A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 5, 6, and 7, Cockscomb Basin, Jaguars, Placencia, Monkey River, and Home

This is the last of three part series of posts on our our trip, pre-Covid-19, to Belize. I am so … More

A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 3 and 4, Turneffe Islands, South Water Caye Marine Preserve, Northeast Caye, Laughing Bird Caye

I woke to the sound of waves slapping the hull outside my lower deck porthole, and the constant drone of … More

A Short Cruise in Belize – Days 1 and 2, Getting to the Boat on Time

Paradise in February – Part 1 of a 3 part series on our National Geographic cruise in Belize.

Alaska 2019 – Part 5, a Day in Vancouver BC, and Come to Los Angeles

Well we’ve navigated ourselves from Vancouver and back. Parts 1 thru 4 cover our visits to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, … More

Alaska 2019 – Part 4 Ketchikan to last At Sea Day

We’ve covered a lot of grounded thd so far. Parts 1, 2, and 3 have taken us from Los Angeles, … More

Alaska 2019 – Part 3 Glacier National Park

This is Part 3 of the Alaska 2019 trip. Part 1 took us from LAX to Vancouver. Part 2 took … More

Alaska 2019 – Part 2, Juneau to Skagway

Part 1 described the first two days of our trip. Day 1 was spent traveling from from LAX to Vancouver … More

Alaska 2019 – Part 1, Los Angeles to the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska was sending us off with fireworks and rain. Our entire week in the far north was unusually warm. But … More

Thursday Night Farmers Market

I haven’t tried my hand at poetry for many years (haiku games don’t seem to count). But I was in … More

April Fools Trip to California Central Coast, Days 3/4 – Chocolate lilies in San Simeon, Ragged Point, Shell Creek, Templeton, Santa Margarita, and Cambria

The previous installment of this trip described driving through the beautiful Carrizo Plain. This installment covers the time we spent … More