Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 June 2015

A trip to where the sky kissed the sea


I had a surprise day off this weekend (I work every weekend), so James and I took a trip to one of his favourite spots from his childhood near Victoria Beach, Manitoba. It quickly became one of my favourites, too.

We drove out on a misty morning, but the sun absorbed the low clouds back into the sky as the day went by. We traveled along a curve, and the fog and clouds came back and lingered for a few hours. We hiked through the forest to sand cliffs and gazed upon the lake, which faded into the sky. We settled in and watched the fog drift, lift, and fall back down again. We walked to a pier and ate treats from a small bakery.

I needed this day to recharge. I feel refreshed and cleansed. I'm also thankful for days, like this one, where I get to fall more in love with the person I get to spend the rest of my life with.













Thursday, 26 February 2015

A Joyful Little Journey

A break. That's all that had been on my mind for weeks. My boyfriend and I made plans to get out of town and explore some unfamiliar territory. Flights were too expensive and we knew we wouldn't have much time for a road trip (four days, to be exact). We decided on Minneapolis. We had both been (myself many times) and the route to the Minneapolis area was familiar. We didn't want this to be a typical shop-at-the-Mall of America-trip (although we did spend some time there and I did spend a bit of money). We wanted to find something new to us; something that defined the city aside from the Mall of America or Valley Fair; something to make us gawk in wonder and awe.

We took an entire day making our way up confusing highways and overpasses getting lost by mishearing the annoying voice of my GPS. We explored uptown Minneapolis and found trendy coffee shops, beautiful old churches, and an awesome sushi restaurant.

We also spent part of an evening getting lost on a quest to find an ice castle.

It was a short trip, but it was nice to relax, explore, and learn more about the one I love (awwww, I'm a disgusting sap).















Spyhouse Coffee
Angry Catfish Bicycle + Coffee Bar
The Basilica of St. Mary
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Ice Castles in Eden Prairie