Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a spot that I stopped at on a cruise. In Puerto Rico there is the tourist side with atlantis and then there is the real side called La Perla. When I went to Puerto Rico my family and I did not stay in the tourist area, we went to the slums, after I got home I found out that the police do not even go into La Perla because it is that bad. I highly suggest visiting Puerto Rico but do not go to La Perla unless you are fearless, there will be local people making gestures in a violent manner and it will freak you out, so stick to the touristy side, visit atlantis and have fun.
(still could not upload pictures, once again I appologize)

Disney World

In my florida post I breifly talked about Disney World. But Disney World is probably the most popular vacation spot for families everywhere. I have gone to Disney 3 times, my last time going was for the family reunion which was 4 years now. Every time you go to Disney it is like your first time there, they same things seem to amaze you each time. Even though most of the rides are child passed there are quite a few rides that adults and older kids can enjoy. Disney World is one of my favorite spots to visit and go to. Pretty much the whole world and myself would advise everyone to visit Disney atleast once. One thing that I would suggest is to try and stay in the Disney hotels. I have never done it but I have only heard good things about it.

(my computer will not allow me to upload pictures so I appologize)

The Powerlines

Going out and four wheeling in the Powerlines is not a vacation but I feel that every time I go out them that I am actually on vacation. When out there you feel a sense of freedom and that you have no worries about the world. 

whether you go out there to just coast up and down the hills and enjoy the scenery or you are out there to have fun and hit some jumps. 

 

Some problems that you run into out on the trails is that the ground might be softer than it actually looks. when this happens you become stuck and this is when you get nasty because you have to get in there and pull it out.

Another great attribute about the power lines is that you are almost always out there by yourself if you want to be. I believe that this is why you feel so free. 

 

Going into the power lines is never a bad time, if you want to relieve some stress and get your mind off things then I highly suggest if you are able too, go out and spend a day in the power lines. Just make sure that you do not spend to much time out there because the risk of procrastination increases and you will start to slack at accomplishing things on their deadline.

Carver, Massachusetts

     Carver, Massachusetts is not known as a vacation spot to anybody, except if you know someone who owns a farm there.

     My parents friends live in Carver and own multiple cranberry bogs. and have many ponds on their land. The vacation part about this place is that their ponds are huge and they freeze so we are able to make huts out there and spend the weekend ice fishing. Also the ice is strong enough to support quads so we are able to drag each other on sleds with a rope attached to the quad. Even though this doesn't seem like fun to many people. Don't say it isn't fun until you try it. This weekend vacation was not only fun but it was also a great way to connect with friends and learn some new things.

   

U.S. Virgin Islands

A couple years ago I went on a cruise with my family and at one of our stops we visited St. Maartin. Even though we spent only 4 hours here I will never forget it. We had a local man take us on his make-shift bus around the island and show us the best spots. In the picture above we are at the highest point of the island. The scenario was unforgettable and I recommend visiting all of the U.S. Virgin Islands if you can. 

Ogunquit, Maine

Ogunquit, Maine is a beach town with many locally owned shops and not many chain restaurants. When visiting here I advise staying at innseason falls of ogunquit. I have stayed here the last 6 times I visited. Each time I stayed for a week and the resort was amazing. One review reads "We stayed here at the last minute while traveling through Ogunquit. We had a wonderful experience. We were given a room on the first floor. It was modern and nicely decorated. There was a fireplace in the living room, and a jacuzzi in the bedroom which we greatly enjoyed after a long day of sight seeing. The suite was exceptionally clean. The grounds were well manacured. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The woman working during our check in recommended a great place for a pizza palor that delivered. There was free coffee available at the main office. I had several conversations with different people that were staying there and they were all very friendly. Althought this was a timeshare vacation rental, the price for one night was very reasonable for the amenidies we recieved. We would definetly stay here again." She pretty much sums up the resort and how it is. One thing she didn't mention though is that it is only a relaxing 5-10 minute walk away from footbridge beach. This is an amazing place to hang out at all week long. At the beach there is fishing, great waves and if your rebellious, bridge jumping. For the little kids you can also buy crab traps and they can catch small crabs. 
     I highly recommend visiting Ogunquit and staying at the Falls of Ogunquit. If you are concerned about the walk the resort has a shuttle that makes it round once an hour.

(courtesy of inn season resorts)

See hattle Wash in ton

(courtesy of hampton hotels) (courtesy of planetoware)

Me and my family stayed in Seattle for 5 days before we went on our voyage through California. We visited many well known places but we couldn't get to them all. Some places where we visited were; the space needle, pike place market, Pioneer square, and the Seattle aquarium.
Some places that we were told to visit but didn't get the chance to were some famous graves, the original Starbucks, the Fremont troll, Bill Gates house and the seattle monorail.

(courtesy of north seattle photo blog)

One last place that I visited was the site of Mount St. Helens. The site was special to my family because my dad was there when it erupted and has ashes from it so we decided to go there and amazingly there was still ashes so we collected some ashes from there and compared how different they were. (courtesy of bobsikora)