Four Points by Sheraton Manchester

... service. <br><br>We split the baby octupus in a delectable red sauce. Julie had the Seafood Risotto and I had the Chicken Puccini. We found EXACTLY what we were looking for. We toasted our gut instincts. While we exercise and endeavor to lose the extra pounds and lazy muscles that created a gut, we also embrace the power of our ability to go from the gut. And so a blog was born.<br><br><br><br><br>

Jane and I walked 8 miles today! Yesterday we walked 6. We are getting ready for our trip to Sweden in February. I know, who goes to Sweden in February. We both agree that a much better time will be had if we set goals of walking/running during our trip ...

... back to the 1700&#8217;s. The port prospered with fishing, lumber and shipbuilding the principal businesses of the region.<br><br>It was a great day and as we were unloading the van back at Peg and Bud&#8217;s a police car drove up and the officer wanted to know what we were doing at the house. George identified himself and stated that we were visiting the Bragg&#8217;s. After a few minutes ...

... time). On Saturdays, they show free classics, and on Sundays, they show free silent films with a live pianist. We saw the 1939 Classic Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo and Melvin Douglas. It was outstanding. Paul won a free ticket to a contemporary film (they tend to show art-house-type movies) for knowing what Peter Seller's last movie was (The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu in 1980).<br><br>We then went across the street to the Melting Pot restaurant ...

... br><br>then it was back to The Surrender. the rest of the trip was calm swell, light winds, and warmer weather. a totally different trip really. 2 foot swell, 8 knot winds, and 75 degree weather is my kind of sailing. who cares if it takes longer to get to your destination? it's supposed to be about the journey anyway.<br> <br>

August 28th Friday- Up fairly early- I am still not getting the sleep I need. We talked and reminisced about the time I have spent here at Beckys and then I was packed up and off. I took stuff out and closed the door, Becky opened it to check something and Boston streaked by her and out the door so we had to do a cat rescue before I left. First stop was to get a tired aired up-It was looking squishy and is now better. Nuvi said I would be there by 6:30, but with one nap stop ...

So we managed to find our way home after an incredible summer. In just over 5 weeks we were in 29 States, drove 12,700 miles, visited 5 World Heritage Sites, many wonderful state and national parks, saw great cities, awesome beaches and fantastic friends and family. This was a time I will cherish forever.<br><br>Thanks to all who have followed my blog and taken this journey with us.<br><br>ox<br>Lisa

Well this is the first of many blog entries to come. This one is only a test, but if I must write something for the first test, I suppose I should be writing whats going on. We are watching Knocked Up for the upteenth time, ate Papa Ginos (yum), and I got some packing started and after I finish this I am going to do a little more packing with the boxes I took from Market Basket. I am starting to get excited since I only have 2 weeks left of work. I cant believe this is ...

In all the years I have been away from Manchester and have come back to visit family and friends, my trips back home have never been in the fall. Though the foliage colors had already peaked 10-days earlier, I still found the color beautiful. The most beautiful colors I found was out an old cemetary down the road from my cousin's. I found the afternoon sun remarkable at the cemetary the afternoon before I left to fly home and spent some time ...

... JetBlue next time. We lucked out a bit since our flight was then delayed to just one hour which is better than two I suppose. The flight was a bit rough. Lots of turbulence coupled with drunk, loud passengers seated in front of us. After we landed, we picked up our rental car and headed for my cousin's house in Londonderry, New Hampshire. We were tired and it was late so we just talked for a bit, got settled, and went to bed. The next day would be the start of our mini vacation.