Just to tidy up a few loose ends from our time in Mestre/Venice. On our last day in that location we took our foot off the gas and decided that we had given Venice our best concerted effort and opted to spend the morning and afternoon with Megan who had to be back with the …
Chapter 4: It’s all relative
Today is our only full day in the Okanagan. It's already 6:30 pm and we have steeped ourselves in medium big-city living all day and are worked, napped, and fed. Carol has an armload of treasures that she's rescued from second hand shops plus a host of vegetation to take back home to spruce up …
Chapter 3: Are we there yet?
It's going to be a busy day so we're up at dawn (dawnish... okay, it's 8:30). I go through my morning routine minus my date with the tub, while Carol organizes the suitcases, the in-car meal, the snacks, the itinerary, waters the plants, empties the garbage, sets the lamp timer, and locks the windows and …
Chapter 2: The usual suspects, plus one…
By now the faithful reader has become accustomed to the entourage that accompanies us when we escape the confines of the West Kootenays. There is Fred, my Samsung S5 Neo; always looking for mischief, falling off tables, getting drunk in a puddle of beer, wrapped in his Otterbox Commuter shield. His current home screen shows …
Spring has sprung
February 27 It's a proven fact that middle-aged men can only hold their breath for 3 minutes and 14 seconds; after that they're left to contemplate if killing all those brain cells from the '70s till now was really worth it. Lounging under a palapa on the beach in front of our hotel, adorned only …
Hey! You lookin’ at me?
Carol and I were walking along the beach this morning hand in hand, staring into each other's eyes almost dream-like... no seriously, she was 20 feet ahead of me, hunched over with her eyes scanning the latest gravel pile looking for loot to weigh down our suitcase, her caboose in the air looking very unlady-like. …
Seniors love is in the air
Day 12 Feliz dÃa de San ValentÃn - Happy Valentine's Day the banner across the square trumpeted. It is Friday, Feb. 14th. This is a sad day on the calendar for seniors. Much like a single person spending Christmas in a strange town alone; for seniors it's a day when you remember what passion used …
Hair today, gone tomorrow … fast food on a motorcycle… show me your SIM and I’ll show you mine
Day 4-6 I've written in the past of my barber shop experiences in both Bucerias and in Montpeller at the barber school; both visual disasters. So it was with some trepidation that I set out on Thursday morning in my elusive search to find a stylist that could give my head the George Clooney treatment, …
A Mega hit
Wednesday was supply day at the Mega which is a fun 15 minute ride away down the highway. A leisurely stroll took us up to the bus stop and we sat on the concrete bench waiting for either a bus or passenger van. Almost immediately a 12 person collectivo lurches to a stop and six …
Back in the saddle again
Day 1-2 It's time to dust off my forefingers and get to the serious business of writing. It's been 7 months since I last opened my brain to the creative arts. February 2020 finds us in Bucerias, Mexico for the 8th? time. If it ain't broke don't fix it they say. Once more we're staying …
Market research
Day 28 The plan to begin the day was to arise after 10. Then lounge on the terrace while sipping on our steamed coffees from the Delonghi Dedica, chewing on toast with one of the many choices of home-made toppings, and feed each other cherries. Well, that was my plan. Carol's plan was to 'get …
On the road again
Day 27 After giving Avignon the once-over yesterday, checking out many historic sights and stopping at a few restaurants and very cool cafes and bars, it was time to stretch our legs out of town. Friday had us on the bus for a 45 minute ride to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which is enclosed by the river Sorgue …
Blue Delivery 