As we noted in the blog during our first trip to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado (that post linked here), this canyon is underrated. From Telluride. we were headed to the suburbs of Denver to see friends and family so we decided to…
Family
We were really excited to roll into Phoenix. We hadn’t seen our best friends, the Grabowskis, or Hayden, Tressa and granddaughter, Claire, since January of 2022. Claire would have been 15mo at that point and now she would be nearly 2.5years…
Below are some pictures of my stepmom (well one of my stepmoms). Sue is intelligent, well-read, fashionable, polite, polished, environmentally conscience, and a talented singer, musician and actress who made a living performing! She’s a very hip, cosmopolitan woman…
One of our objectives in travelling the US is to look for good places to retire. We love the San Francisco Bay Area but the housing costs and traffic are not ideal for retirement, particularly not early retirement. We…
My aunt and uncle on my mom’s side moved from Minneapolis to Tampa and then to Parrish Florida. We’d been looking forward to seeing them for months. Some CA friends, Donna and Bob, were tired of the CA rain…
We’d planned a trip to Maui in 2020 but due to the 14-day Covid quarantine policy, we were unable to attend. We were allowed to postpone, but like death and taxes (only not nearly as grim) we could only…
Travelling has a way of bringing people closer together. It’s an opportunity to spend time together without the daily stresses of work and household chores. It’s a chance to work together while planning and exploring and it’s a way…
They say a friend is someone you call when you need bail money, but your best friend is the one beside you saying, “the party’s not over until the mugshots are taken!”. I hope everyone finds that BFF at…
Given our good friends and only granddaughter live in northern Phoenix (just north of Scottsdale), anytime we have the opportunity to pass through the area, we do! We typically stay with them on weekends but like to stay close…