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A Day for the Birds
International Crane Foundation We get up to the Wisconsin Dells area often and we always see the signs for the International Crane Foundation. We had talked about stopping before but we just never got around to it. Saturday we finally made that long delayed visit. The ICF was founded in 1973 with the purpose of […]
Continue readingDoor County Weekend – Part 3
Sunday was forecast to be a rainy day so we took our time getting going in the morning. As it turned out, the rain and storms that hit so much of Wisconsin and Illinois that day missed us completely and is was another beautiful, mostly sunny day with temperatures in the seventies. We couldn’t have […]
Continue readingDoor County Weekend – Part 2
Saturday morning we had breakfast at the hotel then got back in the car for more driving. The plan was to drive up the eastern (Lake Michigan) side of the peninsula all the way to the tip then come back down the Green Bay side arriving in Fish Creek about 5 PM. We had reservations […]
Continue readingDoor County Weekend – Part 1
Georgia’s constant battles with health issues have kept us close to home lately. The Reglan that caused her Parkinsonism last year was effective at controlling her gastroparesis and, now that she can no longer take it, that condition is back. She was hospitalized in late March and again in April. With no other drugs available […]
Continue readingLas Vegas – Part 2
With the wedding over, we now got into vacation mode. Sunday we slept late then had lunch at Red, White and Blue. Later we shared a cab with Steve and Bonnie and went to Bellaggio. After looking around that hotel and playing a few slot machines, we split up again. Steve and Bonnie went back […]
Continue readingLas Vegas – Part 1
Georgia and I flew to Las Vegas last Friday afternoon. The main purpose of the trip was to attend our niece’s wedding but we also made a mini vacation out of the it. The trip from Chicago was one problem after another. It started when Georgia’s mobility scooter set off alarms with the TSA. Apparently, […]
Continue readingThanksgiving Trip to the Smoky Mountains
By taking just three vacation days, I could get nine days off of work over Thanksgiving week. With that much possible time, Georgia and I decided we should take a trip. Considering the time of year and the potential for winter weather, south seemed the only reasonable direction for a driving vacation. Georgia’s sister and […]
Continue readingNew England and Canada Cruise 2009 – Part 2
Day 4 – St. JohnWe pulled into the dock at St. John, New Brunswick early on Tuesday morning. The sky was overcast and threatening rain. We didn’t have a shore excursion planned for the day but, while Georgia slept late, I got off the ship for a walk along the waterfront. After seeing the sights […]
Continue readingNew England and Canada Cruise 2009 – Part 1
Day 1 – New York Our day started early. I was up at 3:30 AM and got Georgia up at 4:00 to be ready when our cab arrived at 4:45. Since Georgia broke her foot last December, she has had a problem walking. Detached tendons in her left foot make it very hard for her […]
Continue readingWeekend Road Trip
Georgia and I decided Friday night that we would make a spur of the moment trip to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana to do some genealogy research. We got on the road about 6:30 Saturday morning and arrived at the library just before noon. We lost an hour for the time […]
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