Today, we still did not get up with the chickens, but both of us were up by 7 am. We organized our place, and by we, I mean, Nathan organized. He also made coffee. So we enjoyed coffee and tried to wake up. Nathan said it rained overnight, but I saw no evidence of this.Continue reading “Do I need shoes?”
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Estaba buenisimo!
Our AirBnB hostess was kind enough to stock our kitchen with the basics for our first breakfast. Coffee, milk, juice, bread, and eggs. It was a huge relief last night to land and know that we didn’t need to rush out to the grocery store. This morning we got up long past the chickens. WeContinue reading “Estaba buenisimo!”
“It’s Your Captain Again…”
We have arrived in Grenada. I was hoping to have a quiet week at work, and it mostly was, aside from a few heart attack inducing moments that were unnecessary. Nathan is currently experiencing the calm between jobs and since calm is a word that’s never been uttered at my job, to get away mostlyContinue reading ““It’s Your Captain Again…””
Austrian Reunion Trek
(A Poem by ChatGPT, with inputs by Pat) There once were two couples, quite bold, One from Colorado, the other, tales of Malta told. Reunited in Austria, they tread, On the Lechweg trail, they sped, Their laughter echoed, precious as gold. They hiked and they chuckled, all four, From mountain top to valley floor. InContinue reading “Austrian Reunion Trek”
There’s a line to get into Louis Vuitton!
Saturday, July 1, 2023 Step Count: 22,953 Anika, 23,856 Nathan Obviously, we are still waiting in it. Last night, Nathan worked a little. He answered emails at dinner. He called his boss. He called the City of Boulder. There’s some funny business happening with a permit fee of some kind and he’s trying to getContinue reading “There’s a line to get into Louis Vuitton!”
A Very European Rain
Friday, June 30, 2023 Munich – Stuttgart – Munich Day Trip Step Count: 15,690 Anika, 15,638 Nathan Today we woke up to a gloomy and rainy day, so after breakfast we packed up our smaller hiking backpack with rain jackets, umbrellas, pack cover, entertainment for two, and more for our day trip to Stuttgart. PartContinue reading “A Very European Rain”
Assault to the senses II
Thursday, June 29, 2023 Munich Tourist Day Step Count: 19,426 Anika, 19,014 Nathan I had nightmares last night. Well, maybe it was only one, but I think its because we were planning to go to Dachau today. We woke up about 6 or 6:20, got ready and headed down to the breakfast buffet. We againContinue reading “Assault to the senses II”
Assault to the senses
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Step Count: 23,257 Anika, 22,345 Nathan Last night we stayed out late with Pat and Andrew for dinner and we had nowhere to be first thing this morning, so you’d think we would enjoy a little extra sleep this morning, but Nathan woke us up with the chickens. A quick showerContinue reading “Assault to the senses”
Here You Are
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Füssen Tourist day Step Count: 19,875 Anika, 18,124 Nathan Last night we were so tired from our epic day, I suggested we set our alarm for 5:30, just in case we overslept. Nathan woke me at 5:30, and we quickly showered and got our urban backpack ready for a day ofContinue reading “Here You Are”
An Epic Day
Monday, June 26, 2023 Lechweg Day 7 – Wängle, Austria to Füssen, Germany Step Count: 48,316 Anika, 46,835 Nathan We had an epic day for our last day on the Lechweg. It was ridiculously long, with epic climbs, past chapels, and stations of the cross. It was also very beautiful through a deciduous forest onContinue reading “An Epic Day”