I thought it might be time to update you all from Europe. Followers know we have traveled Spain and Portugal. A bit of France and now Berlin. We thought Spain was expensive compared to Ecuador, Peru and Columbia, but France is more so. Yet I am loving France. The cheese is so so good! The […]
Picture: Nancy, Steve, and Ellen My father had a “son in law cup” as a friendly competition for the husbands of his daughters. If I started one for cousins, Nancy would be in the lead! For those that don’t know my family history, Nancy is my first cousin. Her mother was my mother’s younger sister. She has […]
The Rhapsody of the Sea is a medium size (75,000 tons, vs. 2000 tons for the big ones) for a cruise ship. Not that that was a consideration in choosing this cruise. We later learned that ocean cruises, crossings as they are known, are best done on this size or bigger for calmer trips. Our […]
I left my heart in Cartagena! I loved the city! It is very old! It is or was walled and the fort is so solid. The history of conquerors and pirates with parrots is fascinating. Mostly though I loved the Airbnb we stayed in for the whole of Easter Week! We had air conditioning! The […]
I am loving Cartagena! It feels perfectly safe for a big city, but is like a small village at the same time. The streets are narrow. It is very Spanish. The houses come up to the street and then have court yards after you enter and go in a ways. We are staying in an […]
We are getting a little ancient ruins fatigue! There are a lot of ruins in this part of South America. We are missing our friends and family. Planning where to go, what to see, and figuring out how to make it happen inexpensively can be exhausting. This traveler life is not for the faint of […]
As most of you know I attended The Convent of the Visitation for junior high and senior high school. Visitation is a French order of cloistered nuns. In 1966, my parents and I sat in a room facing a wooden grate that separated us from Sister Mary Helen on the other side. I was being […]
Wow, I have been in Ecuador for almost three months. I have been retired for almost 7 months. In many ways I feel like it is all just beginning. We are at a beautiful lodge in Vilcabamba, Ecuador taking a vacation from our vacation. I have gone to Yoga 3 days in a row, which […]
Have you ever arrived at an urgent care and been told you have an appendicitis, need surgery, but the hospital has a power outage and won’t accept you? It was a good thing our new friend Mitt decided to ask the nurse what she would do if it was her mother. She gave us the […]
My big toe hurts! Whenever I was sick or expressed discomfort my father used to tease me by asking about my big toe. It was funny at times, but also annoying. We have been one week in Cuenca. Lots of new stuff running around in my head. I am not looking for sympathy, but I […]
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