I went back to Virginia for a long weekend with the Crows, our name for ourselves, four of us who’ve been friends since high school. Ah, the beloved James Madison High School, Class of 1976. We’ve been through our lives together: the boyfriends, the breakups, the weddings, the babies, the divorces, and everything in between. We all met up at Lake Anna, an 18-mile-long manmade … Continue reading Lakes and Hungry Hungry Hippos
A somber day to be sure. We set out early to meet up with Henri, our Belgian guide, of Far West Tours, for a full day of touring World War I battlefields around Ieper (“ee-pra”; called Ypres during WWI, but now known by its Flemish name; commonly called Wipers by the British troops in WWI), Belgium. For me, it was a day of learning; I … Continue reading Cross of Sacrifice, Stone of Remembrance
My flight to Rejkjavik was smooth, but As with the beginning of most vacations, that first day is a little rough around the edges. Add in a couple siblings and the fun really begins. Met up with Andrew and Mindi in the Keflavik airport, had some breakfast. The weather was raw and windy and raining sideways, which I’m guessing is a pretty typical day in … Continue reading Day One: Comedy of Errors
Somehow or other I’ve managed to get all my work done, put the last-minute touches on the trip, and get to the airport with time to spare (thanks, Mary!). If you’re at Denver International Airport, find the Bridge Security section–much faster than going through the main security lines. I admit, I’m actually just looking forward to getting on the plane and doing nothing. Life’s been … Continue reading First Leg of the Journey
Greetings from Glacier Alley, Chile! We have been so very lucky to have beautiful sunny weather. It’s more usual to have rain. Today our adventure was in Ushuaia, Argentina. We left the ship around 8 am and headed off for a bus/catamaran tour. Bus part first, we went to Tierra del Fuego National Park, right on the border of Argentina and Chile. We saw several … Continue reading Ushuaia
Meant to mention that while in Montevideo, we also saw some remnants of the Graf Spee, a WWII German ship scuttled in Rio Plata; interesting bit of history there. Uruguay was neutral through most of the war…until the German ship arrived. So yesterday was the Falklands! So wonderful to hear UK accents (although there was a bit of a difference, perhaps … Continue reading The Falklands (Malvinas)
Friday, January 20, 2012 please excuse all typos! keyboard is very different here… OK, so, because no trip is complete without a snafu…turns out either I misunderstood Laura or she misunderstood me, but I needed a visa to get from Argentina to Paraguay and didn”t have one (i can”t find the single quotation mark on this keyboard!)….so we”ve gotten the snafu out of the … Continue reading Getting There
Rhodio 