It’s dark, a little chilly and late, after 2 AM. “Man, it was 10 PM just a couple of minutes ago”, I whisper to myself. Sue had fallen asleep hours earlier but I’m still wide eyed looking at the spouting geysers, glacier… Read More ›
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A SWEET SURPRISE
It’s often amazing how things just work out sometimes. Sue and I needed to go for a run this morning and we wanted to make it simple. So we headed out the door, turned left, ran the three blocks to… Read More ›
SUNDAY IN ST. GEORGE UTAH
The sun burst into our bedroom this morning after two days of hiding behind clouds. Those dark days and precipitation did provide the mountains across the valley with brilliant white cloaks. It’s Sunday in Saint George which means most shops… Read More ›
IS IT THE 1950’s? NO, IT’S SAINT GEORGE.
We’ve been living in Saint George Utah for the last seven weeks and have made a few observations during that time. The most obvious is that it’s very sunny and pleasant here in January and February. The locals have complained… Read More ›
Pre-WORLD TRIP Wednesday #7
Which technology to bring on a trip has become one of the key questions of modern travel. Having grown up traveling in the era of film cameras, postcards and pay phones I know you don’t really need all the gadgets we carry… Read More ›
Pre-WORLD TRIP #6
Welcome to Pre-World Trip Wednesday post number six. To get in the mood I had a dinner of crusty bread dipped in Extra Virgin Olive Oil with slices of Swiss cheese and a glass (or two) of wine from the… Read More ›
A GOOD SWIM
Having spent the last two days googling topics related to European travel it’s now time to do something physical. I pulled into the aquatic center parking lot and wedged my ten year old Honda between a new BMW and an… Read More ›
MY TEACHER I NEVER KNEW
I know that smell. It’s tied to memories of struggling for breath, a burning in my chest and shouting. I didn’t really know what I was doing at the time, but none the less, things went well. Maybe I was… Read More ›
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