So there we were...
Kings Canyon - Fighting the forest fire
As we drove through King's Canyon, I knew there was a forest fire burning nearby. I just didn't expect one of the firefighting helicopters to descend right next to us! It came down to refill its bucket from the river. So there I was, filming it with an iPod out the top of the convertible... Read article...
Bevagna, Italy - Medieval feast at Le Gaite
Bevagna is a small town in Umbria. It's a charming and picturesque walled town, that was an important place in ancient Roman days, situated along the Via Flaminia. It's also home to a festival called Mercato Delle Gaite. For a few days each spring, the town is time-warped back to the middle ages... Read article...
Anegada - The drowned island
Anegada is the most remote of the British Virgin Islands. You reach it after a nice long sail, then thank your stars that you've got a competent and experienced captain steering you through the reefs to a safe anchorage. And then you go ashore to investigate & celebrate! It can be tricky to get... Read article...
So there we were.. power lounging at White Bay
Just got some updates from Yacht Promenade in the British Virgin Islands, and it looks like the Adventurous Wenches aboard right now are having a fine time. They broke out the power lounger at White Bay, one of the loveliest spots... Read article...
So there we were... all harnessed up
On our Costa Rica trips, many people's favorite part is the zip line adventure. It's very cool! You get fitted out in a climbing harness, and given a little instruction on what to do. Then you climb up to the highest of a series of platforms... Read article...
So there we were... with a gazillion boats
Fleet Week on San Francisco Bay gets all the once-a-year boaters out on the water, and everybody heads for the middle of the bay. Normally empty parts of the bay are crowded with boats jostling for position, as everyone waits for the Blue Angels... Read article...
So there I was... riding in the old tow truck
The old tow truck, as opposed to the new tow trucks that the other drivers got to drive. When you're the new driver at the company, you're stuck with the oldest truck. Just one of many things I never expected to learn this day! I set out from Phoenix, headed for Taos... Read article...
So there we were... with baby orca and big daddy
We just wrapped up a couple of women's tours to the San Juan Islands. As always, we went orca whale watching as part of the trip. Every trip is different, and you never know what you're going to see, but this year our two groups were fortunate to see a couple of very special things... Read article...
So there I was… on the donkey poo luge
Santorini, one of the Greek Islands, is a fantastic volcanic island in the Aegean. Thousands of years ago, the center of the island was destroyed in a massive eruption. The islands that survive today are pieces of the rim of the crater, plus some newly formed islands in the center (the volcano is still active)... Read article...
So there we were… Eating in the Lake of Learning
During the dark ages, when classical learning was forgotten across most of Europe, isolated Ireland remained a center of scribes and scholarship. The tiny island of Innisfallen, in the Killarney Lakes, became the A-list school for European princes. Today you can picnic among the ruins... Read article...
