Category Beer, Wine and Alcohol
New Zealand/Australia 2024 – Auckland, Part One
December 28, 2023 – January 1, 2024 The Christmas holiday arrived, and we hosted this year as there would be a very short turnaround between the 25th and our flight to Auckland on the 28th. I met with my eye surgeon on the 27th who confirmed that the blood was clearing out and all looked […]
West Coast Fall 2023, Part Two
October 10 – 19 The next day, Friday, Kristen, Brian, Joanna, and I took off for Muir Woods National Monument. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, It protects 554 acres of which 240 acres are old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests, one of a few such stands remaining in the San Francisco […]
West Coast Fall 2023, Part One
October 10 – 19 October rolled around and we planned a three week road trip that would take us to Oakland to celebrate Jessica’s milestone birthday (I won’t reveal what age that is), Kamp Angst, Bishop, Henderson, Meadview (to visit 90 plus year old Uncle Dick), Flagstaff, Sedona, and Tucson, giving us lots of opportunities […]
Cisco Fest 2023 – Portland, Part Two
September 26-28 We continued east a quick ten miles on Interstate 84 to the Bonneville Dam and Cascade Locks complex, a site I’ve visited before and look forward to each time. At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to […]
Cisco Fest 2023 – Portland, Part One
September 26-28 After our return from Peru, we enjoyed a couple of trips close to home, including one to Oakland to see the kids and little Gemma, got caught up on our bike riding, and generally enjoyed being at home for a stretch. Unfortunately, towards the end of August, I suffered the beginning of what […]
Peru – The Amazon
July 27-29 Our first day in the Amazon would be a full one, starting with a 3:00 am departure from our hotel in Cusco that soon found us at the airport for our flight to Lima (our direct flight was cancelled) to Puerto Maldonado, which sits 34 miles west of the Bolivian border and is […]
Peru – Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu, Part Three
July 25-26 In our last post we left Joanna at KM 104 to begin her hike up the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu. Not fond of writing, she reluctantly, but effectively, related her experience for us as follows: “When the train stopped at KM 104 (Chackabamba) I was a bit anxious as I wasn’t sure […]
Peru – Cusco, Part Two
July 22-23 We set out from the hotel for a quick walking tour of the neighborhood nearby; indeed, one of the selling points of the overall tour was the central location of the hotels we had been staying in. In this case our initial destination was the San Pedro Central Market, the city’s main food […]
Peru – Puno/Lake Titicaca, Part Three
We left the floating islands of Uros and made our way in short order to Taquile Island, docking on the western shore and then hiking up a steep hillside to a dirt plaza where we were rewarded with a presentation by some of the locals. It turns out that our guide is from the island, […]
Peru – Puno/Lake Titicaca, Part One
July 20-21 It would be another long day in the van with a few stops allowing us to take in some trip highlights. But first up would be another hearty breakfast in the hotel’s lovely dining room, overlooking the swimming pool and the property’s lush grounds. Soon enough, our luggage was collected, and we found […]
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