Day three we woke up and called Wild Rider to check on our rental car which was to arrive at the hotel at 10:00. I hadn't gotten an email from them since they'd confirmed my reservation for a small 2016 SUV in October. My brother talked since my voice was still questionable from my cold. … Continue reading Driving to Monteverde
Travel
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First Day in Costa Rica- San Jose
There was a slight turbulence as we descended down to land in San Jose. The city lights outside our window wove down the hillsides like a river. Customs was very simple, at 8:30 pm there weren't any lines except the wait for our luggage. They checked our luggage by just throwing them on a belt … Continue reading First Day in Costa Rica- San Jose
Preparing to go to Costa Rica
We flew as far as Houston so far. We have a three-hour layover here. Yia Yia Mary's Pappas Greek Kitchen with a wonderful gluten-free salad. Hopefully, my stomach will settle down. It really wants me to run to Costa Rica instead of fly, or maybe fight my way there through the sky. Not sit calmly … Continue reading Preparing to go to Costa Rica
Leaving Austin TX
I've been here for two months enjoying the trails and my grandchildren Winter here is temperate and comfortable for a light jacket. Some trees have shed their leaves, but the marvelous live oaks hold on tight until spring. Their branches dance this way and that, reaching down and up. They maintain peaceful groves throughout the … Continue reading Leaving Austin TX
The Bike Trails in Door County, Wisconsin
Isn't there just a bike trail? These look like they're all on roads," my brother asked as he stared at the Door County Bike Trail Map. "There's a couple of good ones. The best visual one is in Peninsula State Park." I answered pointing to dotted lines on the map. We shoved our bikes on … Continue reading The Bike Trails in Door County, Wisconsin
Door County Festival of Nature
Every Spring at the end of May the Ridges Santuary organizes the Door County Festival of Nature, celebrating the natural beauty of the Door Penisula. This year I went to the dinner and three of the 64 nature experiences offered. Dinner featured organic meats from Waseda Farms and local greens. We ate at the About … Continue reading Door County Festival of Nature
Birdsville, Australia to Door County Wisconsin, USA
Under the guidance of our pilot Gary Sanderson, the little Chieftain plan carrying seven passengers bounced through its final stops in the little town of Bourke for lunch and then dropped off two passengers in another town. The sun was setting as we flew over the cliffs of the Blue Mountains in the Gardens of … Continue reading Birdsville, Australia to Door County Wisconsin, USA
Birdsville
Birdsville is one of the hottest and most isolated places in the world. We flew east from Alice Springs over 1,000 sand dunes that made distinct furrows going north-south through the Simpson Desert below us: The red sand seemed to go on and on forever below us. In reality, it was just a two-hour flight, and … Continue reading Birdsville
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
What is all the fuss about a big rock in the middle of the desert? I was about to find out. 30 years ago there was nothing there but a dirt road and some campsites. We boarded the plane in Alice Springs after breakfast and flew for over an hour to cover the 500 miles. … Continue reading Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Alice Springs
We flew out of Broome at 8:00 am leaving the Indian Ocean and the beautiful warm beaches behind us. Gary, our pilot, had purchased box lunches for us. We were going to be flying most of the day with a stop for fuel in Hall's Creek. Most of the time we were flying over desert … Continue reading Alice Springs
Visions from Two Continents. 