Category Beer, Wine and Alcohol
Peru – Arequipa, Part Two
July 16-18 With a busy day ahead of us, we were up early and hit the breakfast buffet to make sure we had sufficent energy to last through the morning. Another good selection of proteins, carbohydrates, and sweet things greeted us, and the bonus was sitting outside on the patio, the sun warming us nicely […]
Peru – Lima/Arequipa,
July 16-18 After introductions with the group in the lobby and a quick check to make sure we had all we needed for the rest of the evening, we exited the Pullman, climbed into what would be the first of many transit vans (12-passengers plus) and drove to the Huaca Pucillana Restaurant, which sits directly […]
Peru – Lima, Part Two
July 14-16 Our flights went smoothly, and arriving around 5 in the morning in Lima, we cleared customs quickly, although there was some confusion as they asked to see our boarding passes from the flight, but as we had used our phones, those passes had expired and were removed from our devices. Recognizing that we […]
Peru – Lima, Part One
July 14-16 And then finally, after more than two years of planning, starting, stopping, starting, and stopping, we found ourselves getting ready to fly to Peru for a two-week tour with Intrepid, the folks that took us to the Nile River in Egypt in 2019. We’d booked the Premium Peru In Depth tour, which would […]
The Hip is Fine – Santa Cruz, Part Four
May 19 – 27 Two days later Joanna and I made a long-delayed visit to the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park, located on the waterfront in Richmond. The park preserves and interprets the legacy of the United States home front during World War II, including the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, the […]
The Hip is Fine – Santa Cruz, Part Three
May 19 – 27 After paying the entrance fee, we parked near the Visitor Center and proceeded to spend an hour or so walking around the one-mile Redwood Loop Trail through the 40-acre old growth forest, which was the first coast redwood grove to be saved from logging. It is the largest old-growth grove south […]
The Hip is Fine – Santa Cruz, Part One
May 19 – 27 We returned home from North Carolina and with some time to kill before I met with my hip surgeon to get clearance to reengage with my normal activities, we drove north to Oakland to spend time with Jessica, Kris, and Gemma, one of our usual trips where we spend a long […]
Spring North Carolina 2023, Part Three
April 18 – May 2 The next day was full of errands Rendy needed to run and just generally spending time together until it was time for dinner when Ann joined us, and we journeyed to The Prescott which also happened to be located in Kernersville. Touted as a farm to table dining experience, I […]
Spring North Carolina 2023, Part Two
April 18 – May 2 As mentioned in the earlier post, as soon as we pulled up to Wye Hill Brewing, I recognized having been there before. It was in 2009 when we lived in Charlotte and I had just purchased our 2007 BMW 335 and took off on a Friday to drive to Raleigh […]
Thanksgiving and Christmas 2022, Part Five
November 16 – December 31 We left Mendocino and drove back to Fort Bragg and with a few moments to kill, parked on the main drag of town (Highway 1) and did some shopping at the excellent outdoor store there (The Outdoor Store) and at Fort Bragg Cyclery as I needed to replace the CO2 […]
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