Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Friday, April 25, 2008

First night in New York

Next time you're in DC and have a sudden hankerin' to see New York... or Philly, or Boston... or DC from those places... go online and find boltbus.com for a low fare, a nice bus, and a reasonably quick ride. Bolt Bus is the offspring of Greyhound, and that is what it does: If you're willing to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Cool with crackin' big thunder showers!

That is spring in Silver Spring, Maryland so far... though it is supposed to be clearing tomorrow, and better still on Thursday when I head for NYC. Spring is actually about 3 weeks further advanced here than back home in the Pacific Northwest, and it is warmer, too. The eastern woodlands are lovely... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Here we go...!

7:45am--I have been up for an hour now, showering, last-minute packing, making and consuming a bowl of oatmeal and blueberries, and a cup o'coffee... My cold is making a comeback, the one I thought was over except for the horrible cough... And it is snowing gangbusters this very moment, despite it... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 31, 2008

New York and the Scary Subway

A lot of people are dubious about going underground in New York City. The noise, the shadows, the strange cinder- and uncleaned-bathroom-scented winds... the other people, whom you can see walking through--but maybe not... That romantic show back in the 80s, was it? probably gave a few dewy-eyed... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Large Gruff Men

Found a most interesting site for those with some time, a little money and a great sense of adventure... http://www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-iceland.htm And, truth to tell, this headline-- words extracted from the description of the Viking event-- simply cried out to be used! Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Another New York Moment

At the age of around 12, I recall a drive into The City for the day. Trips into The City with my parents over the years had exposed me to museums of every kind, and theater: ballet, musical, once the Japanese Kabuki, and another time, the French mime, Marcel Marceau... We often went to the Museum... Sign in to see full entry.

Remembering New York

It was the place they meant when Mom and Dad talked about going into The City. I was 6, or nearly, when I arrived there, flying across the country in a prop plane, landing in Newark which I found confusing, because I thought it was called New York, and this was an odd and wrong way to say it, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Adventure Planning-- New York City in April!

I will be visiting my daughter and granddaughter in April, in DC, and plan to take a short trip up to NYC while I'm in the neighborhood. They will come up on Saturday and stay overnight, too, April 26-27, but I have in mind going up a couple of days earlier. So I have been looking for a place to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Another brief foray into Middle-earth...

Back at the pen again, a new addition to the collection-- This is a free-verse that will eventually join the others in Part One, on the theme of Beren and Tinuviel, the first of the great Man/Elf romances that is part of Tolkien's long mythic history of Middle-earth, predating the time of Lord of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I just read "The Silence"--

a very short piece offered by Geri in the Listings for Sale. Her daughter wrote it, and it is really worth taking a look at. It is poignant and sweet and sad. Sign in to see full entry.

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