Mike and Susy's Spirit of Discovery

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  • 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 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 5

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    Susanne Pekrul

    Yesterday morning I woke abnormally alert. Mike and I are excited on travel days; eager to get the drive done in the morning, so we have time to explore our next destination before the sun sets. As soon as I see my honey’s phone light up the bedroom I ask, “Have you called the next…

  • 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…