Travel ⁽⁶³⁾

Travel is always exciting and it´s the unexpected that most often provides the "good stuff." We are traveling to Reykjavik, Iceland, a mere 168 miles below the Arctic Circle, primarily to see the northern lights (aurora borealis). This is something on Heide's bucket list, not…

As I sit near the Park Cafe on the indoor pool deck aboard Grandeur of the Seas, I can't help but overhear conversations. It mystifies me why the topic of conversation among geezers is always about health problems: Medicare, what medicines they take, hip replacements,…

Masaya Volcano January 20, 2016 I promise I won't bore anyone to death with more volcano pictures, BUT you've got to see this. Click on the You Tube video link below at the bottom of the article... On January 20, 2016, we looked over the…

Momotombo Volcano Eruption March 2, 2016 One of the many amazing things about staying in Managua is that not only are we living in the midst of one of the world's most unstable seismic areas, we also have two active volcanoes nearby. To our north,…

It was an "unexpected journey" that Bilbo would have been proud of, except there was no party the night before, no wizard to guide us, and no dragon horde of treasure awaiting us at the end. But one similarity to "The Hobbit" was the frightening…