Carolyn & John Barrett

Carolyn & John

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.


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


HUGE Europe trip info to come


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