Celebrating Seven Years with a Seven Hour Travel Day

We tried to post this last night, but had major issues with the computer. A partial draft was saved, so I'm trying to upload this from my phone. I can only see weird characters, so if the rest of the blog doesn't make sense, that's why. Hi Everyone!  Sorry that we can-t post more pictures, it took forever just to upload these two.  We are in the land of magical vistas, aka Plitvice National Park, and it is gorgeous here!  We-ve had a great day, and our seven hours of travel went by quickly and smoothly.  We took two buses, a train, and two 15/minute walks with luggage to get here, and we were able to laugh and enjoy ourselves along the way.  We got here around 2pm, were able to check in, and then headed down to the lake.  Oh wow!  The beauty is indescribable.  We just hiked for a little while today, and will spend the day there tomorrow. While we were relaxing in the lobby, I made a comment about the temperature being 109 degrees in Houston, and it turns out that the couple sitting near us were also from Houston! What a small world, and they were here with a Rick Steves' tour, go figure! Well, I'm going to keep this short, we have an anniversary to celebrate and this keyboard is giving me trouble. I'm so grateful for the decision I made nine years ago to eat lunch at the Yakatori bar in Nikko, Japan, because that's where Eric walked into my life. I am so grateful to have married my best friend, fellow traveler and adventurer.