At the time of our August/September 2018 visit to Chile, we were on the verge of retirement. The goal of this trip was to explore living in Santiago for the skiing in the Andes, and get a taste of everyday life in a foreign-language country. Unfortunately, climate change, ski logistics and the language barrier put an end to the future expats plan. As you can see by the list below, many excursions helped us make the most of our visit:
Archive for the ‘Adventures’ Category
Photos: 5-week Winter Vacation in Chile
Saturday, October 13th, 2018Stepping Into Routines
Friday, August 24th, 2018
our Santiago gym
We have joined a gym, go out daily for long walks and groceries, go up and down the apartment stairwell to warm up, sit with our Kindles in a nearby coffee shop, and still we have too much spare time here. Like real retirement? 😉
Dan and I are sometimes “hermited” in our bedroom. When Julia occasionally hosts a lady friend in the living room, we are looking at our phones, catching up on news, politics and Facebook. That said, she spends most of her time in the guest bedroom, into which she has moved so that we could have the master for ourselves.
We take turns using the miniscule kitchen, and sometimes we three share dinner cooked by Dan. Ella es muy simpatica, pero no habla Ingles. Sometimes we are all at our phones taking Duolingo lessons, Julia included.
Photos: Our People-to-People Tour in Cuba
Thursday, 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)
Ecuador! Amazon Rainforest & Galapagos
Thursday, 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
Sunday, 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!
Sunday, 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
Travel to South America Through Photos
Thursday, 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.
Our Excellent Active New Zealand Adventure
Sunday, September 29th, 2013To celebrate our 30th anniversary, Dan and I decided it would be cool to take a summer ski vacation, so we scheduled a visit to New Zealand from August 13 through September 5, 2013. Per Dan’s well-planned but flexible itinerary, we followed the ski trip with sight seeing, hiking and wine tasting on the South Island, and a brief stay in Auckland.
As you’ll see from the albums (a combination of our best photos), New Zealand is a gorgeous country, especially for outdoorsy, adventurous types.
- The montage link shows the whole album on a scrollable page in Google+.
Downhill Skate Adventure in the Eastern Sierra
Saturday, August 10th, 2013WARNING TO DECENT PEOPLE! Read no further. This piece is not for you. There are f-bombs all over this piece ‘coz that’s the way I f-bombin’ talk. [And retelling such an adventure almost requires it to capture the intensity of feelings! — Liz]
by George Merkert
I was psyched when I read Scott Peer’s mail asking whether I wanted to head up to the Eastern Sierra for a little skate with him and a couple of his other downhill skater pals.
All I could think was, “Hell yes. I’ll skate it for sure.”
Why Get Rolling at Camp Rollerblade?
Sunday, June 10th, 2012Why do I believe Zephyr Adventures’ Camp Rollerblade on Hilton Head Island, SC is the best possible way for novices and advanced beginners to gain confidence and inline skating skills?
The rink
For starters, we have full access to the Bristol Sports Arena with its smooth surface, morning shade and bench seating. Whether it’s an astounding breakthrough or a taste of future grace, this rink is where everybody makes progress on the basics as well as more advanced moves for the duration of camp.
Desiree coaches Wini; Sheba, Mike and Rick get a jump on skating skills