When I looked up the term “microadventure” which I actually thought I might have invented, I found that the term was made common by British adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys. Defined as an overnight outdoor adventure that is “small and achievable, a microadventure is for normal people with real lives.”

Well, it’s COVID-19 and I’m not traveling all over the world so I decided it was time to have a few microadventures of my own. . . only mine will not be outdoor ones, not that I am adverse to occasional glamping or even camping!

I’ve been to these four places so far and each has held it’s own delights:

• Gloucester, Massachusetts – set on the Atlantic Ocean with stunning views and beautiful sunsets, this was a wonderful reunion with a friend from childhood
• Asbury Park, NJ – another beautiful beach setting with a very fun restaurant and shopping scene spent with my dearest friend
• Peconic, NY – although I’ve visited the South Fork, this was my first trip to the North Fork of Long Island and I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent at Leib Estate Vineyard with another dear friend
• Rhinebeck, NY – a charming New England town in the Hudson Valley was the setting for Mirbeau, a charming “Parisian-inspired” wellness hotel

The moral of this story is that sometimes we go quite far away to get away when getaways can be found reasonably close by and for a reasonable cost. Not a bad coronavirus lesson!