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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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Amber is the color of your energy
Work was such bullshit today. I get in trouble with Nathan for saying such things, but when the shoe fits… I can’t keep your faults bottled up inside me. We are looking forward to our next Caribbean vacation, even more so after today’s malarkey. Thank you … you know who you are. I walked theContinue…
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In a few weeks, we won’t have that option
We are gearing up for something big. A big European adventure that requires physical conditioning. And so, today, we set out for a training hike that should replicate the efforts that will be required of us. We got up, showered, ate breakfast, and were out the door shortly after 7:30. We drove up through theContinue…
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Win-day Change in Plans
We had no wedding or family plans for the morning, so Nathan and I got up around 5:30, made breakfast, had coffee, and prepped a backpack to go back into Joshua Tree National Park. There was one hike that we saw yesterday that looked interesting, and we wanted to head back there before it gotContinue…
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Desert Honky Tonk Disco
This story really starts last summer. You see, we were supposed to be in Portugal now. My bestest girlfriend lives in Germany, with her Army Captain husband and two kids. Last summer we hatched a plan – a Covid plan- Nathan and I would fly to somewhere cool in Europe and she and her littleContinue…
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My Hip is in a Corn Hole
Today we got up to sunny skies again. After breakfast, Donna, Nathan & and I walked down to the public beach for a little swim before Donna needed to see a client at 11. We decided to come back after lunch and rent paddleboards and kickboards and whatever fun toys struck our fancy. While weContinue…
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The Pool is Milky!
We woke up to a beautiful, sunny day. The plan was for Phil to take Alice fishing in the morning, but 10 year old little girls do not always get up in time for Grandpa’s fishing excursions. So instead, Phil and Deb went to church, Donna and Dennis went to the pool and Nathan andContinue…
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The Sun Will Come Out!
We woke to find ominously cloudy skies. I packed a beach bag anyway, and Nathan and I went to find groceries and coffee for breakfast. The local Sunshine Foods left a lot to be desired, namely, the whole organic section was missing, and we did the best we could with what they had. We gotContinue…
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I was supposed to prepare some remarks?
Our journey to Iowa started easy enough. Our Covid tests came back negative. (Not required, just respectful). Both of us were able to disentangle from work close enough to 5 on Thursday that it didn’t lead to any additional stress. Fibs was dropped off at the kennel without any problem. Surely the journey won’t beContinue…
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Snowy Surprise
We were planning on hiking Saturday, since it was to be the last nice day before a four day stretch with snow and highs in the 20’s. This was a huge compromise since Longmont’s Halloween parade was Saturday morning as well. Hiking won, and this was the snowy wonderland that greeted us. Thankfully, we usuallyContinue…
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Our Story
How we arrived on this crazy adventure This is us: Two Dinks with a Dog. Yes, I realize the Two Dinks part is repetitive, but Dinks with a Dog didn’t have the right amount of flair and Two Dinks with a Dog was quite literally THE ONLY name we could agree on. Such is marriedContinue…