Category: 2018 USA

There was no early morning walk today because a major part of the plan for the day was a walk in the mountains. Instead we were up early for breakfast and packing the car for an early departure on a planned 10 day road trip to Leadville, Ouray, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, and Moab. Around 8:30 we were on the...

I was ready this morning and caught my cue to walk with Peg and Dave. We were out around 7:00 for a relaxed 40 minutes or so that took us 4.5 km around the same route as Sunday. The temperature registered as 14°C and I was mostly comfortable in my T-shirt but it seemed a little cooler in some hollows...

Peg and Dave were out for a walk before breakfast again. I was awake in time but missed my cue. Instead I chased email, Facebook, and photos until they returned for breakfast. Today’s outing was a special treat for Majella as she had expressed a desire to see a male moose. Dave suggested a drive to an area where moose...

We will need an early start tomorrow when we drive back to Seattle for our flight to Denver but there was no need to rush this morning. It was approaching  8:00 when we walked down the hall for breakfast. We had raisin bran with yoghurt and coffee but could have added waffles, egg and bacon, or toast had we felt...

Our Holland America cruise package officially finished this morning when we checked out of the hotel. We have today and tomorrow to explore a little of Washington state before flying out to Denver on Saturday. I had neglected to synch my Fitbit last night so it was still on Alaskan time. When I woke around what Fitbit said was 5:30,...

By the time we were up and looking out the window a little before sunrise the northern lights had disappeared. There were hints of frost outside and the weather app indicated another -3ºC morning.  We brewed coffee in our room, ate our cereal with yoghurt, and packed our bags. They were to be placed outside our room by 7:00 am...

I woke a few minutes before 6:00. Majella was up soon after when the alarm went and discovered that a text message sent at 4:30 am to say the northern lights were visible had been blocked by her ‘do not disturb setting’. She rushed to the window to find that it was still dark outside and did manage to catch...