Carolyn & John Barrett
We are John & Carolyn Barrett. We love to travel, see and experience new things and meet new people. We got married on Valentine's Day in 2012. John is a semi professional photographer and photo tour leader in addition to working (currently) In cybersecurity. Carolyn is a professional volunteer. She delivers for Meals on Wheels and is the area leader for a self help group called Recovery International (just a few of the many things she does).
We completed a self Imposed challenge of taking our photo at every United States border sign (and a few in Canada).
We have a Polarsteps log of our travels. If you want to see our photos from different trips, then go to our site: https://www.polarsteps.com/TheBarretts
What we've done:
All links below go to our shared photo albums.
2024
1/13 - 1/18 MSC cruise with Mom
2/5 - 2/15 Auckland New Zealand
2/15 - 2/24 Sydney Australia, Virgin Cruise, Melbourne Australia
2/24 - 3/17 South Island New Zealand driving trip
3/17 - 3/28 Bali
3/28 - 4/4 Sydney and Blue Mountains
4/4 - 4/12 Great Barrier Reef Cairns Australia
4/12 - 5/9 Transpacific cruise - Tahiti, Hawaii, Vancouver
5/9 - 5/18 Banff & Jasper Canada
5/25 - 6/10 RV trip from Los Angeles to Chicago
2023
1/21 - 2/1 Cancun Mexico
2/1 - 2/8 Virgin Voyages Cruise
5/9 - 5/13 Busch Gardens Tampa - First retirement trip
5/19 - 5/12 Houseboat in Virginia with Family
5/12 - 6/24 Canada cruise and Road Trip
7/19 - 7/23 Boone with friends
8/21 - 9/1 London
9/1 - 9/19 Carnival Cruises British Islands to Rome
9/19 - 10/4 Rome, Valencia, Granada
10/4 - 10/18 Norway Northern Lights Princess Cruise
10/18 - 11/15 GWL Northern Europe and Transatlantic cruises on Norwegian
12/24 - 12/29 Williamsburg, VA with family
2022
2/12-2/13 Virginia Beach Whale Watch
2/19-3/6 Arizona (Sedona, Phoenix)
3/26-4/3 Death Valley and Las Vegas
4/19-20 Asheboro Getaway & zoo w Mom
4/23-5/3 visit dad & Asheville Housesit
6/18-6/23 WA Housesit
6/24-7/4 Alaska Cruise, drive from Denver
7/21-7/24 C Beach Interplay
8/1-8/9 Raleigh Housesit
8/24-9/2 Asheville Housesit
10/2-10/9 Canada Cruise
2021
1/1-1/3 Williamsburg - Busch Gardens Christmas lights / Bluegreen park side Ascend hotel
1/16-1/18 Carolina Beach - courtyard Marriott
2/23-2/27 Ft Lauderdale - Silver Seas Beach Resort
3/12-14 Asheboro AirBNB w J&J + puffins Zoo tour
4/4 Simpsonville Easter
5/14-15 Clarksville VA Coopers Landing B&B
5/22-26 Simpsonville then Getaway Asheboro Zoo (Rydables)
6/5-7 DC meetup w Amy & Tim
6/19-20 Doswell VA - Indigo Girls
7/7 Getaway Asheboro & zoo
7/21-24 Philadelphia w Mom in Tesla
8/7 Unscripted Hotel Durham
8/13 C to Atlantic beach w Helen & Miki
8/23-9/6 Alaska
9/7-9 C Beach Interplay Emerald Isle
10/9-11 Boone
10/23-25 Lake Lure
10/31-11/6 Allure of the Seas w Helen from Orlando to Coco Cay, St. Thomas, St Maarten
11/15-30 Antarctica - Crystal Endeavor
12/12-14 Busch Gardens & Wmsburg w Mom
12/22-27 Atlanta Christmas at Tracy’s
12/27-29 Savannah
2020
1/18-20 Richmond getaway Container house Airbnb
2/15-16 Asheboro NC Zoo & Hampton Inn
2/18-22 John Boston Work trip
3/10-17 John Calgary photo trip
March 2020 - start of coronavirus pandemic
5/28-30 Beaufort NC beach getaway
6/27-7/2 Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park Cherokee Townsend & Asheville. Met Rutherfords
7/25-26 NC Zoo
7/30-8/2 Asheville AirBNB with Helen Tubing
8/30-9/4 Cancun
10/30-11/1 Getaway Asheboro
11/9-11/14 Universal with Tracy
2019
1/20-1/21 Carolina beach
2/22-3/2 Western Caribbean Cruise w Helen & Joy
3/21-3/22 Ft Lauderdale John work
4/13-4/21 Universal Orlando with kids
5/16-5/19 Ocean Isle beach w parents
5/31-6/2 Charlotte for CarolinaCon
6/9-6/19 Akamai Edge Las Vegas & Death Valley
7/4-7/5 High Point getaway Drove Tesla
8/27-9/11 Hawaii Maui & Big Island
9/16-9/20 John in Boston
10/2-10/8 John Northern Sierras scouting with Jim
10/19-10/27 Wild West Hacking Fest + North & South Dakota / Mt Rushmore
11/13-12/5 Panama Canal Cruise
12/22-12/28 Christmas in Atlanta
2018
1/27-28 Rocky Mount, VA Early Inn @ The Grove & Gaelic Storm
4/14-24 J to SF for RSA conference C to SF, Houston NOLA for PALIC reunion
5/3-6 C to Asheville Interplay Untensive with Robin
5/13-16 C to NYC with Edna
6/8-6/22 Disney with Barrett family
7/11-7/14 C to Wild Goose Festival Hot Springs, NC
7/28-8/18 Ireland with Geigerman's
10/2-10/5 John in San Francisco
10/3-10/9 Carolyn NOLA School Reunion
10/24-10/28 Chicago RI and border signs
11/9-11/17 Bermuda Cruise
12/25-1/1 Simpsonville XMas & Interplay Untensive
2017
1/13-15 Ft Lauderdale – Scott & JT
1/16-20 Cruise Miami to Bahamas & Key West
2/4 Cooking class @ Sur la Table w J&J
2/17-20 J Outer Banks photo scouting trip
3/1 C Carolina Beach w Josh & Abby + friends
3/11 Charlotte IKEA
3/17-30 J Iceland via DC
4/10-13 Simpsonville – kids spring break
4/23-29 Outer Banks Photo Workshop – Nags Head & Corrola – Victor, Mike, Susan, Lynn, Miles, Casey, Linda, Richard, June
5/6-13 Orlando Disney w Dad – Blue Tree Resort Timeshare from Sharon Van Winkle
5/18-20 DC – J Class; Met Eva & Todd @ space museum
6/3 Lake Reidsville Camping LG
6/25 NC Zoo
7/4-8 Liberty Visit Us
7/9-14 J Boston AWS class
7/13-17 C Wild Goose Festival #7 Hot Springs, NC
7/22-29 Yellowstone RV
8/19-22 Eclipse with family @ Dad’s in Simpsonville
8/22-25 C & Mom drive to Jackson to see Aunt Judee
10/6-10/8 Zion National Park
10/9-10/15 Las Vegas Aria Hotel/Casino - Akamai Edge Conference
10/30-11/3 Venice, Italy
11/3-11/6 Rome, Italy
11/6-11/19 Transatlantic Cruise from Rome Citaveccia to San Juan - Jewel of the Seas
12/5-12/16 Germany, Austria, Iceland Munich with Todd & Eva
2016
2/13-17 Dallas visit Lynn; TX/OK Border signs
2/20 Simpsonville
2/26-28 C Tampa with Helen
2/28-3/10 J Iceland Photo trip
4/1-12 Boston, Paris, Iceland
4/16 NC Zoo
4/30 Bald Head Island
5/6-8 Lake Reidsville LG
7/7-10 C Wild Goose Festival
7/20 Move out of Bessborough Drive Townhouse
8/1-3 WV Night Photography Ski Resort; National Radio Observatory
8/6-7 Lou’s Cabin w Geigerman’s Meadows of Dan
8/12 Close on Durants Neck Townhouse
8/16 Charlotte IKEA
9/3-5 Saluda – Shirley & Craig The Happy Camper / Tubing
9/10-19 WA – Seattle & Spokane Visit Carolyn & Ed and Mary & Dick in Gig Harbor
10/17-23 SF Akamai Edge with Mark Shari Bill & Angie
10/26-29 J Smokies Photo Workshop Summit Townsend
11/25-12/3 S Carib Cruise Adventure of the Seas from PR: St Thomas, St Kitts, Aruba, Curacao
12/23-28 Simpsonville
2015
Jan - residence inn
2/4-5 J Boston for work
2/15-21 Iceland
2/23-2/25 J Merrimack for work
3/9-11 Memphis; MS state line
4/7-4/13 J Texas bluebonnets HLW
4/23 Pensacola ware cousins family reunion- drove to FL with mom. Stopped over at Amy's house each way.
5/8-10 c to Tampa with Helen
5/14-16 camping In Virginia Kerr Lake - LG
5/29-31 J Grandfather Mtn HLW
6/7-13 CEH training DC for work
6/19-31 rolling view camping - LG
7/7-12 wild goose festival - LG
7/26-8/1 J Nashville HLW
8/12-8/16 J Cades Cove Faithful Friends HLW
8/15 C to Atlanta -Howard Jones w Lara
9/21-24 J Texas for work
9/25-10/17 Nova Scotia HLW
10/19-25 Miami Akamai conference for J work
10/27-30 J teach at Smoky Mtn Summit Tremont Lodge. HLW
11/17-19 J Merrimack for work
11/21-27 Family Thxgiving Cruise - Oasis of the Seas Jamaica, Haiti, Cozumel
12/18 Williamsburg with Abby & Win
12/25 Christmas in SC
2014
1/10 Simpsonville
1/13-1/16 Drive to Syracuse
1/18 Hershey PA
1/21 J Boston for work
2/3-16 C India
4/8 photoshop world
4/11-14 Matt & Nancy visit us for easter
4/25-27 Beach for J Bday - Wild Horses @ Shackelford Island
5/24 Simpsonville
6/1-9 Alaska cruise - Norwegian Sun
6/26-29 C to Wild Goose
7/24-27 Tearjerkers camping- Ft Chiswell campground
8/18 Ohio Little Guy trip - Little Guy Factory; Amish Country; Cedar Point amusement park
9/15-18 Moab Canoe Trip with Eva & Tamas down Colorado River; Arches Natl Park
9/19-9/23 State Lines road trip: WY, NE, CO
10/15 J to White Sands & Santa Fe
10/18-20 C to San Diego RI conference
10/23 Boston
10/31 Townsend Smoky Mtn Summit
11/21 Beach with Dad & Mom&Stan. Thanksgiving in Triangle with Dad.
12/24 Christmas in Greenville
2013
1/20 New Jersey
2/2 Orlando - universal studios
2/14 San Diego roar & snore- for fun
3/6-10 Old Car City (HLW)
3/29-31 DC w Helen - cherry blossom
4/27-5/5 Costa Rica
5/18 Asheville - move wild goose
5/24-26 shinleaf camping
6/7-18 Olympic & Palouse (HLW)
6/24 Shinleaf - bootleg point
7/13 His Light Nashville & meadows of dan cabin w J&J
8/6 wild goose - hot springs
9/18-9/23 J His Light Glacier & Carolyn RI conference Chicago
10/5-6 carolina beach wkend w Tammy
10/13-17 velocity conference NYC
11/3 great wolf lodge
11/16-19 Austin
11/26 thanksgiving @ simpsonville
12/25-1/2 Christmas @ Simpsonville
2012
2/14 We get married!
3/9 old car city Georgia
4/6-4/9 Nashville
4/28 Wedding picnic
5/7 Rhode Island & Connecticut sign
5/25 Orlando - Mo wedding / SeaWorld
6/2 Prairie Home Companion - Cary
6/9-11 His Light Mammoth Lake, Reno Air Races
6/21 Wild Goose Festival - Shakori Hills
6/26 Velocity Conference San José, CA - Google
7/4 Shelton Winery w Tammy
7/14 VBLX / Norfolk dancing with Tammy
8/4 West Virginia Family reunión
8/21 Boston
9/7 Dirt Cheap Blues - Va Beach John & Ayse
9/14 John to Reno; Carolyn & Helen to Galax
9/29 Hanging Rock; old mill at Guilford; Shelton winery jacuzzi room, Blue Ridge Pkwy
10/11 New Orleans w Helen
10/21 Lindy workshop
11/4 John to Monument Valley & Page; Carolyn to Bellingham
11/8 Carolyn drive from Las Vegas through Zion to meet John & His light in Page; slot canyons
11/11 Grand Canyon
11/14-18 Las Vegas / South Point Casino, Hoover dam
12/8 Charlotte Keb Mo
12/19 Atlanta Visit Lara
12/22 Greenville for Christmas
2011
1/30 Lion King
2/18-3/6 Spain
4/13 J photo trip to KY
4/20 Avenue Q
4/23 Shinleaf camping
5/10-5/16 Vermont & Boston / Shawn wedding
5/6 Abigail first communion
6/23-26 Wild Goose
7/9-12 Atlanta
7/19 J Boston
7/22 VA Beach Blues
8/5 Greenville
8/11 Allison Krauss
8/20 J Mom & Dad visit
8/23-25 J Boston
8/27-9/4 New Orleans
9/9-11 VA Beach Blues
9/20-9/28 Boston / Bruce Cockburn / Uncle Al
10/8-10/16 Vermont photo trip
10/22 camping with Matt & Nancy
12/4 Helen Prejean
12/10 Lynn Rosetto Kasper
12/16-18 Williamsburg
12/25-1/1 Greenville & Atlanta