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It's been two and a half years in the planning but we finally made it to a Sunday night dance in Madison, Wisconsin! We first meet members of this dance community as we were boarding the Norwegian Star in Tampa in January 2012. According to a pre-arrangement, they...
Friday night when John arrived we fed the fish in his pond and Saturday evening he and Steve did it again. Then John brought out the came poles. Despite the feeding Karen did succeed in pulling in one of his hybrid bluegills but only one. Sunday morning we tried...
After all that fun on the water we all agreed it was time for some sustenance so we changed into dry clothes and headed into town for the best burgers in town at The Thirsty Beaver. With good food in our bellies we changed back into or wet togs for a walk in the trout...
This Spring as we were preparing for this trip we treated ourselves to an inflatable kayak. We have spent many a happy hour out on the water in or hardsided kayaks but they are impractical on long distance trips. Today we got to try it out on Lake Lawrence. John...
We got tours of the cabin acreage, the woods and the field on John's ATV and we both got the chance to try it solo. Fun!
Today is the two month mark on our 2014 Summer Ramble. We've seen spacious skies, amber waves of grain, purple mountains, valleys full of lettuce, vineyards full of grapes, hazelnut groves, dinosaur bones, giant redwoods, beautiful butterflies, waves crashing onto...
John arrived not long after the rain stopped. He showed us around parts of the cabin and places on the property that we'd not yet explored. We helped feed the fish on the pond and harvested vegetables in the garden. John pan fried some locally caught fish to accompany...
After a wonderful morning lingering over a yummy breakfast that included some of Mary's eggs and Toby's black raspberry jam we hugged Nancy & Toby and pointed Eric & Gypsy Girl in the direction of John & Karen's cabin and cottage on the lake. We arrived a...
As we were winding down our Olbrich visit Nancy asked us to decide which wonderful Madison eatery we wanted to visit for lunch. We chose The Chocolaterian then she made arrangements for more friends to meet us there. We three and Jim & May spent a most salubrious...
One of the cool opportunities in Madison is the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. We're here during their annual butterfly event and we have our own personal tour guide. Nancy is on the staff and walked us through the conservatory and gardens as well as a behind the scenes...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.
London’s Imperial War Museum in Southwark founded even as the First World War raged offers insights into the myriad costs of the wars of the 20th and 21st Centuries. It was a most disquieting but valuable reminder of the myriad costs of war.
The two of us have long been fascinated with the history of canals and their role in the history of transportation, industrialization, and more recently recreation. This stay in London has given us new opportunities to explore and learn more about how canals contributed to the growth of this great city and how they are being used and preserved today.