This morning we woke up in Colby, KS, about 1600 miles into our summer swing across the western United States. With Colorado being our first ‘real destination’, we’ve just been pounding out the miles so far. From the highway, we only get a glimpse of the country we pass through, but I find it curious…
Read More On our wayLooking Ahead Well, it’s mid-July and right now we’re working on travel planning for 2022 and 2023. As I’ve mentioned before, the COVID Pandemic has put a crimp on our travel plans. When we retired we’d envisioned 4-6 years of traveling ¾ of the year. The remainder of the time we’d planned to spend in…
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It was a tough day at the beach, but I had no idea what sort of illuminating discovery was awaiting me… This evening we went to the beach to watch the sunset. We went during off peak hours because no one wears a mask on this beach and we want to avoid the daytime crowds.…
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Life in the COVID-Kingdom of America is much different than what we were used to back before Covid-19. Up until February 2020 we were living the post-retirement life of travel and adventure. Summers in upstate New York, late summer and fall traveling in the USA. Winters in Florida followed by spring traveling to Central America…
Read More COVID-19It was a Friday night and we usually have seafood or takeout. But I was looking for something different that I could make at home. Isolation cooking means you might not have everything you need on hand, so it was time to improvise! Our son’s girlfriend made a skillet baked tortellini for us a few…
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Today brought a wee bit of excitement into our seclusion. You see, yesterday I’d finished the last of our current jar of peanut butter. So this morning I got to open, and stir a new jar! Normally a nuisance, or at best a mundane and uninteresting task, it was something different that we could celebrate.…
Read More Corona Virus – Day 33Last night Julie and I headed down to the dock on Canandaigua Lake to watch the moon rise across the water. It was beautiful. The sky was absolutely clear and there was almost no wind. For those that know us, you might normally wonder what the heck we’re doing in New York at this time…
Read More Riding out the stormPlanning a European Vacation Most people will tell you that the first thing you need to do is set your budget. I disagree. The first thing is to figure out how much time you have and the second is to figure out what you ‘hope to see’. THEN you set a budget. It’s All About…
Read More European VacationsAt the beginning of November, Julie, our friend Sharon and I boarded the Brilliance of the Seas in Barcelona, Spain. We were beginning our first TransAtlantic cruise which we called our ‘Coming to America‘. I really wanted to start this out with ‘It was a dark and stormy night’, but Barcelona was actually warm and…
Read More Coming to AmericaThis spring we’re heading back to Europe, but this time we’re heading to a place we’ve not visited before – Greece. We’re going to do our exploring as part of a group tour with Globus. Even better, several of my siblings are going to be joining us. So, let me give you a high level…
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