans to visit our friend’s house on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, but ended up cancelling. Determined to visit, we re-scheduled for August 2023, first flying into Chicago and renting a car, then driving the 3.5 hours into Wisconsin to visit for...

Summer 2023: overnight in Lancaster PA

On our way back home from New York we stopped for a night with our friends in Lancaster, PA. After unpacking the car, they took us to Lititz to check out some breweries and local shops. Downtown was lively on a warm Saturday afternoon with lots of people out and...

NY Summer 2023: food

Over the weeks we were in NY we tried a lot of different food options, from restaurants with a view to farmstands and spots in between. Below are our notes: July 2 We arrived in time to spend the holiday weekend with family – waiting for us was an enormous...

NY Summer 2023: wine and beer tasting

July 1: Long Island Farm Brewery We stopped here after a long day of driving to stretch our legs. Though this brewery is about 30 minutes from my parent’s house we had never visited before. I ordered the raspberry gose and Leandra had the Farmers Tan amber. The...

NY Summer 2023: sights

We spent the majority of July away from NC, escaping some of the heat and humidity. Though we typically worked during the day, we had plenty of time in the evening and on weekends to check out the nearby beaches, farm stands and other sights of the North Fork of Long...