Dec. 18 – Belize City

By on December 28, 2025 in The Pearl
“Life’s a journey, not a destination.” -Aerosmith 
We decided to fly into Belize a day ahead of when we were scheduled to arrive at the resort. A few others in our group did the same thing. Being retired gave us that option. Coming on Thursday instead of Friday also gave us more time to relax and saved us some money. The flight from Houston to Belize City was only two and a half hours and everything went smoothly, although customs were a bit more intense than other countries we’ve been to. We’ll fly down to Placencia tomorrow with Milly and her family and meet up with the rest of our group. 

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The National Museum of American History in Washington DC – Part 2: The Gallery of Numismatics

By on December 28, 2025 in Kosmos

continued… Metal coins were first made in the 7th century BC, originating independently in two different parts of the world: Lydia (now Turkey) and China. In the 5th century BC, India also started making metal coins. The coins from Lydia … Continue reading →

The American History Museum in Washington DC – Part 1

By on December 25, 2025 in Kosmos

Monday, September 29 — After we finished doing school in the morning, we went to lunch at the pizza restaurant that Eric and Keith had gone to last Tuesday. They’d really liked it and wanted Christi to try it. It was … Continue reading →

Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington DC

By on December 24, 2025 in Kosmos

continued… We hailed another ride share to take us to a restaurant called Old Ebbitt Grill, located directly across the street from the US Treasury. Eric was dismayed to see the ride share app showed it would take 20-minutes and … Continue reading →

Beat the Bomb in Washington DC

By on December 23, 2025 in Kosmos

Sunday, Sept 28 — Keith has not enjoyed the activities that we’ve done over the last few days, so we decided to make it up to him by letting him pick an activity that he thought would be fun. When … Continue reading →

The National Cryptologic Museum in Annapolis, Maryland – Part 2

By on December 22, 2025 in Kosmos

continued… Here were some American machines used in World War II. The little machine on the left was a portable unit. 140,000 were built during WWII. They were also utilized in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, as well. The bigger … Continue reading →

Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)

By on December 20, 2025 in Kosmos

Keith had to write a report for school on a topic of interest to him. We decided to post it so he can share it with the new potential players that he meets. Dungeons and Dragons, known as D&D for … Continue reading →

Belize Adventure

By on December 18, 2025 in The Pearl
“Travel as much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life is not meant to be lived in one place.” -Unknown
We’re off for a little Christmas adventure with family and friends. We’re going to spend the next week on a private island off the town of Planecia in the southern part of Belize. Placencia is one of the most popular destinations in Belize. It’s a charming, low-key fishing village located at the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula. Bordered on one side by a mangrove-lined lagoon and on the other by the Caribbean Sea. It’s famous for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

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Belize Adventure

By on December 18, 2025 in The Pearl
“Travel as much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life is not meant to be lived in one place.” -Unknown
We’re off for a little Christmas adventure with family and friends. We’re going to spend the next week on a private island off the town of Planecia in the southern part of Belize. Placencia is one of the most popular destinations in Belize. It’s a charming, low-key fishing village located at the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula. Bordered on one side by a mangrove-lined lagoon and on the other by the Caribbean Sea. It’s famous for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

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The National Cryptologic Museum in Annapolis, Maryland

By on December 18, 2025 in Kosmos

Saturday, Sept 27 — First thing this morning, Eric went to move car. His plan was to move the car out of the lot and then park right back in it. However, the lot was closed – cars could only … Continue reading →