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erin

May 30, 2022 — 2 min read

This was a first... we woke up to a cruise ship anchored right outside our bus. This year Viking Cruises started a Lake Superior cruise that goes from Canada through Duluth to Michigan and ends in Wisconsin.

Today we had to head home again, but this time in the bus. But we can't leave Duluth without visiting the aquarium.

I love that recently Emma has been really interested in reading all the signs in the places we visit.

Petting animals will always be their favorite part about any place we go.

She is a goofball...

Our annual photo outside the aquarium (except in 2020 when everything was closed and apparently I didn't get one in 2019 either).

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family time

family time

The girls and I took a detour on our way to Puerto Rico and stopped in Florida to visit my family while Braden headed to the boat a couple days before us to try to knock some projects out. The last time we were in Jacksonville was in March 2023.

the long days

the long days

Putting the boat back in the water is always a mountain to climb. I always underestimate my capacity - so I add time to my estimates and start with the intention to knock everything out in a shorter time frame that I estimated. Since I overestimated, it should be pretty

wrapping up

wrapping up

The leaves are changing. The weather is getting colder. That means our time in Minnesota is coming to an end and it is time to get back to the boat. I mean... just look at this weeks forecast. 80 on Tuesday to snow on Thursday. Before we can get back

washington, dc

washington, dc

A day and a half is nowhere near enough time to see DC, but we tried our best. On Saturday we took a break from the boat show and took the girls to the children's museum. On Monday we hit the ground running early to try to squeeze