Wintry Japan: Rausu, Hokkaido and Sea Eagles (Part 5)

Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more

Wintry Japan: Hokkaido and red-crowned cranes (Part 4)

Our accommodation for this evening was Green Park Hotel in Tsurui. Tsurui means “cranes are here”. Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:45 am: » Read more

Friday, February 2, 2018 This day’s destination is in large part why we signed up for this trip. Who can resist » Read more

Tuesday, January 30, 2017 (evening) Back at the hotel, exiting our room and waiting for the elevator, there was a slender, slightly » Read more

Saturday, September 2, 2017 By our first morning aboard Antigua, a converted sailing vessel and our home for the next 9 days » Read more

The short version I didn’t really try to set a new record for longest year’s end summary EVER, it was an EXCEPTIONALLY » Read more

Friday, March 3, 2017 One year ago, on my birthday weekend, we stayed for the first time at the lovely Borrego Springs » Read more

Thursday October 12, 2017 It had been many years since we last dove in Baja, but in many ways, returning there was » Read more

Saturday, August 12, 2017: After a month of intensive preparations, we were finally off to Wyoming! The preceding month was a » Read more