Category Archives: Travel

Birthday 2020

Posted on July 6, 2020 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

This year’s birthday was a bit different, and not in a bad way. Usually I’m working somewhere on the road, but this year, thanks to COVID-19, I was able to be with some family and take a short, quarantined trip … Continue reading →

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Avoiding COVID-19 On Our Road Trip

Posted on May 22, 2020 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Tomorrow morning we’ll leave for our two week stay at Wolf’s Haven. One of the benefits, to me, of our cabin in the mountains is that we are very much off the usual grid of humanity. But the 11 hour … Continue reading →

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Flying The Friendly Skies of COVID-19

Posted on March 12, 2020 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

A week from tomorrow I fly from San Juan to Orlando, a flight I’ve taken many times in the past almost-two-years that I’ve been working here on The Enchanted Island. Regardless of whether I’ve taken the 5am flight out or … Continue reading →

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Left My Phone In The Uber

Posted on January 28, 2020 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

You know that thing you say you’ll never do? And then how you feel when you do it? That was me yesterday afternoon. Don’t be like me; prepare yourself for the inevitable. While I’ve been deployed to Puerto Rico I … Continue reading →

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Eleven Years Ago – Rochester, Minnesota

Posted on September 22, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Eleven years ago today, I was in the middle of my very first deployment for Congressional Affairs to a place called Rochester, Minnesota for some flooding that had occurred. It was a short deployment, only 17 days, but it exposed … Continue reading →

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21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Seven – Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park

Posted on June 15, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s day seven and the last day of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week. We’re visiting Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park in Redmond, WA with Jade and Maxwell. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, … Continue reading →

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21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Six – Underground Seattle

Posted on May 30, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s day six of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week and we’re exploring Underground Seattle with Jade and Maxwell. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, here to read about day three, here … Continue reading →

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21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Five – Mt. Rainier, Washington

Posted on May 21, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s day five of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a trip to Mt. Rainier. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, here to read about day three, and here … Continue reading →

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21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Four – Day Trip to Ruby Beach, Washington

Posted on May 14, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s day four of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a day trip to Ruby Beach on the West Coast of Washington in the Pacific Northwest. You can click here to read about day one, here to read … Continue reading →

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21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Three – Day Trip to Vancouver

Posted on April 25, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s day three of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a day trip to the City of Vancouver. You can click here to read about day one and here to read about day two. So this day, March … Continue reading →

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