This is our first real trip since Covid, yes, we had our Fall Foliage trip, but I couldnt really see and was in pain most of the time; and then there was the trip to Block Island that wasnt but ended up being 5 days in Portland, Maine (never really a bad thing. But this, this is our first trip on a plane since Covid. You would think that nothing ever happened, the plane was booked, OHare was crowd Read on...
This is my third attempt to cycle in Croatia, maybe the fourth? Previous trips were scuttled due to Covid, or the reluctance of the tour operator. No matter, here we are, ready to go, despite the war in the Ukraine, and the chaos in the Balkans. I land in Frankfurt, and immediately head to Athens for a few days, to acclimate (jet lag mostly), see my friends (my Greek brothers), and move south to n Read on...
Well, it is that time of the blog for some shameless Some of you, many of you, and I soon hope all of you know I am a novelist. I have written a four, soon to be five book series of supernatural fiction novels. Now, for those of you who do not like supernatural fiction, before you skip ahead, let me say these are not FANTASY where the impossible happens. This is not horror, nor are there monsters Read on...
Before continuing on down to Florida, Mom and I headed downstairs for something we had been waiting for over a year for, an actual hot hotel breakfast served in a dining room. It wasnt quite the normal walk around serve yourself buffet experience, but it still was much There was a velvet rope between us and the buffet. You told the server what you wanted and then she loaded up your tray for you. L Read on...
This long weekend Cheryl and I decided to run away to Helen, GA for the weekend. For those that do not know, Cheryl is my twin sister and we have a habit of impromptu road trips from time to time. We decided on Helen, Georgia because we have beach plans for Spring Break and we have fun memories of Helen in our college years.
For about 3 years we would go with our college girlfriends and brother t Read on...
I am a retired English teacher. I taught for 39 years all over the world – in the UK, Africa, South America and Vietnam. My greatest love in English teaching was teaching Shakespeare and poetry. I often reflect on the epiphany I had in 6th form, which turned me into a Shakespeare- and
From a very early age I had been bookish. Starting with Enid Blytons ‘Secret Seven, I had worked my way thro Read on...
We decided to take the motorhome out for a few days to check everything was working okay before we ventured overseas to meet up with over 40 Carthago motorhome owners in Denmark.
So yesterday we arrive at a nice quiet site called River Breamish which is near Alnwick. Well when I asked where the site was Mike insisted it was in Beamish and we could visit the Beamish museum, so as you can tell mine Read on...
Last night was a night to remember. We checked into our hotel in Cincinnati/Florence and discovered that we were very close to the interstate. And the windows were no help in keeping the noise out. So I figured it was going to be a long night. We went to bed at 10 and at 12:30 AM were blasted out of our bed by the fire alarms. Oh, great. We manage to get to sleep in spite of the road noise and thi Read on...
This is a very short entry the day was spent driving to Denver, in not great weather. We woke up to about 3 to 4 inches of snow outside of our window. We ate breakfast in the hotel. They were so short staffed, they couldnt even clean the tables, just sat people in the bar. In reality, they could have cleaned the tables, just were organized enough to do so.
After breakfast loaded up the car and he Read on...
The weather was due to be terrible today, but the forecast was somewhat modified by the time we got up (6, as usual), although some were awakened by the thunder and heavy rains at 4 and 5:30) and so we managed to get in a snorkel at Cemetery Beach. First, however, while dry, we went to the Pure Art shop Jean wanted to go to. Didnt buy any thing, but it truly is a shop of art and more.
The first t Read on...