Author: Ray Little

  • Over the Volcano and through the woods

    Over the Volcano and through the woods

    As we were leaving the isolated sheep farm, we had high hopes for the day. Today is Whale Watch Day!  I (Sarah) have never seen a humpback whale in person and my previous open water experience hadn’t gone so smoothly. Despite spending most of my life as a lake rat, the open waves of the…

  • The First Real Look

    The First Real Look

    Wednesday, October 2nd, our 25th wedding anniversary had us up early, as we were still not quite accustomed the time change. Our host did not start serving breakfast until 7:30, so we brewed some hot tea and coffee in our room and watched the mountains come alive.   We ventured into the main house to enjoy…

  • Hella Awesome

    Hella Awesome

    The first day on the road, we elected to skip the touristy spots of the blue lagoon, and golden circle and head north to Thingvellir  (Þingvellir) National Park.  From the national park service: No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará. At Þingvellir –…

  • The Littles Go Abroad

    The Littles Go Abroad

    Cheers to 25 Years of wedded bliss. When you get married, you always hope it will last forever. Some do, some don’t. But as two children of divorce, Ray and I made a vow that we took exceptionally seriously.  So when our 25th anniversary approached,  longer than both sets of our parents made it, I…

  • We flew to Montana and you’ll never guess why

    We flew to Montana and you’ll never guess why

    When the husband says, “hey, im thinking about buying this… ” and its in Montana, and requires a vacation, you say why not!

  • Boston

    Boston

    Boston University The alarm went off before the dawn broke the day we left for Boston.  In the typical “get ready thrash” no one slept well before we took off, but as the alarms sounded, we were off and going. We even skipped brewing our morning coffee to make as much time as possible. On…