We Are Off Again

Since our last post we have had some wonderful travels with family and friends. Some years ago our daughter, Kathryn, gave us a copy of 1000 Places To See Before You Die, and we began noting the things we had seen and making a list of places we'd like to see. 

What a quest this is because the world offers so many exciting, interesting and challenging places to go. Across this wide earth there are wonderful people with art, music and ideas to share. 

This fall we visited Costa Rica with Kathryn and her family to celebrate a special birthday for her. We stayed in an amazing house with monkeys, toucans, lizards and other creatures in the trees, on the roof, and sometimes in the house. We sailed, swam, ate delicious food prepared by a French Chef and rode in the rain forest. We flew on some tiny planes landing on dirt airstrips as we continued our journey to sit at the feet of the Arenal Volcano and watch its colorful display of "hot" rocks, smo

ke and steam. The sounds were also amazing.

For Thanksgiving we went to Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys with Bill, Katherine, Michael, Jack and Ethan Barnett and Will, Christopher, Ella Cheek and Kathryn Barnett. 

This was our Christmas celebration together. We swam, fished, kayaked, played games, and had fun. Some brave people even swam with the dolphins. 

Now we are off to the "Land Down Under." We leave in 11 days- December 14 for a brief visit with Rich and Arta Wilbanks in Berkeley and then onto Singapore for a couple 

days. We sail on December 22 for Australia. We plan to share the highlights of this travel in the blog- assuming the electronic systems all cooperate. Do stay tuned.