Category Archives: USA Travel

Copper County Trail

Posted on November 5, 2025 by kcbernick

October, 2025 In my early morning reading today, I learned that the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway has been named one of the Most Scenic Drives in the Great Lakes by WorldAtlas. The trail runs from Houghton to Copper … Continue reading →

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Starship Test #11

Posted on October 13, 2025 by kcbernick

Monday, October 13, 2025 Finally, the main reason we came down to Texas this week, the Starship’s Eleventh Flight Test in Boca Chica. We have a fourth floor condo on South Padre Island, with a direct view of the launch … Continue reading →

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Sand Castle Days in SPI

Posted on October 5, 2025 by kcbernick

Sunday, October 5, 2025 Wow! It’s been almost a year since I last posted here, since I last had something interesting to say. At least interesting to myself. We did an impromptu trip to South Padre Island for an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Jacksonville, Florida

Posted on November 7, 2024 by kcbernick

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Jacksonville is the geographicaly largest city in the United States. It is also the largest by population in the State of Florida, with just under 1 million people, and it has 22 miles of beach. The … Continue reading →

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Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on November 4, 2024 by kcbernick

Sunday, November 3, 2024 On a previous visit to Norfolk, we toured the USS Wisconsin and spent some time in Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. Since our time here is relatively short, we stayed close to port. The Pagoda & … Continue reading →

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Intrepid Museum, New York City

Posted on November 3, 2024 by kcbernick

Saturday, November 2, 2024 We arrived in New York City last night, in time to raise a toast to Lady Liberty before dinner, and docked alongside the Intrepid Museum We have been to NYC a few times, and we’ve already … Continue reading →

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The Ghost Army and Deception in WWII

Posted on November 2, 2024 by kcbernick

Friday, November 1, 2024 We cruised today toward New York City. We always enjoy a sea day, a time to relax and catch up, get a massage, walk the Promenade Deck (although it was too windy for that today), watch … Continue reading →

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Boston, Continued

Posted on November 1, 2024 by kcbernick

Thursday, October 31, 2024 Happy Halloween!! It was a beautiful day for a walk, so I took advantage of that this morning, heading toward the site of the Boston Tea Party. On the way, I stopped at two lovely parks, … Continue reading →

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Boston

Posted on October 31, 2024 by kcbernick

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 We’ve been to Boston before, and have already experienced some of the main attractions: The Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution, Bunker Hill, etc. We even had drinks at the Bull & Finch Pub, whose exterior … Continue reading →

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Dubuque to Davenport, Iowa

Posted on October 15, 2023 by kcbernick

Sunday, October 15, 2923 We passed through three locks on our way to the Quad Cities: Lock and Dam Number 12 near Bellevue, Iowa, with a drop of about eleven foot; Number 13 is at Fulton, Illinois, dropping us another … Continue reading →

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