Sherry | January 12, 2009
Mauri’s getting a slow start this year in sending me postable pictures from the coast. Now that’s he’s into his second week, he won’t have as much prep work to do and might get out more with his camera. I kinda like this one from last week:
But I especially like one he sent this afternoon. [...]
Sherry | December 2, 2008
You probably guessed we got home again. Here are a few pictures to go with my last post.
I didn’t know what lay ahead when I snapped this snowless pic of the Aspen Glen sign.
Before long, this was the general scene.
Anyone want to guess how thankful we were for the built-in DVD player in the Andersons’ [...]
Sherry | November 30, 2008
The sun was shining brightly when we left our plush accommodations shortly before noon. We wanted to get a jump on the other vacationers who we figured would be hitting the slopes one last time. We zipped along Interstate 70, even as light snow fell outside the comfort of our car. Right about Vail snow [...]
Sherry | June 28, 2008
The travelers have returned! Two full days on planes and in airports made the vision of our PDX transporters, Pete and Linsey, even more sweet. We feel successful, in that we accomplished the goal of experiencing The Iona Community to the full and broadening our world view. We were blessed with good health, good weather, [...]
Sherry | June 25, 2008
Every trip needs some drama and we had ours this morning. We had a hint last night when we bought the petrol and our credit card was rejected. Rejected! Thankfully we had enough currency to pay for it. We decided to think optimistic thoughts until we needed to buy train tickets to London. Here’s the [...]
Sherry | June 24, 2008
We altered our plan a bit and took a scenic drive through the Peak District. The guidebook I’ve been hauling around finally became useful by providing the route that led to roads like this.
And towns like this.
Note the satellite dishes!
Along the way we gazed upward to watch a flock of hang gliders overhead.
The goal for [...]
Sherry | June 23, 2008
I’m happy to report I didn’t kill us on the road today as I drove us from Windermere to York via the Yorkshire Dales. We hoped to make good enough time that we could settle in our hotel room and catch a bus to town. So we didn’t dawdle, while still enjoying scenery like this [...]
Sherry | June 22, 2008
We are SO NOT slick travelers. We manage to get by, but we just feel our way along. This morning we bought day bus passes again rather than try to figure out transfers that require exact change—on a Sunday morning. While dragging our luggage down Princes Street toward the bus stop, I snapped this final [...]
Sherry | June 21, 2008
We’d planned all along to attend the Royal Highland Show (similar to the state fair) today but at the last minute decided to just see what we could see of the city. We concur that was the right choice (but, then, whoever knows what kind of adventures we miss with our choices). We bought day-long [...]
Sherry | June 20, 2008
This morning we bid farewell to the Iona Community. But not before Mauri had one more early-morning crack at spotting a corncrake. He was the talk of the community after he not only saw but photographed one in the field by the Abbey. Just in case he doesn’t post his picture, I will.
Can you see [...]