Our transfer from Monteverde towards the west coast began with a “Costa Rican Massage.” We had arranged a transfer to Liberia via a private car, who’s charming driver, Minor, was replete with lots of Costa Rican Folk wisdom. The total…
Pura Vida 2
So, we have now been through many parts of Costa Rica in terms of its regions, people and various climates. First thing to realize is that the distances are actually short, even though driving times are relatively long. If you…
Pura Vida Begins!
Well, after full and unqualified approval from several of my new besties (cardiologists), we have arrived in Costa Rica!! Our first stop was an overnight in Dallas, where we planned to overlap our orbit with Aussie friend, Norman Same, who…
Not coming no more for Breakfast…
It’s been a bad few weeks/months…with friends facing health challenges and worse. In the past week, Liz’s brother John passed, and so we’ve been feeling a little melancholy as we travel. John’s passing was not unexpected, but still hard. We…
The RGV, and Day Drinking on the Fun Side of the Wall!!!
While in South Texas, we participated in what may turn out to be an annual ritual: Birthday Sushi for Liz! We discovered a Sushi Restaurant in McAllen that is really quite excellent! We did this last year, but a month…
Leaving the North BARELY ahead of Winter
After seeing Docs in Chicago, we started our route south. Since we make it a habit and rule to stop and visit friends if they are even remotely “on the way,” we stopped to visit the Enfingers in Tennessee. On…
Surprising Suffrage(tte)
Our next stop was Cheyenne, Wyoming, where we had a spot for a few days, to including visiting the Capitol of Wyoming. There, as with most Capitols, Presidential Libraries and such, we learned some surprising things. For example, Who knew…
Kootnay Smoke, CDA, Strange and Wonderful Creatures!
The ferry ride back from the island was extremely uneventful. Boarded on time, weather fair. Exited without fanfare. Rather than immediately crossing over into the States, we had about 10 days before we needed to be in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, …
OH, Canada!!!
First on our Canada sojourn was, of course, our border crossing. And truth be told, this crossing was different from our many previous sojourns to and from our neighbor to the North. As usual, we try to have minimal food…
Memorials and Cosmic Alignments
Our summer this year was focused on celebrating the lives of two folks…one gone way too young, and one who enjoyed every inning, and even a few extra! First, we headed to Minneapolis for the Memorial Service we executed for…