This was a lovely town with neat Dutch architecture. Easy to walk safely for miles around the area. Lots of shops and local businesses.
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This was a lovely town with neat Dutch architecture. Easy to walk safely for miles around the area. Lots of shops and local businesses.
Day 4 was another day at sea, headed from Tortola to Aruba. We enjoyed sleeping in and relaxing with more games and shows. The entertainment on the ship ranged from “ok” to fantastic! The sunset that night was fantastic.
Saturday, day 5, arrived at Tortola mid-morning. Another warm (some would say hot?), sunny day and this port looked more developed. Still has the tourist shops at the end of the pier, but also more welcoming. Norman Island Excursion We selected a sail and snorkel excursion through NCL. It was well organized and we boarded the catamaran near the entrance to port. The...
Tampa Departure We arrived at the cruise terminal around noon and grabbed coffee before boarding. The process only took an hour or so. It was on the cool side of comfortable, around 65 degrees and sprinkling rain, but by the next morning, the sun was out and it was warm and humid. The Ship Our ship was the Norwegian Jewel. Originally built in 2005, it was refurbished...
In September, I took my Tiger 800 on an exciting trip to Yellowstone to meet my cousin Jason and my former boss, Stanley. The loop was around 1300 miles and 25 hours in the saddle. Day 1: Challenging ConditionsThe first evening was quite the adventure. I rode through rain and 40-degree weather on a muddy road before finally reaching my hostel in Island Park. It was a...
March saw us jetting off from San Francisco to Paris, kicking off an epic journey that would eventually land us in South Africa for a safari. The overnight flight stretched for 11 hours, during which we attempted to catch some z’s with mixed success. Touching down in the morning, we hopped on the RER train and made our way into the charming Marais district...
Leaving Savannah behind, we made our way to Hilton Head. The atmosphere was relaxed, the beaches were pristine with soft sand, and the weather couldn’t have been better. It was the ideal setting for a refreshing getaway.
We toured a couple of retirement communities in the area and will revisit for a longer stay.
In October 2023, we set our sights on Savannah, using it as our springboard for exploring nearby Hilton Head as a potential retirement destination. Savannah instantly won us over with its walkable streets steeped in history and dotted with fascinating landmarks. The food was divine, the locals were warm and welcoming, and we couldn’t help but fall in love with...
In September 2023, we checked off a long-standing item from our bucket list: a visit to Hearst Castle. The story behind its construction fascinated us, and exploring the grounds was like stepping back in time. It was especially exciting to see the areas where Winston Churchill once painted and where Hollywood elites gathered for meals. The visit was a blend of...
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We joined our friends, Scott & Carie, to round out the cast of Gilligan’s Island.
Ended up winning 1st place at the Baja Cantina costume contest!
Scott put a LOT of work into the radio and my rope.
The night before, we joined the staff at POMDR for an impromptu gathering. Maddie and Kelley switched daily wardrobe.
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To celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we drove down to Ojai for the weekend. Nice and warm there! Dinner at Nest, yummy food and drinks. The residents had already set up their chairs for the parade 3 days in advance! The next day, we explored Santa Barbara. Nice, walkable town. Kelley got a foot massage and we walked out on the wharf. Sat on the beach a while and...
After testing positive for Covid, we retreated to our hotel in Brunswick and plotted our next move.
Our symptoms were mild (runny nose, fatigue, coughing) so we just rested and stayed away from other people.
After relocating to Boston, we explored Salem and the surrounding area.
After four short years, Maddie completed her Bachelors degree with a major in political science and history. We flew from SFO to Boston, with an overnight stop in Grafton to visit our friends Nick & Jerlyn. The next day, we headed on to Brunswick and met up with Maddie, Fran & Bill. Maddie took us to many of her favorite places; the pottery studio she managed...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Landing in Los Angeles No Masks Required! As a refresher, our new & updated plan was to fly from San Jose, C.R. to LAX, wait 18 hours (overnight) then fly to SFO where we started our journey and our car is parked. Our plan was to hopefully catch a standby flight at LAX to SFO the day we landed and eliminate the overnight wait. As...
<- Previously in Jaco Day Seven: Saturday Saturday morning, we drove to La Fortuna. This introdcued us to even more varied landscape. At times, high elevation (3800ft +) where it was much cooler (70s). Our trip carried us across “Crocodile Bridge”. Arenal Volcano is near here. We walked around downtown. Wish we could have stayed longer here and...
<- Previously: Manuel Antonio Day Five: Thursday Jaco was a fairly short drive. The road takes you through miles and miles of palm tree farms on both sides of the road. We aren’t sure what the crop is though. Arrived later afternoon and found our Airbnb. A hostel-like multi-tenant situation with a really steep ladder to get to the bed loft. But it was only...
