We went adventuring
@BelleStarr (61463)
United States
February 23, 2016 10:22am CST
I love to go adventuring. By adventuring I mean taking a road we have never traveled before. Yesterday we drove 30 miles to go to another town to eat at a restaurant I read about. It was very good so worth the drive. On the way back home I told my husband to make a turn onto a road that I didn't know. I had no idea where it would lead but actually about half way through it we saw signs that it was a scenic road. Good choice as it turns out.
We went by lots of horse farms, one had loads of ponies. I should have stopped to take a picture but we didn't. We drove about 10 miles extra but it was worth it for the adventure.
Do you ever go adventuring?
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
That is half the fun though, once in Ireland we ended up on a sheep path dirt road, now that was an adventure!!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
@LadyDuck lol I am sure there is, imagine the sheep poop that we found lol
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
24 Feb 16
@BelleStarr In Santo Domingo we ended up in a sugar cane field, completely lost in the middle of nowhere and it's incredible how much dust there is in a sugar cane filed.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Feb 16
I can't seem to see Spanish moss and not take a picture, we will be driving along and I start shooting!! We drive up to the Quiet Corner most of the time.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
I was trying to figure out where we were going so had to concentrate on something besides my photos which is very unlike me!!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
23 Feb 16
I dont and I miss those days badly Belle.
Used to go everywhere.
So glad you got to see the beautiful scenery.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
26 Feb 16
@BelleStarr It is exactly that Belle..I feel such a prisoner these days.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
Thanks, I am sorry you can't get around these days, It is very freeing isn't it to just be able to wander around for an hour or so.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
Getting lost is the fun part of adventuring. Yes I know, an unplanned adventure. lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
23 Feb 16
Oh yes, I love too take an untraveled road.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
I have to avoid the temptation when wee are traveling back and forth from Connecticut to Florida to go off on adventures. lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
23 Feb 16
I can't begin to tell you how many B roads we have traveled in England, I have found the best places this way. we do it in Pennsylvania near our home as well. One bad thing is I don't always remember exactly the route we took and I have one antique shop I can't find again lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
UP north is a great place to enjoy adventuring, we have done it many times in Vermont.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Feb 16
used to be one'f my favorite pastimes :) 'course i'm directionally impaired 'n some'f those off roads were by oops - still worth't 's i witnessed much beauty that i'd missed otherwise.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 Feb 16
lol hubs is challenged in a big way. I rarely get lost I make wrong turns but I can figure out how to find my way to where I am going. I have good sense of direction. lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
25 Feb 16
@crazyhorseladycx oh you are nothing compared to hubs he gets lost in our house!! lol
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 16
@BelleStarr sure, jest rub't in, lol. i ne'er consider myself lost, jest sight-seein' 'n off roads :D
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Feb 16
Years ago, I used to take different roads heading in the correct direction to pick up my kids from college or go to a nearby town. It's flatlands around here and no farming communities where I traveled through. Seemed to take a lot longer too, but probably because I wasn't 100% sure where i was going to end up.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
You never know what great discovery you will make when you take a new road.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
25 Feb 16
@BelleStarr If nothing else, it helps one feel more comfortable when getting lost, if you're not missing a deadline that is.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Feb 16
We did and had a very good lunch. I plan to go back this week and get some photos of the ponies.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@just4him It is a live oak tree with Spanish moss, they are all over the place down here, I love the look.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Feb 16
@BelleStarr That should be fun. What is your picture? It's beautiful.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
Yes I have promised I will . I guess I will do a pony post lol
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nting on you!!@JudyEv (382024)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 16
@BelleStarr I'll look forward to it. If you happen to forget I'll remind you!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Feb 16
My husband and I do that a lot. Love going on a road I had never been on. Many times during a camping trip we take the longer newer route over the faster one. It's run to see farms and other things we have never seen.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
The US is a really wonderful place, so large that we will never run out of places to wander. My friend and I did it in Ireland last fall and found some things we never expected to.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
@fishtiger58 Oh but adventuring in England is amazing. I have seen so many things I never expected. I love traveling to England and Ireland especially.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Feb 16
@BelleStarr And that's why I will never leave this country, I love that there is so much to see that I haven't. That's the main reason among a couple of other reasons. I have no desire to leave the US and travel.
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@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
24 Feb 16
Doing that also lets you navigate better you cover more grounds and have less chances of you getting lost because you will know more places. I think its nice and its also something you can learn from. Its like learning how to be your own gps
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
@OKennedy Nope in this family he is the driver and I am the navigator. Funny our kids are a mixed bag, my daughter is like her dad and our sons are like me!! One of them even drives for a living and the other is a traveling nurse!! Thank goodness my daughter works from her home!! We might never see her again. lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
Yes it is and I remember almost everything so it is useful as well as you said. Hubs, well he gets lost inside our house so I need to be a built in GPS lol
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@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
24 Feb 16
@BelleStarr haha that's funny most men are good with directions better than women I can get lost going in circles sometimes but then again I'm a little dizzy as it is
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Feb 16
@BelleStarr Wow, that made my heart leap!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
You would have enjoyed all the beautiful farms, they are huge with wonderful fences and beautiful race horses.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
Yes and this is a new area for us so we have endless possibilities.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
24 Feb 16
We did this way before we retired but I agree, it is easier once you have the time to linger.
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@Juliaacv (56241)
• Canada
24 Feb 16
@BelleStarr I just find that our weekends are usually pretty full between chores around the house and errands to run, and sometimes I like a little downtime. I like going for drives in the early spring to see the ice floats on the rivers in our area and in the fall to see the fall foliage.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
I often combine it with an errand sort of a twofer!! lol
@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 16
My husband and I have always enjoyed driving down new roads. There are so many fun things to find and see.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
And you never know when a thrift store or great restaurant will pop up!!
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Feb 16
Yes I probably should because those ponies were just so cute!!
