First impressions are often predictably accurate. Tell tale clues, one at a time until suddenly a conclusive thought emerges. As Debbie and I visited recently, it hit me… “People here are generally happy.” Probably not much to analy…
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Kiwi Friends Come to Ski in Utah
With forlorn looks, we waved good-bye to the Taylors who are heading back to New Zealand after a fabulous ski vacation in the US. Even though the snow gods have yet to bless us with the usual big dumps of the white stuff in Utah, we managed to ski four…
Moving from Downtown San Francisco to Jack London Square in Oakland
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we docked Kosmos at South Beach Harbor Marina. We loved being in the heart of downtown. We could walk to many great restaurants and attractions. The marina entrance was steps from public transit that … Continue reading →
FIRST POST FOR 2012
We’re enjoying the summer back in New Zealand, especially meeting up with family and friends, and will arrive back in Marmaris on 31 March.Envoy is still in our minds though as we renew insurances, and source spare parts. Most importantly we ordered …
Balinese Dances
Balinese dancing is world renowned and we decided to make an effort to see quite a bit in our short time here. We traveled north to the Batubulan village to see our first dance performed in a dedicated theatre. We had front row seats for th…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands
1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted. The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness. The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…
Mooloolaba to Gold Coast
Well it is finally time to finish off 2011, since we’ve been home to Calgary and are now back and it is 2012. Man! Where does the time go? O.K. so it’s Nov/11 and we were heading into Mooloolaba Marina, this is an in between spot after exiting …
CA Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, San Fran, CA
Another fun thing that Christi did one day while Eric was at work was to go to the California Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, both located in Golden Gate Park (the park is located close to the northwest … Continue reading →
