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Next week I leave for Boston to visit my son Alex. When planning this trip, I remembered that Boston is a jumping off airport for Iceland. Why not???!!! So, with cheap flights from Asheville to Boston flying on Fridays and Mondays, it worked out well to spend the weekdays in Iceland when Alex would beContinue reading “Getting excited for Iceland!”

Well, 2022 was welcomed while I was still in Mexico getting ready to fly home on the 1st. The time together in Mexico with my kids and their partners was really special. To be in a new and different place… exploring, talking, enjoying new foods and customs as well as each other’s company… was wonderful.Continue reading “A New Year”

Back when my kids were young, we as a family went to Mexico almost every winter. This came about as a result of a cruise gone bad. In 2000, when Sarah was 7 and Alex 3, we booked a cruise out of Tampa to a few Eastern Caribbean ports. Well, as the Gilligan’s Island themeContinue reading “Mexican Christmas Vacation 2021”

10/26/2021 – As I write this, the country is emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic (possibly, hopefully…) with my Moderna booster scheduled today. The last two years have been challenging, but I have tried to make the most of it. 2020 found me at home completing my apartment renovation downstairs and tearing out and completely redoingContinue reading “10/26/2021”

I had a totally enjoyable day being a tourist in Albany. The state capital is un-fricking-believable!!! It was started in 1867, took 32 years to finish, and costs MILLIONS of dollars (1800s value) !!!!

Final day of riding and walking around Albany pics.

Super fun short day riding from Canajoharie to Schenectady. Say those ten times! Decided to check out Vale Park this afternoon which is next to the motel. It quickly turned into Vale Cemetery, which is the largest and oldest cemetery I’ve ever experienced. I took a sobering ride through a massive number of gravestones mostlyContinue reading “Erie Canal – Day 8”

I didn’t get a great nights sleep after being woken up by lights and loud talking from some fishermen at 2 am. A good breakfast at a close by diner helped. There was one poor woman there having to wait on and cook for the entire restaurant. She was the only one there. Despite beingContinue reading “Erie Canal – Day 7”

Woke up rested after a good night’s sleep in my Airbnb room. There were many cats in the house and trying to keep them out of the room was a challenge. Guess I’m a dog person. There were a few issues that needed attention on my bike, so I was over at the bike shopContinue reading “Erie Canal – Day 6”

I guess the theme for today was entertainment. About 8 miles down the trail, I came upon the 75th Jordan Fall Festival. There was a huge car show, crafts, carnival rides, carnival food, and greased pole climb.. From what I hear, all the money goes back into the community to various organizations. It was funContinue reading “Erie Canal – Day 5”