I need to stop visiting surf towns since I dont surf. They rarely equate to nice beaches and I was a bit disappointed to find a black sand beach at San Carlos. Id ventured onto the beach fairly far before I realized the sand was burning my feet. I did a sprint back to the dirt road, looking around afterwards to see if anyone was watching this ridiculous scene.
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Every human has four endowments; conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. the power to choose, to respond, to change. - Stephen Covey
Someone once said Every sunset is an opportunity to reset and if there is one critical step, we all need to take in these repetitive, exhausting times, it is the need to reset. Our minds have numbed as we st Read on...
Rosslyn reminded me of the Scrovegni Chapel in Italy . Take no photographs . It takes away the pleasure of others . The chapel is too small and you will cause a gridlock as you stand and take a photograph. The reality - buy a guidebook or a postcard. Sounds like a good ploy to make money doesnt it ?
The car park was large and Gabby was not taking up too much of it . There was plenty of room for v Read on...
Sunday was about the two other famous museums in Amsterdam: the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum. The Van Gogh is structured as a narrative which takes you through his development as an artist. Fascinating, engrossing and ultimately overwhelming in its detail. I had heard that many of his famous works are elsewhere which seems to be true. Much of what is on the wall is developmental; i.e. he was working o Read on...
Again, I love the colours of this historic citys alleys. What you cannot appreciate is the smells of delicious foods.
I had to take the train back to Milans central train station to pick up my luggage. I thought I was heading into a new direction towards France but my train went through Pavia, where I started the morning. Milans central train station is a beast when you hit it the first time when Read on...
I hope this blog finds you and your loved ones well. I have started, stopped, and restarted this blog more times than I can count. At first I delayed out of normal procrastination habits; then every month since was interrupted, Ive questioned if the timing and message of this post were right. I was holding out for some glorious day when this virus would be gone, this pandemic would be over, and t Read on...
I drove across the Colorado River on the North side of Moab, Utah about fourteen miles NW on US Hwy. 191. Then I turned SW on US Hwy. 313 through BLM (Bureau of Land Management) property. My destination was Canyonlands National Park Division). I wanted to visit the great overlooks there to Grandview Point, then walk the trails on top of the large mesa rim. Also my plan was to drive the narrow dir Read on...
Mme timing quhier 9H dans les rues. Pas de perte de temps au petit dej de lhtel, cest mode rgime, une mini omelette, 2 mini saucisses, et 2 mini croissants. Il fait toujours aussi lourd 9H 28°, diffrence avec hier, 13H prvu 36°. Une petite pluie, en matine, de 10 minutes a bien ractive le taux dhumidit.
UN petit mot quand mme sur Singapour. En prparant ce voyage je me suis principalement conc Read on...
Breakfast has not been properly thought through; it consists of Everything Bagels, topped with a thick coating of garlic and onion, and blueberry cream cheese. This morning daughter no 1 wants to go on a whale watching trip. On an island with a reputation for big waves. With storms forecast and a wind advisory in place. I cannot be tempted to join her, so she sets off for the marina alone. I am, o Read on...
COVID has destroyed countless lives and many more livelihoods, so it seems a bit trivial to be also cursing it as a wrecker of travel plans. But as a depositor of flies in the ointments of potential travel itineraries it has had few equals. Wed planned to go to South America in 2020 and then on to visit Emma in Canada. That didnt happen. Wed also assembled a crew of thirty odd family and friends t Read on...