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Cancun 2010

We were lucky to find cheap flights out of Richmond this year, but it was a 6 am flight, so John and Megan opted to stay up all night. We … Read more

Cancun, 2006

Saturday, 8/12.

Got up at 3 am, flew out of RIC at 7:10, $490, Northwest.

Arrived 2 pm, via Memphis. We checked our bags this trip because of the orange alert on liquids in carry on’s. We dropped our bags off at that office and took the same van for the airport back up to the main drag, then bus to town. Then took taxi, on driver’s recommendation to Labna. Had Yucutan Tour–steak, beans, pico deguyo, guacamole, $125 pesos. Exchange rate at airport was $10.70, on street $10.60. Great place, atmosphere. Mariachis sang Cucuroo, Paloma, Grenada, Meso May, tipped $100 pesos.

Nags Head 2009

Tanya’s surprise We were lucky enough to get the same house we had last year–it’s right across the street from the beach, so it’s a perfect location. Deanne and Bill, … Read more

US Open 2009

We stayed at a La Quinta in Queens, which was only about 3 blocks from the subway. Then, after a 10 minute ride, we had about a quarter mile walk to the grounds.

You can see Terry here with the Arthur Ashe Stadium in the background.

Puerto Vallarta, Sep. 20, 2008–with the Piphers

Arrival Bill and Deanne, and Eddie and Jeanne met us in Puerto Vallarta on Sept. 20. We stayed at the PV Condo, Conchas Chinas. The customs line was horrendous–took about … Read more

Las Vegas, 2007

Flew nonstop from Dulles, 1:05 pm. Stayed at Tropicana. Rented a car f/Alamo, picked up Bill and Deanne at the airport after midnight. Came back to hotel and hung out … Read more

Puerto Vallarta, 2008

This article‘s been moved to the archives.

Spring Break, 2005

Spring Break with the Grandkids in DC 2005 We spent most of our time at the Museum of Natural History. They were just old enough (Megan was 11), to maybe … Read more

Spain, 1999

The picture on the left is a good summary of our trip to Spain–the flowers overflowing the walls of our condo accentuate the beauty of this country; the Sierra Nevada … Read more

Merida, 1996

Left Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 7:10am EST, arrived Merida 6:15pm CST. We were in a DC-9 to Miami, and will try to avoid that model plane from now … Read more