Adventures
GTW Hop 7: Luray, VA, to Hillsville, VA
207 miles via US 340, I-81 and VA 100. Cumulative distance: 1,078 miles. We traveled to Hillsville for one reason and one reason only: it was just over 200 miles from Luray. We have determined that we don’t want to travel more than 230 miles in a day, that being the comfortable limit of a … Continue reading
GTW Hop 5: Gettysburg, PA, to Lorton, VA
101 miles via PA 116, US 15, I-270, I-495, I-95 and VA 600 and 242. Cumulative distance: 775 miles. A ding-a-day. It is the theme of this trip. It would be more accurate to say “ding a hop” but that doesn’t have quite the same ring. So a ding-a-day it is. The Hop 5 ding … Continue reading
GTW Hop 1: Northwood, NH, to Warwick, MA
105 miles via US 202, NH 9, 10 and 78 and MA 78. Cumulative distance: 105 miles. FYI: “GTW” stands for Great Trip West. This was a nice trip, right up until we got to the Wagon Wheel campground. The problem? We didn’t know that we had arrived. We were relying on the GPS and … Continue reading
Madison, WI
I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. I attended grade school there. I graduated from high school there (Robert M. LaFollette Sr. Junior/Senior High School – say it a few times). I played Little League there. I attended church there. I ran around the neighborhood, unfettered by rules (but with the knowledge that I … Continue reading
My dog ate my truck
Jett and I left the campground Sunday night at 8. We hadn’t eaten so we decided to stop for a bite. Any fast food place would have done, but we spotted a diner and decided to sit down. We left the dogs in the truck. It was a pleasant night and we left the windows … Continue reading
Frog catching
At my age there aren’t many things I haven’t tried. Yeah, I haven’t tried giving birth or getting run over by a bus. But in the realm of things both possible and sane there aren’t many things I haven’t done. Now there is one less because today I caught my first frog. The campground’s pond … Continue reading
Snorkeling with potato chips
We had originally booked a snorkeling trip for Wednesday, but had to postpone it to give Jett a day to recover. That turned out to be a good move as Wednesday was mostly cloudy but Thursday was impossibly sunny and clear. I don’t think Massachusetts ever gets that sunny. It was like someone had removed … Continue reading
Back-island barhopping
The “back island” of Cozumel is the east coast of the island – the one facing the Caribbean Sea. It is a lot of nothing… scrub trees, rocky beaches and a lonely two-lane highway that is in the process of being rebuilt. And, in the charming Mexican way, appears to have been in that process … Continue reading
Halfway through paradise
Our week in Cozumel is half over, so I thought it would be a good time to mention what we have been up to. Let’s see… Eating. Drinking. Sleeping. Swimming. That’s about it. The emphasis is on the eating and drinking. I am going to have to do some serious gym penance when I return. … Continue reading
Greetings from Cozumel
Jett and I, along with Jett’s sister, made it to Cozumel yesterday. It wasn’t easy as we had to roust ourselves out of bed at 3am and the flights were packed, as usual. But we got to the hotel (the Occidental Grand Cozumel) unscathed and immediately started enjoying the life of leisure. We were tired, … Continue reading