Dakar, Senegal: A Wolof Village & The Pink Lake
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
Desert Safari: Meet Namibia’s Hidden Creatures
Today’s safari adventure transported us out into the Dorob National Park to have up close encounters with little creatures that are well adapted to the extreme heat and lack of water in the Namib Desert.
Cape Town: African Wildlife Adventures
With a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two national parks, dozens of museums, and hundreds of tours offered in the Cape Town area there is more than plenty to do. For our two day visit we opted to concentrate on African wildlife visiting the Aquila Private Game Reserve and the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony for a wonderful chance to these fabulous animals in their own habitat.
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Our Last Days in London
Sep 21, 2023 | England, Full-Time Travels | 1 Comment
Our last days in London were a mix of visiting more of the iconic sites in this ancient city, savoring the sounds of The Jive Aces, and just chilling in Hampstead before heading to Southampton.
Four Weeks in London
Sep 20, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 6 Comments
Sorry for no pictures with this post. We haven’t been blogging recently because we’ve run into software issues preventing us from uploading photos. Hopefully we’ll get it sorted when we’re back on our home turf but we want to share a list of at least some of the...
London – Week Three
Sep 15, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 1 Comment
Another week of incredible adventures in and around London.
Full English Breakfast
Sep 8, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, International | 5 Comments
It’s a cultural experience, certainly not a daily ritual for Brits or anyone else, but the Full English Breakfast is a delightful and truly filling meal.
Second Week in London
Sep 7, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 2 Comments
It’s been an amazing week of sharing adventures with Amanda as well as trotting off on our own to see some “must sees” as well as more obscure and out of the way spots in this amazing capitol city.
John Harrison and the Marine Chronograph
Sep 4, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 2 Comments
Born in 1693 in Yorkshire in the north of England he was a self-taught carpenter and clockmaker. When he was twenty-one Parliament passed the 1714 Longitude Act and set the course for Harrison’s life as he set off on a quest to build an accurate marine chronometer.
Fifty Years Ago
Aug 31, 2023 | Family | 10 Comments
We’ve been celebrating all year, partied with family and friends in May, and most recently sailed across the Atlantic to celebrate our 50th Anniversary today here in London, England.
Hampstead Heath and Beyond
Aug 31, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 4 Comments
These last few days we've been getting oriented to our home for the month. With lodgings in the village of Hampstead in northwestern London, we have easy access to Hampstead Heath, a glorious 800 acre park that is a series of footpaths through woods and grassy spaces....
Welcome to Hampstead
Aug 25, 2023 | 2023 Full-Time, England, Full-Time Travels, International | 8 Comments
It’s been a fabulous day hopefully foreshadowing good things to come as we settle into making the village of Hampstead our home for four weeks!









