Sluis, The Netherlands July 21, 2012 Slept good last night and since it was a bit wet out from late night rains, we snoozed a little more in the morning. We got out around 10:00 and walked next door to the market to buy some breakfast and lunch for our bike ride today. It was […]
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Month: July 2012
Museums and Friends From Holland
Brugge, Belgium July 20, 2012 As tired as we were last night, we both just slept OK. Still adjusting to the time change. We kept rolling over and finally got up and out around 10:30. Todays plan was to do some museums. However, it is always most important to feed Carol so we stopped for […]
Arriving in Belgium
Brugge, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium, Thursday, July 19, 2012 July 18th/19th What a day! After yesterday where everything went smooth, we reverted to a popular rule of travel where it rarely goes smooth and as planned two days in a row. We arrived at JFK a little after 3:00 PM. Security, no problem; choosing pizza for […]
The Adventure Begins
Brussels, Belgium July 18, 2012 “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” St. Augustine Sometimes, I think we are crazy! But to be able to be with my wonderful wife on this incredible journey is such a gift and I stand ready to embark, to dream, discover, […]
A Quick Long Island Stop
Sayville, United States July 18, 2012 We made it to New York. Shuttle from St. George to Las Vegas, Flight to DFW, and then to Laguardia. Everything went smooth. We got through security with our hiking poles in the packs with no problems. Our short layover in DFW went well and I even caught a […]
Carol Writes an Entry
Dallas, United States July 17, 2012 Today we begin the journey East. We went to bed around 11pm last night (so much for dreaming about 9 pm), but we’re retired, so we can catch up on our rest anytime. We didn’t really sleep last night, we were laughing and giggling like two kids at 4am […]
Carols Pack
St George, UT July 16, 2012. Now for Carols backpack. Packing list For those who are interested in what we packed for 3 months in Europe, here is the official list of items and weights rounded to the nearest ounce. Carols Pack. 3 lbs. 11 oz Down jacket. 13 oz Rain […]
Packing List
St. George, UT July 15, 2012. Packing list For those who are interested in what we packed for 3 months in Europe, here is the official list of items and weights rounded to the nearest ounce. Charlie’s Pack 3 lbs. 2 oz Down jacket. 13 oz Rain jacket 1 lb […]
Retired Times Two
St. George, UT July 12, 2012 Good thing I don’t have to work. I can’t imagine trying to get everything done! We have been using about every minute of each day doing our final preparation for the trip. Mostly, It has been running to banks, setting up accounts in Utah, shopping for IPad screen protector […]
Mountain to Desert
Frisco, CO July 2, 2012 My take on retirement. It has only been a few days and I could get used to this! We left the cool mountains for the hot desert. The Rav and Altima were fully loaded and practically doing wheelies down the highway. We arrived in St. George at 9:15 P.M. and […]