Monthly Archives: May 2025

Europe 2025 Porto, Part Three

March 26-30 Jessica felt much better the next day and was able to join us as we set out on a Hop on Hop Off bus experience that would lead to a day of fun and adventure.  Our first stop would be across the river in the suburb known as the Lodges of Gaia.  In […]

Europe 2025 Porto, Part Two

March 26-30 That night Jessica got hit with a nasty stomach bug that would keep her up all night and put her out of service for the next day and part of the one afterwards.  Kris also felt a little under the weather and decided to stay close to the apartment and hope to recover […]

Europe 2025 Porto, Part One

March 26-30 Last summer Jessica and Kris received an invitation from their friend Meg for her wedding which was scheduled to take place at the end of April in a small-town Portugal, about two hours east of Lisbon.  It was soon decided that we, along with Kim and Marty, would join them and that we […]

Paso Robles and Yosemite 2025, Part Five

February 3-5, 25- 28, 2025 Finished with lunch, a group of us hopped back on the shuttle bus to head the short distance to the Ahwahnee Hotel for a drink at its bar, the one we’ve come to know so well.  We had thought about dining there one of the nights in its famous and […]