Uncle Markie out and about.
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Up a little before 8, out the door at straight up 9am. Earlier than I like, but it’s a six hour drive to Denver from Santa Fe. An uneventful trip with the exception of the “Change Oil” light coming on around the New Mexico/Colorado border. A quick call to George confirmed that is wasn’t a […]
I have finally figured out Internet access at my parent’s house. No — it isn’t gloaming onto the neighbor’s signal like my brother does — it is attaching the cell phone to my computer and making it the modem. My day: Wake at 8:30 to avoid moving furniture for the party Two slices of rustic […]
Before I start with “Day Two” let me share some things about “Day One”. Big event: That would be the video of Emily (my niece) getting her high school diploma — which means it’s been 18.5 years since the death of my brother. And a surprisingly good commencement speaker. One graduation down, one to go. […]
Here is the some additional notes from yesterday — from a note to my friend Lynne: In your honor I had the Heauvos Rancheros with Green Chile this morning across the street from the condo at Michael’s Kitchen. The WorldMark Taos is on the grounds of the Fechin House which house the Taos Art Museum […]
Early morning when you get a text at 4:45am telling you that your flight is on time even before the alarm is set to go off at 5. Out of the house at 5:30am Car is parked and am through security and in the Board Room by 10 to six — time to toast a […]
Lot’s of loose ends to tie up before taking off for Denver tomorrow. Blog reports to catch up on Paycheck to pick up and deposit Room to reserve for Gnarlene in San Francisco ($177 .20 for three nights just off Union Square — and air is $119.20 on Virgin America, United and Alaska for a […]
Today was just getting things put back together after two weeks away from home. Left camp a little after 10am, dropped someone off in Bell Town and headed home to deal with the stack of mail (8″), an overgrown lawn (more than 8″ in some places), and a little grocery shopping since there is nothing […]
Well, the plan WAS to cab from the boat to the train station, check the luggage and go explore Vancouver with my priest and his hottie boyfriend and catch the 5:15 train to Seattle. That WAS the plan. The reality was a wee bit different. Took the cab to the train station and the baggage […]
Today we are cruising the inner passage… stunning. I’m glad I stayed on the boat. And we have a chef’s dinner tonight. Doesn’t Ross look cute? More later. [? ? ?]
It seems to be a long run from Juneau to Ketchikan as we don’t arrive until 2PM. I had to text Swanda when we pulled up next to the Norwegian Pearl – the boat that we were on for our Caribbean cruise last December. Too funny. But before I go on with the day – […]
We got into Juneau around 8am this morning… about the same time that breakfast was coming to the room. Ross is headed to do some jet-boat/zip-line/rapelling shore excursion and I am off to visit my friend since my late teens, Monica. I figured we would just hang out, shoot the shit, maybe see the husband […]
We pulled into dock sometime this morning before I was out of bed. Not surprising, that. Another dreadful night of trying to keep me warm and my travelling companion cool. Flying home from Juneau tomorrow is looking better and better. It does occur to me that I haven’t actually showed you the broken down ship […]
According to the Park Ranger that boarded at the edge of Glacier Bay National Park the average number of sunny days in southeast Alaska is 4 per month. And we got one of them. As you can see from all the photos and videos – it’s a stunningly clear day. So far our luck is […]
Spent the day cruising up and down the College Fjord Glacier region. Here is a little video from the deck of my cabin (assuming I can get it uploaded!) And from our in-room Maxi-Bar some recipes you can make without paying for mixers… the trick? Order extra things on the breakfast menu… like orange juice […]
It is 5:45am and I still need to hit the shower before breakfast. Off to tour the Fjords after a bagel with lox and creamcheese, then onto the boat this afternoon to sail away. Don’t know what internet service will be like on the boat — but know I’ll have some Thursday at least. Evening […]
Oh, the joys of sleeping in. I’m actually the first one out of bed this morning so coffee is on by the time Ross stirs. Ross is off the the Snow Cafe (excellent) and I headed downstairs to the Solstice Espresso/Bar/Cafe in the hotel for a great breakfast of Reindeer sausage biscuits and gravy with […]
The forced march is over for a couple of days. This morning’s schedule is much more reasonable… bags out the door by 9:30am, out of the rooms at 10am, and onto the bus to the train station at 10am. I used my time billing some hours, cleaning up email, uploading photos. At the gift shop […]
As with the days that I have an early flight and am worried about my alarm waking me up, I don’t sleep well. Got out of bed at 4:45am and hit the shower then the restaurant while Ross was getting ready. And no, the call didn’t come in until 5:20am for our 5am wake-up call […]
Another forced march day. Bags out the door at 6 In the lobby by 7 (luckily I’d bought food for breakfast the night before) By 8 we are on the McKinley Explorer (that would be a train) Rest and sight-see for four hours Afternoon free. Picture of said train: The disasters started before lunch. […]
Today was the forced march — reference the China Trip from 1000 posts ago where every day was planned for morning, noon and night. Luckily, this is one of the few days like this on the tour. The schedule today: Out of hotel at 8am Eldorado Gold Mine Tour, with panning (and rusty bolts with […]