Kara in Myrtle Beach

Hi everyone! 

It is Kara from Myrtle Beach.  Myrtle Beach is part of the The Grand Strand, a string of beaches 60 miles long. That is almost 3 marathons!  Myrtle Beach is a touristy area in South Carolina.  There are a ton of hotels, shops, golf courses, board walks, arcades and even an old fashioned amusement park.  Even though this sounds like a sunny beach adventure...it was cold! Not bad for running, good thing I brought my tights.  I thought that Myrtle Beach was cool! Rating: *****.

Relaxing in California

Hi there!  What's up everyone?  It is me Hisako, from California!
Today my friends and I decided to keep cool at the beach.  I do not know how to swim but my passing doll friend Missy says it is easy and I brought my favorite inner tube just in case.  When we got to the beach we began walking along the sand looking for a place to set up and we bumped into a seal!  He was really relaxed and happy talk about keeping cool at the beach.  If I was a seal I would hang out with that dude everyday! #Relaax!

Kara in Phoenix

Hi! It is Kara.  I am in Phoenix, the capitol of Arizona.  Everything is so beautiful.  I am here to do another marathon with my running friend.  It is called the Lost Dutchman Marathon.  It is hard to believe my friend and I are running another marathon, my legs are still tired from the last one.  I'm glad to be here though, because there are a lot of interesting stories connected to this marathon.

They are based on the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.  One of the best stories I heard was that there is a ghost of a lost Dutchman who will kill anyone who comes looking for his mine.  OOOOHHHHH.  The mine is storied to be east of Phoenix, but I would highly recommend against going to look for it...
Vaarwel for now.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Now I am in California.  It is the best, oh my gosh.  My adventure is off to a great start.  The  Monterey Bay Aquarium here in Monterey, California is amazing.  There were lots of fish (of course). And also otters, a kelp forest and lots of other cool stuff.  All the exhibits were so beautiful. It was almost like snorkeling.  My favorite was the jellyfish. They were so cool. Especially the clear ones just glubbing around in their tank. I wish I could do that!

The aquarium also had a area with awesome looking sea creatures made completely out of recycled trash, there were even trash jellyfish! Well the Monterey bay aquarium was pretty awesome and I would recommend it if you are ever in the area. Get ready for more awesome adventures.

Sayonara!  Hisako

Hisako in California

Hey there! It is me Hisako again!  I am going on my second adventure.  This time to...California!  I am most excited for the beach and having fun with my new friends.
The first thing I did with my friends was shopping.  Yay! I love to shop.  Before we got to California we had to get some warmer clothes, since it is January.  Burrr.  They did not have my size. But I fit very well in my friends pocket. It was actually pretty comfortable.

 Now that we are warm and cozy and comfortable it is time to get on the plane to California.  In the plane I enjoy the view from the window and listen to one of my favorite stories, Harry Potter!  I am very tired but I stay awake because I am too exited to sleep.
Finally, we have arrived in California.  It has been a long day and I am tired.  I am looking forward to the rest of my California adventures.  Till then, adios.

Christmas in New York City

Hi! It's Kara here.  I was in New York for Christmas!  I love New York.  All the lights and good food.  The only down side of New York is that it is too crowded for me to go for a run.

On the plane I got to sit in first class. It was very comfortable it even had a bed seat.

The first thing that my traveling friend and I did when we got to New York was, go to the Radio City Music Hall to watch the Rockettes in The Christmas Spectacular show.  It was so amazing!  I always wanted to see the Rockettes.  I even thought I could maybe even be one and kick all of our legs all at the same time so that we look like a giant centipede tap dancing in one sparkly dress.  And even be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on live television across America!  That would be so fun.

After the Christmas Spectacular we went to the Time Square M&M store.  This is probably the hugest candy store.  It is four stories high and based all around M&Ms. Inside there was a huge M&M statue of liberty! And as I mentioned in my first post I am probably the WORLDS BIGEST M&M EATER and I was so excited to see the original M&M store.

What an amazing time in New York City.
Till next time, sayonara!

Kara visits Athens, Greece

My friend and I are on another adventure. We started out by stopping in Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The first picture is of me waiting for our next flight  in the Crown Lounge which was.....!!! super cool !!! And after we visited the lounge we walked right into a huge and fancy airport; woah.  It would take me forever to walk through here on my own! It was a little over whelming!  I'm so thankful for my trusty running friend.  

In this picture, you can see me in Greece.  I am in front of a temple called the parthenon.  It was built for the Goddess Athena and is also one of the most famous surviving buildings.  It is over 2,000 years old.  I think it was really cool to look at in person after seeing it in so many pictures and post cards.  
Next, my friend and I went to run the Athens marathon.  This is the home of the first marathon ever.  Along time ago, the Greeks defeated the invading Persian army. Yay, Greece.  The Greek soldiers sent a guy named Pheidippides to run from the battle field, in Marathon, all the way to Athens to let everyone know that they had victory.  It is said as soon as he said "niki" which means victory, he died.  This marathon commemorates, Pheidippides, the first marathon runner.  Avtìo!