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Have You Tried Unplugging It?
Saturday, November 29, 2025 Last night we had a wonderful dinner at the Peruvian French place. Ceviche and Pisco Sours just like in Peru. Today, we started our long journey home. We got up around 6:30 or so, and neither one of us slept great. There were hooligans outside revving cars and making a ruckusContinue…
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I Hope You Didn’t Break Your Butt
Friday, November 28, 2025 Last night, the party bus continued at a nearby restaurant for happy hour. Most divers went back to their hotel briefly, showered, made themselves presentable, and found themselves at Ginger for happy hour. So did we. We pre-gamed as we got ready, since we ended up buying a second bottle ofContinue…
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You Can Either Have Bruised Knees or a Bruised Ego
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 27, 2025 Today we took the party bus to West Punt. I didn’t know it was a party bus, but a party bus it became. We woke at 6:45, and slowly got up, made coffee, and had our remaining HARD boiled eggs. I normally make something akin to medium-hardish steamed eggsContinue…
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Rum &…Coca-Cola?
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Today we had no plans, other than a loose suggestion that we should hit Daaibooi (Die-boy) Beach. The weather forecast was not promising, but US weather apps outside of the US are very hit or miss. Mostly miss. So we took the weather forecast with a grain of salt and aContinue…
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I Manifested It
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Today was another dive day. We woke up about 6:45, and got ready to be at the dive shop at 8:30. We arrived a few minutes early, and Ditte, today’s Divemaster, helped us get our gear into our boxes and ready for the bus. We had 10 divers today, and theyContinue…
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We’ll Get a Sledgehammer!
Monday, November 24, 2025 There are days, such as this one, where we had a good time, but nothing truly exciting happened, and I wonder what I’m going to fill the page with. Have no fear. Something always comes up! We had reservations for today with Mermaid Boat Tours, to the island of Klein Curacao. Continue…
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I Don’t Know Bar
Saturday, November 23, 2025 Last night we had dinner at a restaurant across the street from our hotel. It was supposed to be a relaxed, casual atmosphere. Before they seated us, they asked us if we had a reservation. Now listen, I can hardly be bothered to make a reservation when I’m at home, andContinue…
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May I Make a Suggestion?
Saturday, November 22, 2025 Last night we had a lovely dinner at a Mexican inspired taco restaurant just a few doors down from our hotel. Nathan had a spicy marg, and I had a passion fruit marg, and we were both in heaven. Nathan might have said some disparaging words about margaritas in Colorado, butContinue…
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Male in the Bathroom!
Friday November 21, 2025 Such was the story of my week. At some point during July, we decided to renovate our only bathroom. It was a big decision, a big hit to the pocketbook, and an even bigger inconvenience. So, the demolition of our only bathroom commenced last week, and I’ve been ‘suffering’ through workdays,Continue…
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The Luckiest Day
Sunday, June 1, 2025 Neither one of us slept that great, and I was kind of surprised I was sleeping when Nathan’s alarm went off at 5. We quickly got up and ready, finished packing, had a cup of instant coffee, and by 6:30, we were out the door. The bus station is only aboutContinue…
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Another Day, Another Cafe!
Saturday, May 31, 2025 Our last full day in Slovenia. We got ready for the day after sleeping in until 7 (!), and headed out the door to the same French breakfast place. As we stepped out the door of the hotel, we bumped into the fellow that checked us in on Thursday. We askedContinue…
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On the Count of 3, Run!
Saturday, May 30, 2025 Our Barbo Palace room is surprisingly conducive to sleeping and we both woke up well rested. Sadly, they don’t serve breakfast, so we followed their recommendation and went to a little French themed restaurant. Nathan had the English breakfast, and since we’re nearing reentry to our normal lives, I had yogurtContinue…
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It’s A Done Deal!
Thursday, May 29, 2025 Today was another travel day, and the beginning of the end of our trip. We woke up at 6, showered, packed, and went down to the breakfast buffet. Nathan was sad that he missed the champagne yesterday, so I pointed it out to him today. We had planned to take theContinue…
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One Last Foot Soak
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Today, we had no plans. We’re supposed to be resting after our hike. Nathan got up a little after 6 am, and was in the shower when I got up at 6:30. We both got ready, and went down to the breakfast spread shortly after 7. It was a pretty typicalContinue…
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From Cuckoos to Seagulls
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Today is a travel day. It’s also hopefully a beard trim day. We got up at 6 am, packed up our little apartment, and went out for breakfast. We decided not to go back to Hotel Alp for the 15 Euro breakfast buffett, so we walked the main tourist street inContinue…
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Nothing a Glass of Wine Can’t Fix
Monday, May 26, 2005 Day hike to the Great Soca Gorge ~ 40,000 steps Today we bit off more that we could chew. Our bodies are tired. Our feet are so tired. Mentally, we’re done hiking, at least for a little bit. But there’s a great day hike from here to see the Little andContinue…
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Where Did You Get This Idea?!
Sunday, May 25, 2025 Stage 13 of the Juliana Trail Kobarid to Bovec ~ 39,000 Steps I woke up to the sound of more cuckoos from bed. Nearly every day we hiked and could hear cuckoos. Most days we could also hear the doot-doot-doot bird, which we discovered is the common chiffchaff. Truly magical. IContinue…
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I Can Hear Cuckoos From My Bed!
Saturday, May 24, 2025 Stage 12 of the Juliana Trail Tolmin to Kobarid ~ 32,000 Steps I woke up feeling quite refreshed at 6 am after the best night of sleep here at Pri Kafolu that I’ve had in weeks. Possibly months. My Fitbit said I got a 92, and that is the highest scoreContinue…
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Gorge-ous!
Friday, May 23, 2025 Stage 11 of the Juliana Trail Most na Soci to Tolmin, plus Tolmin Gorge ~ 32,000 Steps Everything was so wet yesterday, we went to bed with the thermostat set to 31 C and the balcony door cracked open. Our room looks out over the Soca River, which yesterday was aContinue…
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Drenched!
Thursday, May 22, 2025 Stage 10 of the Juliana Trail Grahovo ob Baci to Most na Soci ~30,000 Steps There is no other way to say it. Today was our wettest day hiking, ever. We got up around 6 am, and got ready for the day. Breakfast at Hisa Brdo was served at 7:30, andContinue…
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This is about to get real…slippery
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Stage 9 of the Juliana Trail Podbrdo to Grahovo ob Baci ~ 35,000 steps Today was a very big day. In terms of mileage, the day does not seem so big, but when you factor in the elevation gain and loss, it was very big indeed. It’s also our 21st weddingContinue…
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You Are From America!
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Stage 8 of the Juliana Trail Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrdo ~ 26,000 Steps Today I begin with an apology. I had a PEBKAC error with the website, and I accidentally, on purpose turned off the gizmo that sends subscribers their email. If you are receiving this after several days of silence,Continue…
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It’s Colder than it Looks!
Monday, May 19, 2025 Stage 7 of the Juliana Trail ~26,000 steps Today was supposed to be the easy day, just hiking from Stara Fuzina to Bohinjska Bistrica. Our Juliana Trail guidebook talked about adding on the Savica Waterfall to make it a complete day. On paper, the mileage with the waterfall and Stage 7Continue…
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For this shower, I’m Like the Dutchies
Sunday, May 18, 2025 Stage 6 of the Juliana Trail Goreljek on Pokljuka to Stara Fuzina ~ 36,000 Steps Today we said goodbye to Susana and Hotel Jelka. She asked us about our final destination for today (Stara Fuzina) and which hotel we were headed to (Hotel Majer’ca). We’ve left our bags with her toContinue…
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Your Bags Are in Your Room…We Were Going to Try to Sell Them on Ebay!
Saturday, May 17, 2025 Stage 5 of the Juliana Trail Bled to Goreljek on Pokljuka ~ 36,000 Steps At this point, after a full 8 hour day of hiking, a sit down shower, two glasses of wine and a cheese plate, I’m so tired I’m not sure what to say. We both slept much betterContinue…
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Tonight, earplugs
Friday, May 16, 2025 We got to the Bled train station last night, and there weren’t any taxis waiting. We were also the only passengers who got off the train at 7:50 pm, so maybe that’s why. It was sprinkling on us, and we were tired, dirty and ready to be off our feet. WeContinue…
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“When the Largest Airplane in the World Shakes Like that…
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Denver – Munich – Bled “…You know it’s something.” That’s what the male flight attendant said to us as we were taking off out of Denver on Wednesday night. We were on the Lufthansa A380 flying direct from Denver to Munich. Our first time on a double decker airplane and youContinue…
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Are We Ready?
I honestly have no idea. I hope so. We’ve done this so many times by now we’re either old pros who can’t mess up a thing (and can roll with the punches!) or lackadaisical and making stupid mistakes. Either way, we’ve got precisely 10 days and 0 hours to figure it out and get itContinue…
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You Can’t Have This
November 30, 2024 What the heck! We’ve had 7 nights of wonderfully quiet sleep, but last night the loud club music we experienced back in 2022 was bumping. Whoever was partying, they continued rocking the music until 4 am. Makes it a little rough to then get up at 5 am to get ready, finishContinue…
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A Baracuda as Big as Me!
November 29, 2024 Today is our last day of diving and our last full day on Utila. We had arranged for Chover to pick us up verbally yesterday, instead of by texting through WhatsApp, so it made me a little nervous when he wasn’t as prompt as all of the other days. He was onContinue…
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MFO – Mystery Floating Object
November 28, 2024 It’s Thanksgiving Day. We got up at the usual time to go diving, and Chover arrived at 7:15 to pick us up, which was good. He deposited us at Tank’d by 7:30, and we arranged for him to pick us up both tomorrow for diving and Saturday morning to catch the ferryContinue…
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5G, Oh how I miss you
November 27, 2024 There’s not much to report for today. We woke at about 5:45, but we had no reason to. Today we are taking a day off from diving. The internet here at our Casita has decided it wanted a vacation too, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sara, so today I spent theContinue…
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Delicious for Sleeping!
November 26, 2024 We woke up to the heaviest rain. There’s something about rain that makes you want to stay in bed, but I think Chover said it best. “Delicious for sleeping” was what he said about the rain when he picked us up for diving. We again got to the dive shop early. IContinue…
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Homemade Coconuts!
November 25, 2024 This morning we’ve signed up for a two tank morning dive with Tank’d. We arranged for Chover to pick us up at 7:15, so Nathan set his alarm for 6 am. By 5:50 he’d gotten up and rudely turned the light on over the sink and woke me up. It’s all good.Continue…
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Sunday Night, Pizza Night
November 24, 2024 I had to consult my watch for the date, so by that measure, this vacation is going superbly. It’s Sunday. I’ve taken two showers since Thursday and I’ve put deo on exactly zero times. I’ve thought about work only in the framework of the Utila Chocolate Company. They make chocolate, coffee andContinue…
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The Chickens are on Island Time
November 23, 2024 I did not sleep so good. My Fitbit thinks I slept great, but we only had a sheet on our bed, and I was cold. At some point in the night I went and grabbed the bath towels to cover myself. Nathan suffered under the sheet, sans towels. We had set anContinue…
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Not Firing on all Cylinders
November 21/22, 2024 We worked a regular day today. I had pretty much done everything possible to prepare for vacation..my jury summons for the day we get back? I hope I’ve done everything possible to prep for that. Nathan worked until 3 pm in Boulder, then drove home, picked up the dog, and took himContinue…
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I Hope You Like Cats
Saturday, June 1, 2024 Thankfully, there was no reason to get up with the chickens today. We have absolutely nothing planned and the hotel starts serving breakfast at 7. We got ready and sat down to breakfast right at 7. By now, it was the standard fare. Scrambled eggs made upon request, with ham, cheese,Continue…
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Because I’m the Tallest!
Friday May 31, 2024 Today is our last day in the Amazon. After breakfast, we met Francisco for a hike and tour of the Muyuna Botanical Garden. We were ready at 7:15 with our rubber boots on, and we went searching for more Amazonian critters. We crossed a stream and looked high and low. AnContinue…
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Ocho Pescado!
Thursday, May 30, 2024 It’s not warm here. Who knew we’d need these layers for the Amazon? These past few days have been more overcast than not, and we asked for an extra blanket on our bed for last night. Our guide Francisco says that the last week in May and first weeks in JuneContinue…
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The mama is HUGE!
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 We feel a little bit like we are at adult camp here because while the days’ activities are all different, the daily structure is the same. Breakfast is served at 6:30 every day, so we got up about 5:45 or 6. Nathan opted to take a shower, but since the water’sContinue…
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Something Touched Me!
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 We woke up at 6 am, and quickly got dressed. As we were opening the curtains of our bungalow, Nathan shrieked. It’s a spider. I go to take a look and it’s the biggest, hairiest, non-tarantula I’ve ever seen. We’re both a bit flustered. Do we kill it? Shoo it outside? Continue…
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From ‘Out of Africa’ to ‘The African Queen’
Monday, May 27, 2024 If yesterday was all about ‘Out of Africa’, today was reminiscent of ‘The African Queen’ with Bogie and Hepburn. We woke up about 6 am, having slept super good with our AC and fan. Breakfast starts at 7, so we got ready, and packed our bags to leave. At 7, weContinue…
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“I Had a Farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills”
Sunday, May 26, 2024 Today we once again woke up with the chickens. I was up at 4:15, so I hopped in the shower right away. Nathan was up a little while later. We quickly got ready, so that we could get breakfast right when it opened at 5:30. The breakfast buffet here at AmaruContinue…
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¿Esta Agua Purificado?
Saturday, May 25, 2024 Today we woke up long before any chickens. We set the alarm for 2:30 am and boy was it a rough night. I sprang out of bed, once I figured out that both cell phone alarms were going off, and got dressed. Nathan did too, and I asked him his plans. Continue…
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I’ll accompany you to the train station
Friday, May 24, 2024 Well, things are not going as planned. Yesterday after touring Machu Picchu and sharing the same Camelbak straw, Nathan started to feel like he was coming down with a cold. Awesome. Today our plans were to get up early with the chickens at 5 am and go up to the hotContinue…
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Show me Machu Picchu!
Thursday May 23, 2024 Yikes, what an early morning. We got to bed fairly early last night, and were rudely awakened by someone loudly knocking on the adjacent door. Thinking we had overslept, I asked Nathan what time it was. 10 pm. I managed to get back to sleep, but not very well towards theContinue…
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¿Está Todo Bien?
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 I again woke up early. My Fitbit died after the hot springs, so I don’t know exactly what time it was, but I’d guess in the 4 o’clock hour. Nathan woke up closer to 5:50. We quickly got dressed (our room is 47 degrees), organized our gear and went outside. AtContinue…
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I just fulfilled a dream I never knew I had!
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Today is our 20th wedding anniversary. We woke up in twin beds, me at maybe 4 or 4:30, Nathan at 5:45. I peaked out of the curtains early when the sun was just starting to light up a far peak in shades of reds and pink. We got up, changed intoContinue…
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The cheese squeaks on your teeth!
Monday May 20, 2024 Like, holy smokes, I don’t even know where to start. We got up with Nathan’s regular work alarm at 5 am. This was by design. I had showered last night, but Nathan needed to shower this morning, and I was hoping for enough Wi-Fi (always a challenge) to get yesterday postedContinue…
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No foto… I hate that museum
Sunday, May 19, 2024 Today we got up at about 6:30, showered, sorted some of our things (take hiking or leave behind in our suitcase), and went down to breakfast. Nathan had the omelet this morning, and I stuck with the pancakes, supplemented with fruit, coffee, yogurt, granola and coca tea. After breakfast we didContinue…
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I’m all tingly…Is that the coca tea?
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Last night we both slept fairly well, even at Cusco’s 11,000 feet in elevation. We woke up at about 7:30 am, showered in our 60 degree room (we have a heater and wood stove, neither were on), and went down for breakfast. Our hotel serves either eggs or pancakes plus aContinue…
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You Can Pick The Country Your Wine Comes From in First Class!
Thursday, May 16, 2024 & Friday, May 17, 2024 This adventure to Peru started well over five years ago. We originally planned to come to Peru in May 2020, and I think you can all guess what happened to those plans. At the time of our original flight, Panama had completely closed down, and theirContinue…
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No Trip Is Complete Without a Sprint To The Gate!
AKA The Day American Airlines Couldn’t Recover Sunday, March 24, 2024 We had arranged with Rich, the silver Tesla driver to pick us up at 9:30 am to take us back to the airport, but by 8:30 am, Dave and Joan had been in line at the airport for hours and were warning everyone toContinue…
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Yes, It’s Ridiculous
AKA The Day American Airlines Crapped The Bed Saturday, March 23, 2024 We woke up this morning to huge thunderstorms. Lots of rain, thunder and lightning. Super loud thunder! Yesterday, I had arranged for Rufus the cabbie to drive Todd to the airport at 8 am and to take us at 11:30, and he showedContinue…
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Rolling like Sausage Links
Friday, March 22, 2024 Yesterday at Allens Cay, a man in a dinghy motored over to Vildiur while we were trying to anchor to warn us about an incoming storm, so we knew today we were going to be thankful to be in the marina and tied up to the dock. And at the fuelContinue…
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Out of Rum, Out of Beer!
Thursday, March 21, 2024 This morning we all set an alarm for 6 am. The plan was to eat a quick, light breakfast before hopping in the dinghy and motoring over to one of the snorkel spots I discovered yesterday. So, when the sun came up, we grabbed our gear and set off. As weContinue…
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No One Has Ever Seen Dave Harrold Wake Up So Quickly!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Today is the big day. At least in my mind. Todd was willing to skip this day, but I think he came to appreciate us pressing on yesterday after the fun sailing in the afternoon. If we had voted to skip the pigs and end early yesterday, we would have missedContinue…
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Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 We all slept like babies. It was awesome. The air conditioning did a great job and the Norman Cay Marina was super still and quiet once the party boat went to bed. Nathan, Dave and I got up roughly at 7. We went out to the cockpit and opened up theContinue…
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Yet Another Crisis Averted!
Monday, March 18, 2024 After the excitement of the first night on the boat, we were all looking forward to a calmer day today. The second half of the night was quite rolly, and no one got a good night sleep. Nathan joined Grant in the cockpit at 6:45 and Dave, Todd and I joinedContinue…
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Captain, You’re Going the Wrong Way!
Sunday, March 17, 2024 Well, that was an adventure. We started the day off Sunday quite slowly. I was the first one up at 6 am, so I made coffee and sat in the living room of our place. Nathan was the second one up, and one by one, everyone woke up and collected inContinue…
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As the Wind Blows, So Does Our Mind!
I’m not so sure about that, at least not yet, but its as good a start to this adventure as we have for five, supremely sleep deprived individuals. Let me take a step back. Last August, on a random Tuesday, I woke up to find the following text message: “Hey Nathan and Anika, I’m planningContinue…
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I Guess We’re Friends Now!
Sadly, all adventures must come to an end, and this is our last full day in Grenada. We got up around 6 am and leisurely ate breakfast. The plan today is to walk towards the airport and Magazine Beach. Because its so close to the airport, its not on any bus route, so to getContinue…
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Could End Up in Venezuela!
Holy smokes, did it rain in the night. We woke up to a puddle on the kitchen floor. Not sure where that came from, but Nathan thinks it came in possibly from the outlet the fridge is plugged into. Always a comforting thought. Since we went to the grocery store yesterday, we had yogurt forContinue…
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Do You Have the Sandwiches?
We weren’t starting off on a very good foot. Even before Cat Eye dropped us off at the dive shop, we knew we had forgotten our lunch. We had run out of yogurt for breakfast this morning, so we made eggs, and the added prep and clean up time caused for a bit of aContinue…
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Now that’s a scary eel!
Cat Eye was once again waiting for us when we walked down the drive at the appointed time. His taxi has a green paint job, and he’s accentuated it by wearing a green outfit (shorts and t-shirt) green shoes with green laces and even green glasses. Super sharp. He drove us to the dive shopContinue…
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Huge Lobsters!
It rained again in the night, and it was a little hard to get up this morning. Our place is super cozy and quiet. So much different from last year where we heard party music all night, every night in Utila. Its very easy to sleep here. The air conditioning is swell and the builtContinue…
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Burgers and Sandwishes!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from Grenada. We woke up to skies that threatened to rain, a rain soaked deck, and an invitation to Friendsgiving back in Colorado. I waited until an appropriate time of day in Colorado to send my regards and regrets. Today’s the day. We finally will get on the dive boat withContinue…
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Are you big eaters?
Last night for dinner, we went back to One Love and shared a pizza. Sometimes pizza really hits the spot, but the winner last night was the homemade gelato, made from Grenadian chocolate. Yes, please! Once we got home from dinner it rained pretty heavily, and we were thankful that we were tucked inside. We’veContinue…
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Nathan on Land, Bob in the Water
Last night’s dinner was Indian food out of a shipping container and it was so good. The Container Park is close to the college and a 10 minute walk from our place. That said, the prices were the highest we’ve seen yet. I guess these college students have bigger budgets than Nathan and I didContinue…
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Do I need shoes?
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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Oh, good. A foot bath. We’re stopping.
Sunday, June 25, 2023 Lechweg Day 6 – Stanzach to Wängle Step Count: 38,554 Anika, 37,036 Nathan Last night we ate dinner at Pat and Andrew’s hotel. There are two restaurant choices in Stanzach, and the other was up a hill, so completely out of the question! We managed to score a table outside andContinue…
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The Adventure Continues… or The People Are So Nice!
Saturday, June 24, 2023 Lechweg Day 5 – Elbigenalp – Stanzach Step Count: 41,550 Anika, 40,271 Nathan The high of receiving our international Fedex with brand, spanking new ATM cards was rather short lived, unfortunately. Last night at dinner Nathan received a phone call, didn’t recognize the number and let it go to voicemail. OnceContinue…
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Salamanders, Snails and Slugs!
Friday, June 23, 2023 Lechweg Day 4 – Holzgau – Elbigenalp Step Count: 36,694 Anika, 33,285 Nathan Last night, I again donned my dirndl for dinner. We were meeting Pat and Andrew at our hotel’s restaurant, so we only had to go downstairs. At reception, I asked about our Fedex, and the possibilities of takingContinue…
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I think we’re in the Penthouse!
Thursday, June 22, 2023 Lechweg Day 3 – Gehren – Holzgau Step Count: 34,776 Anika, 33,828 Nathan Just to be clear, I did not book this fancy room. I booked a comfort double, not this palace. I think we are in the only room with a balcony. However, I will not complain, and its absolutelyContinue…
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Its the people you meet
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Lechweg Day 2 – Lech to Gehren Step Count: 28,317 Anika, 25,917 Nathan Last night I wore my dirndl to dinner and it seemed like the Austrians got a real kick out of it. The waiter asked if I wanted the German menu and everyone was smiling and loving it. AtContinue…
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29 Cheeses and 221 Photos!
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Lechweg Day 1 – Formarinsee to Lech Step Count: 37,971 Anika, 36,513 Nathan Last night, Pat and Andrew arrived at about 7 pm. They put their bags in their room, and we promptly went out for an Austrian dinner. It rained off and on from about the 4 o’clock hour pastContinue…
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It’s Very Practical!
Last night we closed down Innsbruck. We had a long, leisurely dinner at a restaurant right outside our hotel. I’m not terribly sure our waiter understood everything that we said, but he made up for it with giggles and a great demeanor. Our food was traditional Austrian and very good. Even though we ordered chocolateContinue…
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How did this happen?
We went to bed last night and crashed pretty hard. I woke up a few times in the night, but managed to fall back asleep, and when Nathan woke me up in the morning it was already 8 am. We quickly showered and got ready, packed up a daypack, and set out for breakfast. WeContinue…
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An Unnecessary Frisking
Well, we’ve made it. We are in Innsbruck, outside on the street, enjoying a Margarita pizza, Rosé for me, and a tall Helles bier for Nathan. The weather is a marked improvement from Denver, where it has been raining and 60 degrees for the entire month of June. The journey started in the usual andContinue…
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We’d be better off in Seattle
We are all set for another hiking adventure in a few weeks. Our flights, hotels, luggage transfer, and even castle tours are all booked. We’ve been trying to get in longer and longer training hikes to condition our bodies and this is where Mother Nature is throwing a wrench in our plans. After a veryContinue…
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There’s a man in the hole
Today is our last full day on Utila, and tomorrow we start the long journey home. We can’t dive, because you need a surface interval of 24 hours between diving and flying. So snorkeling it will be, except after our errands, of course. We needed to get a few things done, namely grabbing some cashContinue…
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From tears to no fears!
Today was a good day. Bittersweet, because it is our last day of diving, but it was a good one. We got up at 5:45, which is the usual time for us if we have a morning dive. The dive shop asks us to be there by 7:15, and our prearranged tuk tuk arives atContinue…
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You ever seen a floating fridge?!
We signed up for a two tank dive this morning. We had no idea who else was going, so it was a bit of a leap of faith. We hopped out of our prearranged tuk tuk and started readying the boat and our gear. Miriam had an open water student, so we went with DeweyContinue…
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I saw one!
We had dinner last night at Mister Buddha, the local sushi restaurant. I’m like a vegetarian who also eats bacon…I don’t eat sushi or sashimi, but I bend the rules for raw oysters. We had scoped the menu out beforehand, so we knew they had plenty of cooked sushi rolls, and also pad thai andContinue…
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You can feel my emotion from my ding-dings!
We decided to walk to the close restaurant last night for dinner. Its pretty pricy, and their drink selection leaves a little to be desired. To be fair, I think part of the problem is us. We pick up things; drinks, dishes, customs, and try to reproduce them in other places. A lesser Antilles styleContinue…
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I’ve always wanted a moat
Today was not very eventful. I am very thankful to have basically slept through the night. We employed our host’s suggestion to sleep with the Bluetooth speaker on the headboard playing “brown noise”. It took some finagaling because Nathan’s free Spotify account plays commercials. We ponied up for the free month trial of the premiumContinue…
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Tuk tuk chicken
I didn’t have high hopes for today. I did last night at dinner, but the 2 am bump and grind woke me again and I stuggled to get back to sleep. Without a good night’s sleep, I felt like I was setting myself up for failure. Not what I wanted. We got up at 5:45Continue…
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At this point, I’m a Deet and sunscreen layer cake
Today sucked. My anxiety got the upper hand and it bit me in the ass. It didn’t have to end up like that… I could have come out on top, and for that, I think we’re both a little ticked off. Let me start over. It had all the markings of a sunny day whenContinue…
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I just ordered my first pizza on WhatsApp!
Thankfully, there was no bump and grind last night. Once we were home from dinner, it was quiet and we were able to fall asleep. At some point in the night, there was a lot of wind, because when Nathan got up, our hummingbird feeded had been knocked over. It was not raining when NathanContinue…
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Not one ray, but two!
Last night was not the most restful. We both woke up at about 2 am to a major bump and grind going on outside. There’s no nightclubs around, so I think one of the neighbors decided to play their tunes ala Matthew McCaughey, just without the bongos. Not sure if they were nude too, orContinue…
