Six Hearts One Journey
The Unfettered Quest…
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Deena
Six Hearts One Journey is a travel blog created by Deena, a wife and mother of four adult children, sharing her family’s adventures. After a 15-month Round the World Journey starting in 2014, they continue to travel and dive into their personal passions. Ryan is running his College Admissions Consulting business, Summa Factor, while Deena enjoys working with her amazing clients at Global Getaways.
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Day 159: The Day Our Passports Disappeared!
We knew we’d get robbed at some point. Thank you, Playacar, Mexico. We can now check that off our list (though we realize it may happen again!). We also knew we’d lose important things that would remain gone. Two days after finally finding an available iphone 6 in CA, it also went missing while hiking in gorgeous Idyllwild! That’s another story, another blog post. But the one thing we dreaded most, apart from anyone’s safety being in danger, was losing our treasured passports! We’ve been fairly obsessed about keeping track of where… Read More
Chefs in Training – La Farfalla, Escondido, CA
We arrived into Los Angeles late Tuesday night, on Nov. 4th. We made our way to the rental car agency, picked up our van, and headed south to San Diego. What should have taken about two hours took us about three, and we arrived at our friend, Terry’s home at 1:30 am. Instead of sleeping, she had insisted on staying awake to greet us. We have not seen Terry for over ten years, so it was wonderful having the time to catch up. Terry is an amazing chef as well as gardener. Below is… Read More
When the Storm Sweeps In
We spent several hours exploring every nook and cranny of this spectacular stretch of coastline in Puerta Aventuras. Tide pools and craggy coral rock formations were mesmerizing and I could hardly put my camera down. The kids were equally absorbed in their explorations, diving into the natural pool, navigating the rocky coral, and discovering all sorts of new creatures. We found this colorful crab bathing in a tide pool before scurrying away from us, looking for protection. He was gracious enough to let me photograph him for a few moments, but… Read More
Day 141: Saying Adios to Playa
It’s hard to describe what we’re feeling tonight as we pack for our late afternoon flight tomorrow. It is a mixture of sadness and joy. Sadness to be leaving dear friends who have welcomed us into their hearts and homes for the past almost five months and joy to be heading toward another church we similarly left ten years ago, when we moved away from CA. Sometimes God allows a church to open their arms, their hearts, and their homes to strangers on a journey…and blesses them richly as they leave not… Read More
End Abductions Now! My Story
This is the title of our friend’s new website. We have know Eric now for almost five months and have watched the struggles and sadness he has had to endure as he battles to get his children and hopefully also his wife back with him and to the United States. As we have gotten to know Eric over the last 5 months, we have spent a lot of time in conversation, learning more about the trials he and his family have faced since before January of 2013. We have tried to put ourselves… Read More
2014 Turtle Release
Ryan and I recently had the opportunity to get away for a few days to attend a conference. Here we are below, working very hard! We stayed at the Moon Palace. While there, we participated in a turtle release program. We had to wait until after the sun set, as the turtles hatchlings typically make their way to sea in the cover of darkness. Here we are below, beyond excited as we wait for the experience. Well, let me take that back. I’m the one beyond excited, as turtles are one… Read More
Royal Hideaway Playacar
Resort Photoblog: We only had a brief visit at the Royal Hideaway, so photos will be our major means of communicating what we experienced. Enjoy! The Royal Hideaway is located on the gorgeous, soft sandy white beach of Playacar, on the south end of Playa del Carmen. In our opinion, it is the most elegant hotel situated on this stretch of beach. The property is gorgeous, the landscaping well-maintained, and the staff and service just amazing. We would love to spend a few days enjoying this resort! If we had to rate… Read More
Reflections a Four Months
Four months. We’ve been here in Playa del Carmen for four months and have been surprised by how quickly God has allowed friendships to form. We’ve moved a lot in our lives. Each time, we’ve had to say good-bye to dear friends and start the whole relationship-building process again. We’ve learned over the years to be patient and give it at least two years before we start feeling those bonds of friendship deepen. When you make the decision to journey around the world for a year, you hardly have time to wait two… Read More
Day 123: The Break In
We knew it would happen at least once. We even tried to mentally prepare for it, wondering what would be stolen first. Like most responsible travelers, we also made sure we had travel insurance. But the truth is, unless you’ve gone through something like this before, there really is no way to prepare for…The Break In. So, what happened? Saturday night, while we were sleeping, a stranger scaled the walls of our home, traversed the roof, and swung himself into the screened window of our daughters’ second floor bedroom, while they were fast… Read More
NOW Sapphire
This resort was a complete surprise and we just loved it! We were able to do a site inspection in the morning and then we enjoyed the rest of our day experiencing some of what it has to offer. As always, photos first and then our review. Back to Mexican Resorts. NOW Sapphire Fact Sheet Now Sapphire is ideally located between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and is a short 20 minutes away from the airport. Size: Now Sapphire offers 496 rooms/suites. While that may seem like a lot of rooms,… Read More
Deena Gainor
