Almost as fun as going on vacation is planning the vacation. And that personal observation has actual scientific evidence.

In August, we'll drive to North Carolina the slow way. Instead of speeding down the highway, we'll meander down the coast of DelMarVa and check out fishing villages and crab cake shacks.  Steve's folks have retired to shores of North Carolina, so we go down there every other summer.

Since that trip is mostly figured out, I've been daydreaming about a vacation next spring. I would love to retrace the steps of Jefferson as he explored French vineyards, but I suspect that we'll probably be going to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando Studios next spring. That's not a terrible thing. We had a lovely time at Disney last year, and the New York Times gave Harry Potter World great reviews.