Going on a trip is fun and exciting. Packing up, I’m thinking of new places to visit, new friends to meet, new foods to enjoy and a nasty respiratory infection. Wait ... what? It’s true: Traveling to ...

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One of my favorite summertime destinations is the Homer Spit. Today, it’s mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Looking outside, there’s a “summer’s gone, but not forgotten” feeling in the air.