We left a very snowy and extremely cold winter in the Adirondacks to spend a few days with our warm, cuddly grandbabies. There’s nothing like hearing baby laughter from these squirming bundles of love! But warm sunshine beckoned and my bag had been packed for weeks. Neither snow nor sleet or fog or gloom of… Continue reading Aloha! Kauai, Hawaii, and Oahu
Tag: Travel
On the Road to Marrakech
Our bus, the Marrakech Express, continued onward. We headed back towards the High Atlas mountains stopping occasionally for views, tea, and pee. Our elevation eventually reached 2260 meters (7400 ft) at the highest pass. This road through the mountains was originally built by the French but has recently been upgraded for which I’m grateful. The… Continue reading On the Road to Marrakech
Fez
The morning started cool with sun and clouds and only a chance of rain. We headed out to explore the medina of Fez, or, Fes. First, though, an overview of the city from a hill fortification by our local guide, Achmed. Fes is the cultural, religious, and artisan trade center of Morocco and is called… Continue reading Fez
Back to Nairobi
On Tuesday we went for a very early game drive to see what animals might be up before breakfast. At dawn we came upon a pride of lions with 3 or 4 cubs. There were only a few jeeps and everyone kept their distance. Later we saw a few male lions reclining on kopjes (rock… Continue reading Back to Nairobi
Jambo!
I woke up to sunshine and warmth and joyous, abundant flowers our first morning in Nairobi. The skies were bluest blue which, given it is February 3, we haven’t seen at home in weeks. But the most welcoming of all were the smiles and genuine greetings of “Good Morning” and “Jambo” from everyone we met.… Continue reading Jambo!
The Project That Never Ends
It just goes on and on my friends. I ‘sing’ of house building, or, home ownership responsibilities in general. It’s been over a year since I last posted on the progress Dan and Anna have made on their house construction project (see blog post “House, and now, Home” https://wordpress.com/post/retirementadventureblog.com/3387 ). They have continued working weekends and… Continue reading The Project That Never Ends
Roadtrip! A Weekend in Buffalo (with Beer, of course!)
We recently spent a lovely weekend as tourists in my home city of Buffalo with our friends Steven and Andrea. The weather was unusually warm this particular December weekend which eliminated any anxiety about reliving the previous Christmas blizzard driving experience. Here was our itinerary: We departed the Adirondacks mid-day Thursday. Typically it takes 6 hours or so… Continue reading Roadtrip! A Weekend in Buffalo (with Beer, of course!)
Back in BA!
Hola amigos! We’re going back to Buenos Aires and taking our trip to Patagonia! This trip has been rescheduled twice since we returned on Mar. 13, 2020 when the world shut down but finally we are on our way. (See post https://retirementadventureblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/14/buenos-aires-the-end/). Our plan is to see a bit more of BA then continue further… Continue reading Back in BA!
Let’s go for a drive. A very, very long drive.
After 10 sunny days in the FL Keys we began our journey home. First stop: Hutchinson Island near Jensen Beach on FL’s east coast/intracoastal waterway. Greg drove the 4 hours (217 miles) up Rt. 1 from the middle Keys past the Everglades and Miami to this manicured snowbird haven. We again met our neighbors Bev… Continue reading Let’s go for a drive. A very, very long drive.
Excitement!
Exciting news! January is over and hopefully the brutal cold we had is gone with it. There were too many days of 0 deg F for the high but with the bad comes the good: generally speaking those days came with brilliant blue skies with no wind, awesome sunsets, and amazingly clear, starry nights. Greg… Continue reading Excitement!
My new reality 