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From Liz, Dan and Don
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Holiday Greetings
December 24th, 2017Win Some Lose Some
November 3rd, 2017
Dan and Liz at the top of Mt. Diablo — PHEW!
Soon after the New York terrorist mowed down and killed several people on a bike path, a CNN story, Why we’ll never stop biking, caught my eye. As I read it, I found a resonating quote:
“A bicycle is a human-powered machine weighing next to nothing that can travel easily at 10-15 mph, needs only a surface on which to move, is not limited to transit schedules or beholden to fuel prices, does not pollute the environment or require large parking spaces, has demonstrable benefits to the health of individuals and the strength of economies, is easily repaired, costs nothing to operate, and is, above all, really, really fun to use.”
Photos: Our People-to-People Tour in Cuba
July 27th, 2017Dan and Liz joined old and new friends on a Zephyr Adventures tour of Cuba in December 2017. Here are links to the photo albums. Scroll down the album splash pages to browse our photos, or click one to see an up close view and read captions where added.
- Cuba: En Route via Miami (11 photos)
- Cuba: Cienfuegos Neighborhood (40 photos)
- Cuba: Sporty Guajimica Villa Resort (44 photos)
- Cuba: Super Active on SuperMoon Day (75 photos)
- Cuba: Glamping Near the “Fountain of Youth” — it made us play like kids! (51 photos)
Midwinter Musings
February 12th, 2017
It takes years to become competent but the muscle memory is always there
I am always amazed that on my first day of skiing every year, I’ve remembered how to make those delicious carved turns. One might think that after months of doing other sports, there would be an awkward transition back to skillfully sliding down a snowy slope. But that’s not true. Without fail, the muscle memory kicks in every year, and within the first two or three turns, I am thrilled by the speed and the ready availability of my skiing skills.
Ecuador! Amazon Rainforest & Galapagos
December 8th, 2016
Flamingos
What a great experience! From touring Spanish colonial architecture, the farmland of indigenous people and Inca ruins — to hiking in the Andes and bird watching in the jungle — to snorkeling and hiking in the Galapagos — we reaped the rich diversity of an Ecuador vacation in November 2016. And it’s so easy there: the same electrical outlets and the same money, US dollars.
These are the photo albums that tell the story of our visit.
Dan’s 50th Class Reunion and Gorge Hiking
August 7th, 2016
Here are photos from the week-long trip we took to Le Roy and upstate New York in July of 2016:
Bike Touring in Italy, Fortresses in Croatia!
June 26th, 2016Here are our travel photos from this wonderful vacation we took in May and June of 2016:
1 of 6: Puglia People and Places
2 of 6: Bicycling Puglia
4 of 6: Two Days in Dubrovnik
5 of 6: Croatian Coast from a Bus Window
6 of 6: Stupendous Split
The Five Thousand Mile View
April 9th, 2016
5,000 miles and counting. No more white sidewalls and no more white handlebar tape. (It’ll look cleaner more of the time!)
Anybody who read my early biking days posts will understand my delight to have passed the 5,000 mile milestone. As a little reward, I bought new tires and will soon be riding with an upgraded computer.
What have I learned since 2013? A couple things.
Delightful Reading for Writers
August 30th, 2015The long evenings of summertime are a special treat during the weekend because my favorite way to relax after a day of ninja gardening or vigorous hiking or biking is to stretch out on my chaise lounge in our natural backyard habitat for a couple of hours of escape through reading. My well-stocked Kindle is truly my best friend when it comes to winding down.
The Little Paris Bookshop
Travel to South America Through Photos
April 23rd, 2015
Dan and Liz on Glacier Gray
Dan and I took two weeks to trek and hike near the ice fields and granite towers in the Andes of Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia National Park. Our final week was warming up on the beaches of Uruguay near Montevideo and Punta Este. It was very difficult to select the best of over 1200 photos between the two of us, but here are four password-free albums we hope you’ll enjoy.
Slideshow mode is hidden in the drop down arrow at top right of the initial view. Click Slideshow to read our travel story in photo captions.