Visiting on a recommendation from a friend originally a Bristol native, we love exploring this beach resort! Ready with umbrellas, there was no need on this sun shiny day!

It it’s spring, we are traveling… we must get it in before the busy working summer! Because of our standby status, we had to take the first flight out of Houston and headed to Detroit. It looked like our best bet… what a great day for flying! Bumpy… and, we got First Class (domestic so more like business)

One has the option of packing more shoes when you only have to bring one of each… with a boot on one foot and a variety of shoes on the other, I was set! I also had covers to protect my boot, but I’m a bit of a baby so I didn’t dare to go through the mud of the fairgrounds!

It was a day of celebration! Friend and former boss, Bill, chose NOLA as the spot to celebrate his zero birthday. Great choice!

My broken foot made it back to Tahoe where it continued snowing and I hobbled through a few days of work. Then off to Jazz Fest! Music, music and more music… We caught the first flight of the day!

To our good fortune, Keukenhof Gardens opened a couple days before our arrival… this is a bonus post with photos of the flowers. That’s all it has… beautiful, colorful flowers!

It was explained to us that because the canals are in a “U” shape, there are easy “shortcuts” to getting from one place to another. With my foot in a boot, shortcuts were a necessity!

Our go-to is the Sheraton at the airport. I felt obligated to take a photo with the “I amsterdam” sign outside the airport. Apparently there is another in the canal area, but I haven’t seen it.