A walk can make you bloody nosy That is what the elderly gentleman tending his Petunias told me. I agree with him . I look in gardens . them here with Wingerworth. I look at what grows both cultivated and uncultivated. I take pictures of the plants and of the wildlife and I probably notice more things than I ever did . Is that in spite of Covid or because of Covid I wondered ? It is Day 508 of Lo Read on...
We started our early morning with a family fun breakfast trip to Slappy Cakes where you can make your own pancakes on the grill at your table! This place made the kids very happy in the morning, which was needed after a rough night of sleep for everyone plus now that Steve has a cold that Tory and Rosie have had already. At the pancake restaurant, you can pick a regular or chocolate batter and wh Read on...
Morgenstund hat Wasser im Mund. So, oder so hnlich ist das Motto des Tages, denn es steht Canyoning auf dem Programm! Was das ist? Man nimmt sich ein Flussbett in den Bergen zur Brust und wandert, rutscht, watet, klettert, springt oder was auch immer das Flussbett hinunter.
Unser Ziel beschreibt der Veranstalter wie folgt: Johanna Full - die lange Version dieser wunderschnen Schlucht gehrt sicher Read on...
Today we embarked from Missouri to Iowa. It was only 167 miles but took almost 4 hours due to most of the drive was all rural backroads. We were very happy to see the campground in Winterset, it is a city park in a quaint little town just south of Des Moines.
We setup and left right away so that we could take the Madison County Covered Bridge tour. There was a total of 6 bridges all originally bu Read on...
So, we generally do not book a head on camping and today is an example of why. We booked ahead, had a long drive pulling a travel trailer, got caught in traffic delay, had a tire blow on the interstate, had difficulty fitting into a spot for gas since people in cars just cut in front of where you are heading leaving you to get back on the interstate and go up another exit, and Friday rush hour tr Read on...
Cobh is a beautiful, colourful town steeped in history in county Cork. The port, which has had three names was first called Cove in 1750. It was renamed by the British as Queenstown in 1849 a visit by Queen Victoria to Ireland. In 1921 when the Irish Free State was established the name was changed to Cobh, in its Irish form. One of the major transatlantic Irish ports, the town was the departure po Read on...
This blog was supposed to be about our trip to Ireland and Scotland that we had planned for May/June. That of course was rescheduled due to and the severe travel restrictions. It is tentatively set for October/November of this year, but if the quarantines are still in affect in Ireland and Scotland, that is likely to get rescheduled yet again.
We do have a Plan B and Plan C for out October tri Read on...
Took longer than I thought this medical blob.....haha....blob....of course, I meant blog. Senior moment or poor typing. Lets go with the latter. Beside being in my recovery and recuperation mode, we have had other activity going on. Onward and upward we go.
Each morning, I go outside to sit and visit with our friends. Its so great having them around....as we have said before and Art reminds us we Read on...
Woke up to a cloudy day for our first half of our travels home. One last morning walk on the beach with Leo. The winds and surf had picked up since yesterday. Not too many out on the beach early. Just a few walkers and another dog getting a morning walk. Storms expected along our route home. We packed up our belongings into the truck to head home. We ate an assortment of leftovers for breakfast. S Read on...
I was just on the Rhine River last year, October, to be exact, and it was flowing with a vengeance. I was on a wine tasting tour near Rudesheim, not far from Frankfurt. Here are some facts: The River Rhine is drying up amid summer heatwaves.The river, which passes through Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, is crucial for moving cargo.The water level at the Rhines bottleneck is at its lowe Read on...