Let's Just Look - A Couple Ready for Adventure

On June 30th, we were supposed to catch a flight to Lisbon, Portugal for a family vacation. Unfortunately because of Covid, all of our flights were canceled. July 1st, is Stefanie’s birthday and it was important for us to still take some time off to relax and celebrate. We decided to book 5 nights at the Shephards Beach Resort in Clearwater Beach. We decided to stay in a room with a kitchen so we could eat at the hotel as much as possible. Additionally, we reached out to the Hotel to ensure social distancing is encouraged. The hotel has private beach access and a pool. Each guest is required to wear a wristband to avoid outside guests to enter the hotel. Day 1: As we don’t feel comfortable flying, we decided to drive to Clearwater Beach from Charlotte. The drive is around 9 hours long so we stopped at a hotel in Brunswick, GA on the way down to the Beach. The Best Western Plus Brunswick Inn &Suites was very clean, had a pool and provided a breakfast. I would recommend stayi...

The Claywells decided to hit the road again to enjoy a couple days at the beach! Tybee Island is a small little peninsula 20 minutes from Savannah, Georgia. We have been coming there for years and even decided to get married there in 2019. We were supposed to spend our first anniversary in Germany but due to the travel restrictions we opted in to stay local and get back to our happy place. Below you will find a list of our favorite and must do things to do on Tybee Island: We have eaten there 3 times and those are truly the best sandwiches in the world! This delicious and unique takeout spot describes itself as a mix of "Swiss, Italian, South African and Dutch" food, and all the food is designed to make you say " Shit Yeah !". It is definitely worth it to pick up some giant sandwiches on the way to Tybee Island. The Conquistador (left) and the Bird Island (right) If you get to the island late at night on a Friday, make sure you check out the main st...

 While 2020 has certainly slowed us down, we have still been looking for safe ways to travel. One idea for a relatively safe weekend trip is gathering up your friends and chilling out in a cabin in the woods! We organized a trip with 8 friends to a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains near Pigeon Forge , Tennessee. While any kind of travel involves risk nowadays, we communicated as a group beforehand to make sure that we and all of our friends were tested negative for the coronavirus before heading out. A few nose swabs is a small price to pay for safety. 1. Rent a Cabin Before going on the trip do your research. Book a cabin with lots of space to hang out. We rented a cabin in the Pigeon Forge area. While the cabin was about 15 minutes from Pigeon Forge, 30 minutes from Gatlinburg and 1 hour from any Smoky Mountain hike, it felt like the middle of nowhere. The cabin was on the very top of a mountain, with all the steep, winding, and sometimes scary roads ...