Chesapeake Bay, North American's largest estuary, has been a place my mom and I have wanted to visit for awhile because it is one of the things we talk with students about at Marine Science Adventures. We had set aside one week to explore the area but because of previous delays, we were left with … [Read more...]

Cape Cod was my very favorite place that we visited this summer. The food was amazing, the people were nice, and the wildlife was unbelievable. I will never forget our time there and I hope to go back. Much of the area around Boston and Cape Cod is thickly settled so we assumed Cape Cod would be … [Read more...]

This is a reall cool place. We learned a lot here! The town of Woods Hole in and of itself is worth the stop. We soon learned it's pretty much all about Marine Science. Driving through, we got to see The Atlantis, the big oceanographic research vessel. We definitely want to visit this town again … [Read more...]

Shark cage diving is something I have longed to do since I was three years old. We got up at 4:30 in the morning to be at the marina by 7:45. We met Captain Vinny, First Mate Eric, our two travel companions, signed papers, and headed to the boat. We settled down on big bean bags for the 1 1/2 … [Read more...]

Visiting The Chatham Shark Center (The Atlantic Great White Conservancy) in Chatham, MA was a dream come true. If only my three year old self could have seen me at a place dedicated to the conservation of this amazing animal. It was super duper cool! The exhibits do a great job teaching about sharks … [Read more...]

New York literally had us at hello. From the moment we entered the state until we left, we were in love with its breathtaking beauty. We drove through the Allegheny Plateau, past Chautauqua Lake, and Lake Erie before arriving in Ithaca. Our goal was The Cornell Lab of Ornithology but we soon found … [Read more...]

We stopped in Ohio for a couple of days but then had to head to Oklahoma. On our way back, we had some more truck issues so we stopped in Ohio again for about a week. Basically, my mom and I did hours upon hours of school and my dad worked a lot but it was worth it because now we can take some … [Read more...]

Learning of the Oklahoma City bombing was a total shock to me. I didn't realize that had happened in our history. I've been to a lot of memorials in our travels but this one hit me a little differently. It's impossible to wrap my brain around the fact that one of our "own" inflicted that much pain … [Read more...]

The first time I visited Warren Dunes State Park, I was about two. That was the day I fell in love with big bodies of water and I haven't been able to stay away since. We have since visited Warren Dunes several times. This was our second time camping there. It is a beautiful, densely forested … [Read more...]

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area has always been a favorite camping spot for our family for many years. It was one of the first places we camped at when we started our full-timing adventure. I even had a birthday party there when I was ten. We love Lake Minnewanna, the beach, the trail around the … [Read more...]

We hadn't planned on stopping in the Smoky Mountains this summer but our plans changed giving us an extra day to fill before our next destination. I'm really glad we chose to spend time in these beautiful mountains even if our time was too short.  It is now definitely one of my favorite places and I … [Read more...]

I met my parents in Charleston for MFuge which is the summer teen camp my church attends. My parents went to downtown Charleston but unfortunately, I did not. MFuge was great! It was held on the campus of Charleston Southern University. I got to spend time on the Atlantic Ocean. It was hot and … [Read more...]