Perfect time of year to go down there, great rates with few people and pockets of sunny weather. Summer down there is pretty cold and foggy, the water is always freezing. There have been years I've dropped off everyone at the airport after Christmas and just gone down by myself for a few days. This … Continue reading After Holiday Detox – Monterey
No real writing today, just going to post pretty pics of my year. Or at least the ones that look pretty to me 🙂 January: Drove my son back to Las Cruces, New Mexico through Bisbee, AZ & Manhattan Beach. Tail end is Tahoe. February: My 'hood March: Drove to Seattle to help with my … Continue reading 2019 Photos
So ending my surfing career... Not really, I did book a private 2 hour lesson that turned out to be one hour where the guy caught a few waves while I was scared to stand up & fall. I'd been spocking out where I was going to go the whole trip, debating whether I should … Continue reading Mahalo O’hau
I found a great Hawaii routine...Write/run/hotel workout/swim/lunch/shop/swim and possibly a nap? The tours I've booked from the hotel have been great, last night was the Honolulu fireworks on Friday night for a dinner cruise. By shop I mean for a new pair of sandals, not the Prada - Gucci shopping that's here. My OluKai's I … Continue reading Honolulu
It's 4am here in California, wide awake. Just want to jot a few notes here about how safe I felt in Istanbul and Turkey in general. We were with our new family the rest of the trip, my DIL's parents, brother and friends. We never opened our wallet, they were so generous and sweet. Right … Continue reading Leaving Istanbul & the flight
Took a little bit of a tumble in Monaco, not so bad I couldn't make it back on the bus & trains to get back to our apartment. It might limit my water time here with the scrape. We got here by the bullet train from Paris, about 6 hours of spectacular scenery. Our apartment … Continue reading Now for Nice & Monte Carlo
With no time to write, even though I was picturing myself sitting in a cafe in Paris writing this whole time. I'd also love to take credit for the featured image..don't ya' just hate it when you lug a nice camera around then someone not only shoots a better shot w/ a phone, then renders … Continue reading Paris
This week was all about walking the dog and errands for my son. We did get a quick trip to White Sands, a place definitely worth seeing if there's a chance. Warning though, we went later in the afternoon for the sunset while it was still almost 100 degrees. There's picnic table shade, otherwise you … Continue reading All’s Well in Las Cruces & random mom thoughts
What an interesting travel day, a first time for this one. To get to El Paso, it was your usual 2 flight trip with no delays. Got the window seats both times, short flights. From Phoenix to El Paso the woman in the middle seat not only took both arm rests (which she should, sucky … Continue reading Just call me “Fernando”
On my way to El Paso to then hop in a rental car for Las Cruces, New Mexico. San Jose seemed to be the cheapest flight, not the smartest choice of airports from where I live. My H dropped me off way too early to avoid the nightmare commuter traffic down here. With hours to … Continue reading Chill’in @ SJC
