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Keukenhof Gardens – Lisse, Netherlands SPRING/SUMMER/FALL | 2021 Planning to Fly? Looking Forward If you are planning to fly after September by David Davenport 30, 2021, you will need a “REAL ID” I would like to take the time to personally driver’s license or an accepted government thank everyone for your support during compliant source of identification. Therefore, these challenging times this past year. beginning October 1, 2021, a standard The cards, emails, and phone calls with driver’s license will no longer be accepted words of encouragement were very much when boarding a flight. Passed by Congress appreciated. I can’t tell you how grateful in 2005 as a recommendation from the 9/11 the staff and I were to hear from so many of Commission, the Department of Homeland you. When this all began, we had two groups Security will now require the Transportation of travelers out of the country. Karolyn was Security Administration (TSA) to begin with a group in Iceland and Sharon was enforcing the new and more stringent with another on a Caribbean cruise. We standards. Passports will work in place of a were a bit worried at the time, but thankfully, “Real ID” drivers license, along with several everyone returned home healthy and safe. collection of tours highlights some of the best other forms of identification which can be In the middle of getting our groups back “Great Outdoors” tours in the state. We also found on the (TSA) website – www.tsa.gov. and the country shutting down, I became a have a wonderful selection of cruises, day, SignaTours recommends taking the extra grandfather for the third time! Laura and I overnight, and bucket list tours! step of getting a “REAL-ID” when renewing could not have been any happier, although Finally, I would like to recognize someone your driver’s license. The DMV website – it was weeks before we could meet her for very special to me, and that would be my www.dmv.gov is also a great resource to the first time. mom and SignaTours founder Sharon help with items you will need to get your new Looking forward, we are beginning to Davenport. Just shy of sixty years in the “REAL ID” license. see the light at the end of the tunnel as the travel industry, she officially announced her Country begins to open for business and retirement last March. She is, of course, still INSIDE THIS ISSUE for us more importantly… Travel! Vaccines connected with SignaTours and will play are truly a blessing, if not miraculous, and the role of Tour Director and Advisor. She Get Out and Go ................................... 2-3 will hopefully be an end to the pandemic. loves this business too much to walk away Day Trips ..............................................4-7 Already, tens of millions of people across the completely. You will see her this year on our Celebrity Performances .......................... 8 nation have received their shots and are now Crooked Road, Vermont, and New York City Overnight Tours ................................. 9-11 able to visit family and friends without worry. tours for sure! I will not see her in the office, Departure/Deposit Information ............. 10 Our tour directors and office staff have all but I will see her on our daily walks. We share been vaccinated. many tour ideas on our walks. Within the first Bucket List Tours.............................. 12-13 Booking tours has been somewhat of a three months of 2020, mom welcomed to the Ocean Cruising .....................................14 challenge, as venues and certain areas of the world, four additional great grandchildren Policies .............................15 SignaTours country and state are just beginning to open and is awaiting the arrival of another this H H H H H H H H H H H H again. We are very happy and pleased with June. Of the four, two are a set of twins. She the variety of new and exciting tours we have Staff Writers ....................David Davenport, sees them all on a weekly basis! Sharon, planned for you. We planned a new series myself, and the entire SignaTours family Karolyn Hall, Linda Johnston of Day Tours titled… “Get Out and Go.” This look forward to seeing you on tour soon! 1237 Mall Drive, N. Chesterfield, VA 23235 • (804) 379-6500www.TravelSignaTours.com • Toll-Free (888) 540-0100 • [email protected] • www.TravelSignaTours.com 1 Get Out and Go! “Get Out and Go” is an exciting new tour series by SignaTours, creatively designed to discover, explore, and connect with the great outdoors. Exciting new destinations will bring a variety of history, alluring outdoor attractions, and some of Virginia’s most spectacular scenery! Historical landmarks, guided tours, boat rides, breathtaking views, delicious cuisine, and more, are out there waiting to be discovered! So “Get Out and Go” with us on any or all of these wonderful and exciting new tours. the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and and learn why it was built and the important into Cape Charles for a tour of Kiptopeke role all lighthouses played on the Chesapeake State Park. Here, you’ll see half-sunk and Bay. Return to St. Jerome’s Creek for a dock abandoned WWI and WWII Cargo Ships side demonstration on shaft tonging oysters, that were intentionally placed there in the their life cycle, and their importance to the late 1940’s as a breaker to protect the Chesapeake Bay’s Eco-system. ferry terminal pier. Visit the nearby Wildlife CH: 7am / 8pm ES: 7:30am / 7:30pm Refuge and discover how Cape Charles was strategic in defending against possible Escape to Tangier Island German invasion during both World Wars. Saturday – June 19 $145 Bay Lighthouse Cruise Bunkers and a 16-inch artillery gun remain This tour is a long time favorite, but it fits Thursday – May 20, 2021 in place today! The Savage Neck Dunes our description of history, connection with the Step aboard the Harbor Queen for a Natural Area Preserve allows you a chance outdoors, and spectacular scenery. The year three-hour Narrated Annapolis Sightseeing to take an up close and personal view of the was 1608 and Captain John Smith, while Cruise featuring three Chesapeake Bay sand dunes and preserve. A Historic District sailing up the Chesapeake Bay, decided to Lighthouses, spectacular views of the Riding Tour of Cape Charles with free time drop anchor on a small island he named… waterfront, and more! Pass under the twin to shop and browse completes your day. A Tangier! Over the years, Tangier Island has spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, delicious waterfront lunch at The Shanty is transformed from the hunting and fishing a unique and stunning experience, and included midday! grounds of the Pocomoke Indians to the cruise by Sandy Point Shoal, Baltimore CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm unique island it is today. Learn how the rich Harbor, and Thomas Point Lighthouses. oyster and crab grounds surrounding the Entertaining commentary is given by a Watermen’s Heritage Island drew early settlers to Tangier many historically attired Lighthouse keeper as you Cruise years ago and to this day, continues to draw cruise close to these lighthouses. The views Thursday – June 3 $169 fishermen. Depart Richmond and travel to are picturesque, and the cruising vessel Across the Potomac River via the Harry Reedville, Virginia, where you’ll board the is comfortable and climate controlled. A Nice Memorial Bridge, lies Historic St. Chesapeake Breeze for a 1 ½ hour cruise to box lunch will be served during the cruise. Mary’s City, Maryland’s first European Tangier Island. Small and largely unspoiled, Upon returning to the docks in the heart of settlement and capital. Today, St. Mary’s is an the island’s fishing village remains the “Soft- Annapolis, enjoy free time to explore all the archaeological treasure and historic site that shell Crab Capital” of the world. The people unique shops or maybe find a nearby bench includes the “Original Colonial Settlement of Tangier, who speak with a lingering trace of to relax and take in the sights along the and Living Museum.” St. Mary’s is the Elizabethan accent, are warm, friendly, and waterfront. $169 fourth oldest permanent English settlement proud of their heritage. Lunch is included CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm in the United States and the “Birthplace of upon arrival and is followed by plenty of time Religious Freedom.” A guided tour takes you to explore. Stroll along the small roads and Captivating Cape Charles! on a journey back in time of this centuries old visit the unique gift shops or, for a small fee, Tuesday – May 25 $140 settlement, through its living history area and hop aboard one of the local’s golf carts and Cape Charles sits near the mouth of the museum complex. A box lunch is included take a tour around the island. Chesapeake Bay on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. midday as you set sail into the Chesapeake CH: 7am / 7pm ES: 7:30am / 6:30pm Founded in 1884, the town was designed to Bay for a special Watermen Heritage Tour. support a new railroad and the Little Creek- Your 1½ hour narrated cruise by the vessel’s Waterways of Charming Cape Charles Ferry. Today, with a population captain, gives you an appreciation of life Chesapeake! around 1,000 residents, Cape Charles on the Chesapeake Bay. You will also have Thursday – July 8 $135 maintains its quaint, post-Victorian charm. the chance to re-bait and set commercial Located along the Intracoastal Waterway Tom Bonadeo, lifelong resident, guides you crab pots while learning the life cycle of the in the heart of Coastal Virginia, Chesapeake on an educational and entertaining tour.