We were supposed to be in Japan right now, but of course, that was canceled by covid-19. We were supposed to go camping in the Four Corners area last month, but that was canceled too. So I decided on some travel retrospectives, posting pictures from trips from before I started this blog. The first set […]
One day in Tuscon we went to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. The main reason this gets a separate post is they had a wonderful bird show called Raptors in Free Flight, and I have so many great pictures of the birds. Trip Advisor says the museum could take 2-3 hours or all day. We
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We took a winter trip to Arizona to escape the winter cold and enjoy some sunshine. Our first stop was Sedona, which is just south of Flagstaff. We went on a number of short hikes and enjoyed the signature Red Rocks. I really liked the twisted trunk on this juniper tree. We then drove to
In May 2018 we went to a Trailer Rally in Alabama, and I talked about it in this post. Beforehand Susan really did not want to go, but in the end, we met a lot of nice people and had a really good time. So, we decided to go to another Fiberglass Trailer rally, this
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While in Seattle, we visited the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibition in the Seattle Center. I had heard of Dale Chihuly from the exhibition of his work as part of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The Seattle Exhibition was amazing! Part of it was indoors, and part was out in the
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In early August we went for a visit to Seattle with our son Andrew. Andrew currently lives in San Francisco, but he used to live in Seattle and has a lot of friends there. We wandered the city as tourists and saw weird signs on the streets, like this car wash sign from the 50’s.
This is my last post about our trip to Ireland, and I am going to describe things weird, funny, and delightful that were captured in photographs. Fairy Paths At several locations, we saw signs that said “Fairy Walk,” or “Fairy Trail,” or “Fairy Path.” What are these? A little online research reveals they have homes for
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The best time we had with animals was on our drive around the Ring of Dingle. Ricky recommended that we stop along the drive at a spot where for €2 we can see Beehive Huts and hold a baby lamb. Needless to say, Susan really liked the baby lambs! Then we stopped at another spot
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I have learned a lot about Ireland. People have lived in Ireland for the last twelve thousand years. In a sparsely populated rural countryside, some of these structures are still around or maybe ruins of these structures. We really enjoyed seeing some of Ireland’s Archeological past. The place we enjoyed most was Bonane Heritage Park,
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I am half Irish, but I had never been to Ireland. My mother told me that her parents were Michael Kilbane and Bridget McCann Kilbane, and that they immigrated to the US from Ireland, I think early in the twentieth century. More specifically, they came from Achill Island on the northwest coast of Ireland in
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