Elma A couple of years ago someone in my extended family observed that the path of totality of the April 8, 2024 eclipse went right over our family farm in northwestern New York State. Initially there was a lot of interest, but life happens. Who would have thought that teenagers would object to missing school? …
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On The Road – Albatrossity – Spring migration begins
Happy Monday! (click the image below for a bigger non-blurry version of this week’s schedule) Albatrossity We’ll take another hiatus from chronicling my 2015 road trip to the Palouse, because migration is warming up here in Flyover Country, and I had an experience I wanted to share with all of you. I took a road …
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On The Road – way2blue – Aitutaki, Cook Islands [3 of 3]
way2blue Aitutaki has a string of small islands, motu, along the outer rim of the lagoon. We were able to visit a handful on a day trip. Plus we hopped in the water at a couple snorkel stops. The water was a bit cloudy at the first stop. The second stop was glorious. Several thriving …
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On The Road – way2blue – Aitutaki, Cook Islands [2 of 3]
way2blue Aitutaki is the second most populated island of archipelago, with ~1500 residents, situated within a triangular-shaped lagoon. We stayed at a small resort within the elbow of the main island facing the inner lagoon rather than the Pacific Ocean. In contrast to Rarotonga, Aitutaki has no dogs. Not one. But lots of chickens. …
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On The Road – way2blue – Aitutaki, Cook Islands [1 of 3]
Quick reminder – You don’t have to travel to some exotic place in order to have your pics in On the Road. Don’t get me wrong, we love having all the wonderful photos from all these amazing places that you adventurers have been to! But OTR doesn’t have to be only that. I love the …
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On The Road – ema – 2024 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
ema I love parades! Assemble some marching bands and pipes and drums and I am right there to cheer them on. My favorite parade is Tartan Day Parade, not for anything that happens during the parade but rather for the “after-party.” The parade marches down 6th Ave. and ends at 55th St. Once they reach …
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On The Road – Albatrossity – Westward 2015, week 3
It’s Albatrossity Monday! (Big thanks to Albatrossity for the April Fools fun last week.) We go to a parade on Tuesday and then head to Cook Islands for the rest of the week. (click on the image blow for a bigger, non-blurry version of the schedule for this week) Albatrossity I hope you all had …
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