Rec and Leisure Lady

Today, the Saunders family and I went to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. It's an adorable coastal town with tons of lobster catching (lobster fishing? lobstering?)  Josh looks super cool in this picture... We walked around the town, went in a few cute shops and got yummy ice cream cones! The view was amazing from all angles! After we walked around for a while, we played a game of mini golf! I thought we were bowling though because I ended up with the highest score! :) Matt ended up winning. It was a beautiful Maine day and I'm glad we spent it outside!!

I just spent a weekend at my friend's cottage in Inlet, NY which is in the Adirondacks. It's beautiful up there! No humidity which was a great change for me compared to Louisiana! It was apparently warmer than usual while I was there but I didn't notice. Our cottage was in walking distance from the town of Inlet so we walked to eat dinner and breakfast and to shop or grab a drink, whatever we needed! We also went swimming one day.....the water was around 68 degrees! So cold but also so fun to be in a lake that's surrounding by mountains. I tried not to think about how cold I was!! We hiked one of the mountains, Rocky Point, while we were there and the view was amazing! It was only a 1/2 mile hike and it was worth it! The most exciting thing that happened though is that I almost came face to face with a bear!! Jackie and I were attempting to make a fire the first night we were there when we heard leaves crunching. It sounded like someone was walking around down the hill ...

So I've decided to start a blog on traveling and leisure. Being a math teacher is great but I miss using my major which was recreation and leisure studies. I really want to educate people about using their leisure time wisely and positively because it affects their development as a well-rounded individual! I have discovered this year that I love taking weekend trips!! My boyfriend and I have been to New Orleans, Dallas, Houston and Athens, GA for various occasions and we are planning future trips as well! I will record my adventures and findings in this blog. Since I currently live outside of Baton Rouge, most of the trips will be within a day's driving distance of here. You can come read up on cool (and cheap) recreation and leisure opportunities that I find in whatever area I'm visiting!! For now, if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch you should get a free application called Goby. It tells you about all sorts of recreation and entertainment options in different areas. I...