We have been in Argentina 6 days now and there is no overt evidence of the Coronavirus pandemic. A few, not many, people wore masks in the domestic airport as we departed BA for Iguazu. Iguazu is located about 800 miles north of BA in a tiny finger sliver of Argentina bordering Brazil and Paraguay.… Continue reading Iguazu Falls
Author: retirementadventureblog
60! year young retiree after a 36 year career in science, married to Dr Greg (PhD Dr, but Dr nevertheless). Geri and Greg moved to the wilds of the Adirondacks to start their new life.
Buenos Aires Day 2
Buenos Aires is nicknamed ‘the Paris of South America’ but my first impression is that of a flatter version of Lisbon. However, the sidewalks here are smooth marble unlike the ankle-busting cracked uneven stones of Lisbon. The beautiful aura is the same. As for the people, in the famous words of Ken Sutton, “They are… Continue reading Buenos Aires Day 2
Buenos Aires Part 1.0
Buenas dias! Our first day in Buenos Aires has ended and our adrenaline has normalized. An uneventful 10 hr flight from a mostly empty JFK airport (Coronavirus anyone?) brought us to EZE airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina mid-morning. We are beginning a month long trip from here, looping south through Patagonia up to Santiago and… Continue reading Buenos Aires Part 1.0
Iguanas in Trees 2.0
Alas! Our time in St. Thomas has ended. We spent a month avoiding the recent snowfalls back home. Although I kinda missed seeing those flakes piling up, the comfort of sunny days and white sandy beaches assuaged my guilt. Also, our wonderful neighbors and friends kept us up to date on the weather so we… Continue reading Iguanas in Trees 2.0
Paradise Found
Greg is retired 3 years this month, Feb. 2020 and I will follow in April. The time has flown by as you may have noticed while following this blog. This winter in the ADK has been pretty quiet, the big snows holding off and temps up and down but averaging mostly in the 20’s. Since… Continue reading Paradise Found
Xrays into your life
Chapter 1 “Hi. I’m just calling to talk about your x-rays. The radiologist saw a spot that we would like to follow up with. It’s most likely nothing to worry about, but let’s get an MRI just to rule anything out…” Wow. How your day can just turn in an instant. It was beautiful, sunny,… Continue reading Xrays into your life
Finale
The car was fixed (thank heaven) and a strongly worded email was crafted for delivery to Dollar Rental upon our return home. Meanwhile, we drove 2 hours from Sedona to Phoenix to deliver Bob and Tina to the airport. Safe travels and see you soon #hikingbeber buddies! Gotta love the HOV lane for beating traffic.… Continue reading Finale
“Be still and the earth will speak to you.” Navajo saying
Our southwest adventure continued as we left Moab on Saturday morning and headed south towards Page, AZ by way of Monument Valley. We noticed the car was leaking a little more fluid than we thought so we called Dollar Car Rental to see what could be done. They offered no help leaving us the only… Continue reading “Be still and the earth will speak to you.” Navajo saying
Moab
Day 6 of our western adventure: we arrived in Moab after leaving Bryce and visiting Capitol Reef. The car was running fine with only a hint of transmission fluid aroma on occasion. We stopped into the Arches National Park visitor center to see if they have permits to hike the Fiery Furnace and indeed we… Continue reading Moab
A Geologist’s Dream
Bryce Canyon National Park was our next destination. We saw more majestic views upon leaving Zion including Checkerboard mountain. Then the landscape opened into vistas of pine trees and golden meadows and bison as if the Ponderosa ranch and Hoss and Little Joe magically appeared. We drove a further 2 hours to the Bryce Park… Continue reading A Geologist’s Dream
My new reality 