Dot the Map

M&R
Date #21
Dot the Map

This date was actually really fun. We sat down at the table with our world atlas and dotted the map with all the places we have been together. It was fun going back through our 7.5 years together and reminiscing about all the places we've been.

It doesn't even need to be said, that we are by no means world travelers. We definitely need to get out of the states, and also our dots are heavy on the west side of the country. The top three places we've been are:

(1) the Big Island, where we actually hiked (in the rain), over all the jagged, hardened lava, and stood within yards of the hot flowing lava. It was crazy and the air was so toxic. That was an experience that we'll never forget.
(2) honeymoon cruise in the Bahamas. We kayaked with huge sting rays gliding through the crystal water underneath us. We almost got attacked by swarms of jellyfish on our snorkeling excursion (think Finding Nemo. Okay maybe that's a little dramatic). We snuck into the Atlantis hotel and R wheeled and dealed to get us into the aquarium there, where we saw the 1,000 lb. manta ray named Zeus (seriously, he was amazing...google him).
(3) San Francisco. Though not very exotic, we had the best time there together a couple of years ago. It was a surprise trip that I planned for R's 30th birthday. We had so much fun running around and exploring. We wore ourselves to the bone and had so much fun doing it.

There are many many more places we have yet to check off on our "travel bucket list", but it was fun remembering all the places we've been together already.