Mike and Susy's Spirit of Discovery

Tag: life

  • Journal Entry 8…Favorite Destination

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    Susanne Pekrul

    Tomorrow morning, we leave Cade’s Cove and head back to Cumming Georgia. As I sit reclining with my feet up overlooking the Little River, my mind’s eye reviews this year and everywhere we’ve been. Mike and I have forgotten the names of so many places we’ve been. When you have so many adventures crammed into…

  • Journal Entry 7… Joy, Death and a Dog named Reese

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    Susanne Pekrul

    Yesterday I checked a big box off my bucket list, taking a hot air balloon ride. We got up at 3:45am to get to Portland in time to watch a field of sunflowers wake in the morning sun as we lifted off the ground. The wind was so calm, the only indication we were moving…

  • Journal Entry 6…SURPRISE!

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    Susanne Pekrul

    We arrived in Flagstaff Arizona just in time for the temperature to drop and the snow to start falling. We saw snow in January at Panama City Beach, and now in Arizona! I never would have guessed I’d see snow in either place, but we love it! Living in Georgia my whole life, I can…

  • Journal Entry 4, two months in…

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    Susanne Pekrul

    The title is misleading; I’m only posting my journal on the blog for the 4th time. With family and in particular our adult children reading along, I’m reluctant to share everything Mike and I have done under the stars. Perhaps I’ll add the rest of the journal under an alias in an upcoming book? Something…

  • Journal Entry 1, Day 1, January 6th

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    Susanne Pekrul

    This morning started off with an air of anxious nerves and bittersweet thoughts of Sheila, Daddy, and the people we are leaving behind. I calmed after recalling my sister Laura’s farewell video. Quoting Helen Keller, “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all.” I’m not sure that is what everyone desires, but it…