We started the morning off by releasing one of our monarch butterflies.
After that we did a lot of driving through the upper loop of Yellowstone. Our first stop... Mammoth Hot Springs.
Our next stop was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Lower and Upper Falls. Those waterfalls were huge, and so cool.
To finish off the evening we drove through the Lamar Valley looking for wildlife.
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.
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
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
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