I have just completed reading three books on traveling alone, one being a solo female travel book. Just a few of the tips: The first thing is to find the location of the tourist information center. Bring functional clothes - no one cares what you look like. Check days museums are closed and days they have a docent. It is OK not to see everything. Look at weather forecast as far ahead as possible.
Then there are things I can learn about myself. Learn to be more open minded. Learn to be comfortable being alone. Remember when I tell friends that I plan to travel alone they will tell me stories of people who had problems, or that it is not safe.
This week G and I will leave on a trip with the final destination Hilton Head, SC. We will be together for about a week, then I plan to spend two weeks by myself. That was why I reading the books.
I hope to use this blog to document activities of each day. It will be for me as well as sharing with others.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
A "Bernice Day"
Yesterday was a day for me. I had decided to have a day that was relaxing and fun. So, I packed my bag for a day in the outdoors. First of all I had lunch at Rito's, an Italian Bakery and Deli. The sandwich I ordered had two kinds of meat, marinated egg plant and then Italian Dressing was poured over all. Quite unusual in that the bottom of the bun was completely soaked . Dessert was Tiramisu .
Next I drove to the Hinckley Metropark which is part of the greater Cleveland Metropark system. This is one of favorite as you see the lake from all the trails. At the first entrance there were large orange cones in front of the drive. The second was the same with a police car there. I drove to the third. After seeing the cones I Googled "Why is Hinckley park closed" Seems it was closed for wildlife management, but they were also working on the trails. I went to Plan B which was to find another of the Metropark locations,where I walked three miles. Although nothing is green yet, I find beauty in just looking at the mosaic of the fallen trees.
Next I drove to the Hinckley Metropark which is part of the greater Cleveland Metropark system. This is one of favorite as you see the lake from all the trails. At the first entrance there were large orange cones in front of the drive. The second was the same with a police car there. I drove to the third. After seeing the cones I Googled "Why is Hinckley park closed" Seems it was closed for wildlife management, but they were also working on the trails. I went to Plan B which was to find another of the Metropark locations,where I walked three miles. Although nothing is green yet, I find beauty in just looking at the mosaic of the fallen trees.
Next I went to a theater to see the movie "Little Women".
This a view of the theater when I walked in. I was the only person there. Three women joined be later. Usually there 15 minutes of advertising for upcoming movies. The last on was Dr. Dolittle. After about ten minutes of watching what we thought were the previews of Dr. Dolittle one of the ladies said I thought this was to be Little Women. As it turns out, the computer was showing the wrong movie. They could not change it so I was given a ticket for the mix up, but didn't have time to wait for Little Women. So I watched Dr. Dolittle. It is a fun movie for kids, but I enjoyed it again as the only person in the theater.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
To my children - We can get it done!
As my children can attest to, it sometimes (maybe more that I want to admit) it takes a loooong time for G and I to get something done. Once Daughter told us to not tell her about any house we had looked at until we signed on the bottom line. According to my blog post on June 17, 2019, we had the counter top installed. This week we had the back splash installed. It only took seven months.
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June 17, 2019
February 26, 2020
February 28, 2020
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