Namibia: May-June 2022 (Part 1: Quiver Tree Forest and Giant’s Playground)
Friday, May 27, 2022 3 years in the planning, postponed 2 long pandemic years, we were finally en route to Namibia! Giant » Read more
Countryside
Wyoming Winter Wonders: February 2022
Covid conspired repeatedly to keep us from a bucket list trip, but we ultimately prevailed this winter. We had long wanted to » Read more
Chile, March 2022: A chilly reception (Part 3, Patagonia)
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 We made it to Patagonia! That in itself would be cause for celebration, but after our ordeal in » Read more
Chile, March 2022: A chilly reception (Part 2, Lake District)
Wednesday, March 22, 2022 Our idyllic stay at Tierra Chiloé restored us to a blissfully relaxed state after our stressful insurance snafu » Read more
Chile, March 2022: A chilly reception (Part 1: Chiloé Island)
Saturday, March 19, 2022-Sunday, March 20, 2022 Travel can be stressful, we all know that, but usually the rewards easily outweigh the » Read more
2021 Highlights
2021 was another doozy of a pandemic year. Pandemic year 2 started off well, Stump having being turned out decisively in November » Read more
Methow Valley, NYC and Berkshires (June-July 2021)-Part 3, the Berkshires
Our pandemic round robin of cancelling international trips and searching for reasonably safe domestic substitutions continued unabated all through summer 2021. We » Read more
Prescott by mountain bike: Pain and pleasure (September, 2021)
Friday, September 24, 2021 I had wished to have a little more time in Sedona after our Western Spirit mountain biking and » Read more
Methow Valley, NYC and Berkshires (June-July 2021)-Part 1, Methow Valley, WA
The long arm of Covid continued to impact our travel plans well into 2021, even as California “reopened” June 15 and some » Read more
Yosemite’s elusive firefall: February 2021
Saturday February 20, 2021 From lemons , we opt to make lemonade. This particular week, for the past 10 years, has always » Read more