Today is "National Tourism Day." This one I found on my own because my west coast brother was still too busy contemplating his very own D*****mit Dolls, received from our mutual friend, to think about special days.
"National Tourism Day" is a perfect day for my wonder spouse and me to celebrate. While most of our tourism is being done internationally these days, we each have our own fond memories of travels throughout the United States from our childhood on.
In fact one memorable trip was a shared experience with our first spouses while they were still alive. Our friendships go way back. We were all newlyweds at the time (aka before children). The trip we took together (four people and our luggage in a rather small car) involved sleeping in a large green boy scout tent, put up, with some interesting expletives, at a different campground each night, and by daylight enjoying the natural wonders of the rocky coast of Maine.
For thirteen years my first husband and I travelled throughout the US with our two children and two dogs in our faithful VW bus camper conversion. We took them to all of the contiguous 48 states. We camped in national parks and forests and KOA campgrounds. My spouse had similar experiences with his first wife and two sons (minus the dogs). We were reminiscing over coffee this morning and agreed that those travel times were excellent. We also agreed that these days we prefer cruising with Viking. A very different kind of travel adventure.
In two weeks we will be leaving on our next cruise. While our accomodations and dining experiences will definitely be a cut above camping, we will still be national tourists, at least part of the time with several stops in Alaska and a family visit in Washington state.
As a national tourist I have been to all 50 states. After this coming trip to Alaska my wonder spouse still needs to add Hawaii to his list.
I am anxious to help him reach that goal. Aloha, everyone.
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