Category Hiking/Walking
Copenhagen, Part Three
10/5-10/14 Our plans for an early start were sidetracked as we all slept in pretty late, given our post midnight bedtime the night before and the long tiring day that preceded it. Bev’s knock on or door roused Francois and I around 9am and within a short time, we’d showered, dressed and prepared for another […]
Virginia Creeper Trail
September 4-7, 2015 The invite came via email from Chris, the organizer, in early spring. The 10th annual Virginia Creeper Trail Campout and Bike ride was to be scheduled sometime that summer. We’d joined this group a few years back and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Emails traded hands and before too long Labor Day […]
Lake Norman Campout, Part Two
August 28-30 Cleaned up, we piled into the cars and drove out to the Visitor’s Center for a bit of boating action. Sarah and Hans had brought one of their Kayaks to paddle with the intent to rent another to accompany it while we would make do with a pedal boat. Upon arrival we discovered […]
Asheville, Part Two
July 2-5 As we had prepared for this weekend we were looking for some options that would involve physical activity that all could participate in. When we’d visited a few years back with friends for a beer based weekend, one of the couples had gone rafting on the French Broad River. With this in mind […]
Outer Banks and More, Charleston Part Three
June 8-10 Refreshed from our mid tour beverage break, we walked back to the corner of Broad and Meeting to start tour number two. The afternoon was moving along and fortunately for us, many of the places listed on the second tour had also been on the first, enabling us to significantly shorten the experience. […]
Outer Banks and More, Charleston Part Two
June 8-10 Our last full day in Charleston would be devoted purely to sightseeing, our goal to complete the two walking tours featured in our AAA Guidebook. The drive into downtown is easy from James Island, a fifteen-minute six-mile journey that takes you over Wappoo Creek and the Ashley River, dropping you onto Calhoun Street […]
Europe 2014 – Antwerp – Our Last Day, Full of the Things We Like to Do
Timeline: October 29th – 31st After another fine breakfast we set out on our final full day in Europe, headed for a northern suburb of central Antwerp and the Red Star Line Museum. Opened in September 2013, this new state of the art exhibition shows the other end of the Ellis Island immigration experience. During […]
Europe 2014 – Pompeii – Ancient Ruins and Fast Food Joints
Timeline: October 19th – 20th We cleared out of Camping Village Roma early as we had a nearly three-hour drive ahead of us to get to Pompeii and our tour there. The journey went smoothly, driving on the toll roads at a cost of 15 Euros, and we arrived per the GPS in a crowded […]
Europe 2014 – Roma – We Visit Great a Big Cathedral and Big Ruins
Timeline: October 16th – 18th After we made a quick switch of our units the next morning we departed for town to get to St. Peter’s early. As we walked from the bus stop (didn’t have to use the metro for this leg) we noticed slightly less foot traffic, a good sign, which rewarded us […]
Europe 2014 – Siena Pre – We Ride to the Top of the Hill in Chianti
Timeline: October 6th – 10th On the way back to camp from the Apple Store on Tuesday we stopped in at the small town of Monteriggioni. We parked in the large lot at the bottom of the hill and walked up to the town, stopping to enjoy a gelato in its main square, then walking […]
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