Endless green hills and pastures, Guinness galore, people with passion and personalities, sprinkles of sheep and tiny farms, stone walls and thatched roofs, historic castles, rainbows and shamrocks, are a few things that come to mind when thinking back to me short time in Ireland.The marvelous Cliffs of MoherAn Irish pub in a tiny town…
Category: Beach
The New Orleans of Colombia
Only two things went wrong on our first trip together during our 8 days in Colombia, South America: mice men Mice and men made for more entertaining stories on this trip. I am getting to the mice on this post; bad men will come into play in Medellin. Let’s begin with what went right, choosing…
Pfeiffer Beach: Home of the Purple Sand
Pfeiffer Beach at Pfeiffer State Park in Big Sur is a beautiful and unique sight. The parking lot was full, so I took the free route parking on the highway opting for the 3 mile trek down the beach road. Not far down the road, a friendly older couple from the east coast stopped to offer a…
Point Lobos
After breakfast in Carmel we headed to Point Lobos. Point Lobos is a beautiful state park found in between Carmel and Big Sur. We trekked the entirety of it along the coastline witnessing many sea otters, sea lions, and seals sunning and napping on the rocks or rolling around playing in the water.
Breakfast in Carmel by-the-Sea
I woke up at the crack of dawn to get my first view of Carmel in the daytime and what a sight it was. My balcony had a magically delightful ocean view! I brought my book out (which I never opened) and a cup of coffee to accompany me, but I just couldn’t take my eyes…
The Exquisite Beach Towns on 30A
Alys Beach is a beautiful beach community like no other I’ve seen… My favorite coffee shop here…they even served cold brew! A gorgeous view of all the houses along the water The fancy bird house cluster ..next to the old school ornamental windmill The driftwood horse statues are a must for this…
Around Annapolis
Getting a head start on the holiday celebrations! Time to unwind…not a bad porch to relax on and enjoy my first morning in Annapolis Pretty good view of the bay here on Bay Ridge Side door straight to my room This is the other friend’s house where we boarded their boat with a nice patio…
A heavenly place: Channel Islands National Park
At this point I can hardly imagine what we are getting ready to see today! I have been wanting to visit Channel Islands for a many years now, and I am finally making it happen. The day started out with a foggy mist but turned out to be beautiful weather for exploring Channel Islands National…
Oktoberfests–Tahoe style
I think he could handle one that big if he could just get it off the ground enough to tilt it down the hatch. Here is where we enjoyed a bite to eat for lunch and a nice German beer while sharing a picnic table with some friendly locals. Oktoberfest number 2 of the day…
Approaching North Tahoe Lake
Greeted in style–with champagne upon arrival!Not a bad view out of the hotel room window…I especially love the option to open the window to fill the room with some fresh mountain air! Reading time out by the pool and in the jacuzzi Checking out the resort grounds Pier sunset on the first evening
