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ATW-3 Days 4 & 5: At sea
Day 4 started poorly, with the return of our laundry. At usual, the results were less than acceptable. This time they got our clothes mixed up with another cabin and we had to go through and pick ours out. And then we had to deal with the fact that 4 shirts and a pair of … Continue reading
ATW-3 Day 3: Cartagena, Spain
Jett and I visited Cartagena in 2018 on our first – and last – transatlantic cruise. It was aborted when Jett developed a critically low hemoglobin issue which forced us off the ship and landed Jett in the hospital. It was not a happy introduction to Cartagena. But with Jett in the hospital for 4 … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 28: Rome, Italy
Our last day in Rome was spent touring the Colosseum and the Roman Forum – the surprisingly large area of ruins surrounding it. We had breakfast in our hotel room, then walked 10 minutes to the Colosseum. The proximity to the Colosseum was one of the main reasons I selected this hotel. We arrived just … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 27: Rome, Italy
Our penultimate (love that word!) day in Europe was low-key. We wandered the city for a while but otherwise just chilled in our room. And played cards which, of course, Marlene won, 2-1. Our meandering route took us up the hill behind the hotel where there were some Roman ruins, past the skate park and … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 22: Venice, Italy
Well, I finally made it to Venice. I think Jett would be happy for me – our plans to visit Venice at the end of TC1 in 2018 had to be aborted due to Jett’s health. Since then it has been near the top of my bucket list. I was very much looking forward to … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 20: Salzburg, Austria
I got the day started by going to the market next to the hotel to get fresh bread and we had a breakfast of coffee and bread with butter and jam in the hotel room. We admired the nearby mountains as we ate – we didn’t see them upon arrival as it was very dark. … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 10: Chambery, France
The weather in Europe has been quite nice. Right up until that white-knuckle trip over the fog-shrouded pass from Italy to France. Since then it has been dreary: cold with intermittent showers. Almost no sun. And the forecast for the entire week in France is not promising. It rained nearly all day the one day … Continue reading
2024 blog booklet
The 2024 OurWanderYears blog booklet is now available here. It is 102 pages – not huge, but not small either. Be patient if you have a slow connection.
2023 blog booklet
2023 was a year of extensive travel, though none of the travel was by RV. The amount of travel and the large number of photos posted in the blog necessitated breaking the booklet into two sections: 2023-1: Includes the transatlantic cruise (TC2) and the auto trip north (TN9) 2023-2: Includes the auto trip south (TS9), … Continue reading
A laptop death in the family
My laptop died 4 days ago. It was working fine, with about half the battery time remaining. I closed the top and put it on the charger. An hour later I took it off the charger and tried to start it. Nothing. Put it back on the charger but the light indicating that it was … Continue reading »