Holding onto the ‘OH SHIT’ bar in Chuck’s Jeep I rocked and wobbled as Chuck maneuvered a washed-out, two-track deep in the Canadian wilderness. After miles of this I had to put my ‘ladies’ back in their support garment. It was August in 2017. Chuck and Jeremy led a group […]
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Night encounter!!! I team up with Short Straw and Zo. We head out to Vermont to check out the very scenic (and abandoned) Lyndonville Air Force Station. Another cold war relic that was used as a "filler radar" for the air defense network. We start exploring at night and discover [...]
Spectators, I learned, are discouraged from looking straight into the face of a masked rider. This can bring bad luck. Here’s an example of the direct “look” frozen in this photograph. Don’t stare too long! The three horses stepped out of formation, so I clicked a pic. So far I […]
Ivo (EE vo) picked us up promptly at 8:00 am. His energy filled the hotel lobby. He would be our local connection and escort throughout the island of Sardinia for the next three days. Bread making with a local family was on our agenda today. Ivo drove us through the […]
From the stucco patio of our hotel room in Cagliari, Sardinia we could hear drumming. It was a Thursday, February 20th so we weren’t sure what the event may be. Chuck and I asked the hotel manager where the parade was located. “Well, can’t you hear it?” He gestured to […]
As we descended the stone staircase haunting hymns echoed in the subterranean cavern. Mass was starting above us in Saint Anna’s church. Familiar tunes radiated in Italian. With water droplets dripping and hymns echoing from above we read about this limestone cavern which dates back to the Nuragic and Phoenician-Punic […]
Seeing a performer enveloped with his/her instrument creating a song is pure magic. Even more entrancing is when a group of musicians work together to produce melodies. I appreciate this talent more than ever now that I have started to form chords and strum the ukulele which has yet to […]
Astronauts are gutsy adventurers! Wanting to experience a taste of space exploration, my friend Randi and I attended adult Space Camp. It was a life dream of Randi’s. The two of us joined a team of 15 adults, “The Pioneers.”. There was another 13 member adult team who we were […]
Henrik G. Olsen who served at White Shoal from 1910-1922. Enjoy this glimpse of White Shoal history circa 1914. White Shoal Lighthouse 2016 Have you ever been covered in cobwebs and mayflies while climbing a 20-foot ladder above Lake Michigan? Well, I have. After a 15-mile excursion in our Zodiac [...]