New photos from road trips…Annoying flight changes….Why?… A year ago…Sport cars driving up the hills…
We stopped along a beach to enjoy the views. So far we've booked 12 round trip flights from Minneapolis to Hawaii for our...
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A road trip turning into an unexpected adventure…A year ago…A neighborhood party…
It was on the return drive that Tom prompted me to make a video of driving under the waterfall, a necessary feat...
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Artwork on the island only steps away…Breathtaking…A year ago…An old fashioned locally shared washtub…
It's hard to believe this is needlepoint. This piece was hanging above the sofa, taking up a huge portion of the wall....
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More new photos today…New artistry photos tomorrow from a visit to a neighboring home…Cramming it all in!
Beautiful steeples dot the scenery at the tops of hills in Madeira. It was cloudy on the day of our boat...
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More marine life photos from Tuesday’s boat outing…A year ago…a video of a wild ride in Tuscany…
Ah! Now we're talking! Safari luck! A Tropical Whale commonly seen in these waters, photo by Claudio, really got all the...
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Whale and dolphin sightings!…Interesting day at sea…More photos tomorrow…
Claudio Martins, the onboard professional photographer, was kind enough to send me some of his photos from our outing. Although I attempted...
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Boating today…Hoping to see wildlife at sea!…
Bananas are grown everywhere on the island, many farmed for resale while others for personal use. This morning at 9 am, we're...
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Upcoming changes in our lives for over 66 days…Hotels and ships…
Yesterday, we noticed this flower growing in our yard, as it breaks free of its pod. Once again, we begin the process...
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An add-on to the itinerary…What could we possibly add to two years of bookings?…
"Got any treats?" he asks. Sorry, we no longer carry pellets in our pockets. With little wildlife on the island we...
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Coincidence!…Yesterday’s haircut for Tom in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal…One year ago to the date, haircut for Tom in Pescia, Italy!…
Tom waits in the salon chair for his haircut. Yesterday, we took off for two reasons; one, Tom was curious to...
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