Saturday, September 26, 2009

June 2009 Roadtrip #1 - Peace & Quiet!




I have decided that one of my yearly jaunts needs to be to Sparks Nevada right after school lets out for the summer. This was the second year I've taken that little trip. It was so peaceful and relaxing. I spent some quality with Mark & Megan, slept, read some books and just LOVED it. My very favorite part though is always the vision of lovliness called the Sparks Marina...that's right, THE Sparks that is in the middle of the desert has a marina. When you hear the word 'marina' does that bring a picture of water, sailboats and maybe sand to your mind? It does mine and even after seeing the Sparks Marina, I still have the same picture in my mind. WOW! a desert marina. I will let you make a comparison between the Sparks Marina and another Marina. The contrast is startling...but the idea of a desert community having a marina is precious.

Now, a few weeks later, Mickey and I left Seattle aboard a cruiseliner. As we left, I noticed THE Seattle Marina. here we go...just comapare the Seattle Marina with the precious Sparks Marina. I know...I'm just mean. Do you notice any difference? Can you tell which one is which?