Month: June 2021

Carolina Beach Y’all

We’ve made it halfway to Jupiter, Florida with our current stop in Carolina Beach, NC. We still have a full month to kill so we are staying here for a week before we continue to head south eventually reaching the southernmost point in the continental USA (Key West, Fl.) We are officially in the South. Country music is playing on the radio in restaurants and shops, and Y’all is heard multiple times a day. Penelope even dropped a “dang it” the other day.

Sunday we hit up the beach but Monday was a stormy day so we went to the aquarium a few miles down the road. Then later that day we went to the nearby state park and the kids found some little crabs. Tuesday the weather was great and the kids got some good boogie boarding in. Tonight (Wednesday) we hit up the Carolina Beach Boardwalk and took some funny photos! Freya made some priceless faces….

  • Inside a Megalodon model
  • Looking at the crabs
  • Trying to catch them
  • Harry’s got a tiny crab
  • Boogie boarding
  • Just acting! I see a career for Freya! Look at that expression!

Busch Gardens….

We spent six nights in Williamsburg and went to Busch Gardens five of those nights! It’s truly a beautiful and magical place (I can’t believe I’m writing this!) I was not at all excited to go there but after the first visit I was a convert! The grounds are stunning and the buildings do not look at all like a typical amusement park. Each area of the park is based on a European village (except for Canada.) Evenings were best because it was relatively uncrowded, not so hot, and a fireworks display every night.

  • “Germany”
  • Merry Old England
  • Giddyup!
  • Teacups!
  • Rollercoaster check!
  • Captain Harry
  • Waiting out a rainstorm with some cotton candy
  • Watching fireworks
  • Some of the coasters P and N went on!
A wonderful time was had by all!

Some videos of the fun. Harry loved all of the rides. Freya discovered she loves roller coasters. Naveen went on every coaster at the park. Penelope went on all but one (headache got the best of her.) Dad went on a few, too. Naveen and Penelope happily took Harry on some of the toddler rides. Freya went on many rides with Harry and mom also accompanied them on a few.

Worth every penny!
Little hot air balloons -Freya and Harry
Escape from Pompeii—Penelope, Naveen and Freya are near the back of the boat.

Just to show you how beautiful this place is….. and the music and food served is matched to the country! Does it get any better than this!? It’s hard to imagine Disney topping this place.

  • France
  • Ireland
  • England
  • England
  • Nightly fireworks
  • England
  • Canada
  • Canada

Welcome to Williamsburg

After leaving DC we drove to Williamsburg, Virginia where we visited both Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens.

In Colonial Williamsburg we ate dinner at the King’s Arms Tavern where Lincoln and Washington had once dined and watched some demonstrations.

Kings’s Arms Tavern
Soldier demonstrating a musket
Capitol in Williamsburg

Harry eating leg of lamb at the King’s Arms Tavern.

Hello DC!

After leaving Larchmont we spent the night with Neil and Mariam in Greenwich (thank you for hosting us with virtually no notice!) We then hit the road south, to DC to stay with Saahil’s other brother, Rahul and his wife Sabrina. Thanks to R & S for hosting us and showing us a great time in DC!

Some sights along the mall — the one with just Freya is her “speaking duck” to the ducklings —note the duck arms. We also ate some great meals on Rahul and Sabrina‘s deck and went out for Ethiopian food one night. Overall a wonderful time!