marathon

By Nancy Yeomans|2010-08-10T15:18:00+00:00August 10th, 2010|marathon, Newburyport|

Not so much a post about travel today...more about a journey. I've never understood why January 1st is supposed to be the start of everything better and new. We all have our own built-in New Year...it happens on our birthday. Today is my birthday...I guess this one marks what is possibly the mid-point of my life. I can't even believe it as I write it. How did this happen?? I've been fortunate over the years to have traveled extensively and I have appreciated every opportunity I've been given to do so. When my time is my own in a couple of years I hope to get to many of the places I've yet to see. Volunteer [...]

Alaska Running Cruise

By Nancy Yeomans|2010-06-23T06:00:32+00:00June 23rd, 2010|Cruises, marathon, Running|

A group of our friends is always up for any marathon adventure and, not wanting to disappoint, my co-director Natalie and I brainstormed and came up with a vacation marathon idea. In May of this year a group of 21 of us made our way to Seattle to board the Carnival Spirit cruise ship to Alaska. During our days at sea Nat and I kept the group amused with a plethora of activities. We managed to fit in mini-golf tournament, stretching class, trivia games and more among the buffets. We kept a tally of who participated in what as there were fabulous prizes to be given away to the most active of the bunch. Our days [...]