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8/13/2017 – At Sea to Reykjavik
We were late getting into Reykjavik and spent a fair amount of time on our Verandah looking for birds and other wildlife and we were able...
Aug 13, 2017
8/12/2017 – Headed to Iceland
We left Scotland yesterday headed for Iceland. We ran into a storm at sea which slowed the ship and also caused lots of rocking and...
Aug 12, 2017
8/11/2017 – Invergordon
We arrived in Invergordon at about 7:00 AM. invergordon is a small town that is famous for repairing Oil Rigs and so on the way in you...
Aug 11, 2017
8/10/2017 – South Queensferry and Edinburgh
Today we were still anchored in the harbor near South Queensferry and we had an early excursion to the Scenic area called the Troussachs,...
Aug 10, 2017
8/9/2017 – South Quensferry and Edinburgh
We arrived in South Queensferry Scotland this morning at around 7:30 AM local time. This is a port where we can’t get to a dock and have...
Aug 9, 2017
8/8/2019 – At Sea
Today was a day at Sea all day. We slept a ittle bit late but we had to clear UK immigration in preparation for our arrival in Scotland...
Aug 8, 2017
8/7/2017 – Sailing Day
We woke up this morning to the Konigsdam docked right outside of our hotel window. We don’t board until 2:00 PM so we have time for a bit...
Aug 7, 2017
8/6/2017 – Amsterdam
We arrived in Amsterdam after flying through the night. We were met at the airport by a pre-arranged taxi and delivered to our hotel. It...
Aug 6, 2017
7/29/2017 – Amsterdam, Scotland, Iceland, Norway Prep
Amsterdam to Scotland to Iceland to Norway We’ll blog here about our Holland America Cruise as the Wifi and time allows
Jul 29, 2017
4/1/2017 – at the beach
A weekend trip to the beach on a cloudy weekend but we still took a walk and got some pictures.
Apr 1, 2017
3/29/2017 – Avalon
A beautiful winter day at the beach in late March
Mar 29, 2017
1/7/2017 – Snowstorm in Avalon
Snowstorm In Avalon January 2017 The weekend of January 7-8 2017 in Avalon was very snowy. Overall there were almost 7 inhes of snow...
Jan 7, 2017
9/25/2016 – Marsh Creek State Park
Typically I post only when I travel outside of my local area but there are so many places that I travel near my home that are just as...
Sep 25, 2016
6/4/2016 – Waterford to Dublin – Last day in Ireland
Our final day was a trip from Waterford back to Dublin with a few stops along the way. We didn’t really get to see much of Waterford...
Jun 4, 2016
6/3/2016 – Waterford
We left Killarney on Friday morning headed for Waterford but stopped at the Blarney Castle along the way. There was an hour and a half...
Jun 3, 2016
6/2/2016 – Ring of Kerry and Muckross House
The day on Thursday consisted of a long ride around the Ring of Kerry which is a peninsula which sticks out into the sea. The first stop...
Jun 2, 2016
6/1/2016 – Limerick to Kilarney
The Strand hotel where we stayed was right on the Shannon river and there were beautiful flowers all along the bridges. These were right...
Jun 1, 2016
5/31/2016 – Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
We left our hotel in Galway headed for a very long day. The weather was once again beautiful. It’s been sunny and low 70 degrees almost...
May 31, 2016
5/30/2016 – Aran Islands
We took an all day trip today to the Aran Islands and it was a lot of fun and incredibly beautiful. We started with a ferry ride from...
May 30, 2016
5/29/2016 – Kylemore Abbey, Galway, and Dinner at a Castle
We started off the morning with breakfast at the hotel and then headed towards Galway. As we drove we headed closer to the coast and in...
May 29, 2016
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