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Biking to Point Reyes Lighthouse at Point Reyes National Seashore
We did just a short ride, 8.5 miles each way, from Point Reyes Beach North to the Point Reyes Lighthouse. But along the round trip we made 2,400 feet of elevation gain, with slow pedaling uphill. Thank goodness for an … Continue reading
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Tagged biking, California, elk, ice plant, national park, Point Reyes National Seashore, wildlife
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Grape Harvest at Buena Vista Winery
It’s autumn and time for the crush in California’s wine country. With visions of Lucy stomping grapes in a vat, we visited Buena Vista Winery, the oldest premium winery in the region, for a crush brunch. The approach to the … Continue reading
A Sampling of Our Scandinavian Food Delights
With Michael’s love of seafood and Nancy’s Scandinavian heritage we were quite successful in finding something we could eat—and truly enjoy!—during our visit to Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Did we already mention the Dutch pancakes? Savory or sweet, they stand … Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, Copenhagen, Denmark, food, netherlands, Stockholm, Sweden
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Our Swan Song to Copenhagen
We wondered which came first in Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen’s stories about swans or the Danes’ love for swans. Probably a lot of synergy involved. We know Andersen appreciated swans from the loving way that he wrote about them. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark, H.C. Andersen, swans
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Sonoma is open for business!
We had a lovely weekend in Sonoma October 7 and 8. The sun was shining and the temperature was in the mid-80s. We walked a couple miles to get to Sonoma Plaza, just as peaceful as we remembered it from … Continue reading
Our own private Finger Lake seaplane tour…It was great!
Since we bought our home on Keuka Lake in the late 1980s we’ve enjoyed cruising along the shoreline. Michael calls this a “real estate cruise.” Today we made the cruise with a different perspective, from 1,000 feet in the air. … Continue reading
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Tagged finger lakes seaplanes, Hammondsport, Keuka Lake, New York, seaplane
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Seaplanes in the Home of Naval Aviation: Hammondsport, New York
Every year we leave Keuka Lake soon after Labor Day. In our last days here, we participate in the second and final ring of fire of the season (bonfires and flares all around the lakeshore), we put away all our … Continue reading
Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Weird Structure
Our Keuka neighbor Julie and I went on a short hike on the Finger Lakes Trail south of Hammondsport NY. Julie had just returned from a 100-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park, but this was going … Continue reading
The Chilean Connection: cows, wine, and Michigan Tech
We visited just one winery in Chile, Kingston Family Vineyards, and we think we picked the best one! Kingston was identified as one of the best Chilean wineries to visit and it was on our route between Santiago and Valparaiso. Surprisingly we found out we had … Continue reading
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Tagged Casablanca, Chile, Kingston Family Vineyards, Michigan Tech, wine
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Argentinean wildlife, mostly in Patagonia
Here in the austral region (southern, not just Australian), we came across birds that looked like the ones we saw last year in Australia. Where’s the beef? We had plenty of beef in restaurants, but as we drove around Argentina, … Continue reading
Finger Lakes to Lavender Fields 