Getting ready for another trip:)

It was tough to get back to real life after such a fantastic trip so we went for a little glass bottom kayaking adventure the weekend after getting home from the Dakotas…

As cases continued to decline through June, Disney announced the return of fireworks. We were thrilled to snag passes for Epcot for the first Disney fireworks since March 2020 and celebrated with Jen and Rich which made it extra special too (despite the rain!)

It was totally magical and everything seemed like we were finally going in the right direction:). Disney also announced we would be returning to work soon so I started the process of wearing shoes again daily to try and get rid of those ridiculous flip flop lines!

And then just like that, it became clear that this mess is not ending any time soon so we have canceled our cruise for January and our trip home to the UK for September and I am back to working from home for now...

And just when I had my activity routine down to a science, my gym also closed its doors out of the blue and I had to say goodbye to my lovely Zumba sisters :(

I really hate all of these changes and so much uncertainty. But I'm trying to make the best of it and we have booked another trip to Glacier NP in a couple of weeks! And then Canada announced they are opening for vaccinated Americas so we will (hopefully) be able to go there too! So for now, I'm focused on breaking in these bad boys and packing. It's not so bad...:)

Dakotas Vacation - The Ending:)

We headed back to North Dakota to spend the last couple of days at Theodore Roosevelt National Park - a tribute to the man who started it all. Despite tornado warnings, the famous Medora Musical went off without a hitch on the night we arrived:)

We saw both the South and North Units of the Park - it was majestic, remote and rugged. What a great end to the trip of a lifetime:)

So happy to be traveling again:):):)

Dakotas Vacation - Day 5

Devil's Tower was just incredible. We did both trails around the base, one at sunset and the longer one at daybreak. We just loved it!

Dakotas Vacation - Day 4

After a crazy hailstorm, we woke up the next morning and headed out to the legendary town of Deadwood...

We toured the brothel which operated illegally until 1980. It was super interesting!

And drank in the saloon where Wild Bill Hickok was shot to death during a card game...

We headed out to Spearfish Canyon afterwards, where Dances With Wolves was filmed...

Dakotas Vacation - Day 3

You can only get tickets to tour the caves at Wind Cave National Park same day and we had been told that they sell out every morning. So we got there at 8am and there was already a big line...

We got to see some of the 155 miles of explored caves and the 'box work' formations. In fact, over 90% of all boxwork in the world in in this park alone...

Above ground, the Park was virtually empty so we explored for a while. The scenery was beautiful:)

Then we headed south to Hot Springs, home of the Mammoth site where over 60 skeletons are currently being excavated... 

It was fascinating! We spent the rest of the day back in Custer State Park - there were hundreds of bison,,,