Eastburn Adventures

There's a quotation that says, "You can't know where you're going unless you know where you've been."  I think President Kennedy has been attributed with this quote, but a web search also indicated it was an African proverb.  In any event, there's a lot of truth that's applicable to many parts of our lives.

My favorite (non-biblical) quote is from St. Augustine:

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."

Maybe this is why I love to travel so much.  I never liked history in school, but it's completely different visiting so many places and learning about the history and culture when you're actually there.

Anyway, Trish had this cool map on her site where you can select which states you've been to:

create your own visited states map or check out these Google Hacks.

Hmmm.  I've got a few (concentrated) gaps.  Good thing we'll get to fill in some this summer.  Robert and I are planning a road trip through Michigan (I've always wanted to go to Mackinac Island ever since I saw "Somewhere in Time"), by way of Cincinnati, so that'll cross two more states off the list (and yes, I've already been mapping out the LYS' on the way).  I'd love to take a trip to New England in the fall, but not this year.  For our fifth anniversaries, our friends Steve and Ginger and we are planning a trip to Hawaii (probably a cruise so we can hit a lot of islands).  I've been to Maui three times and absolutely love it, but it'll be fun to see the Big Island and Kauai, too.

That's a nice vacation to think about when it's 8 degrees outside.  Aloha!