tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35904703286755349412024-02-20T17:08:19.055-08:00glenngoesroundGlennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-77709149045613317012023-05-22T04:38:00.000-07:002023-05-22T04:38:04.822-07:00And Finally, Kayaks<p> I’d been to Croatia before, but Montenegro was a new country for me. And it’s relatively new as a tourist draw. With its towering peaks and fiord-like inlets, the scenery is spectacular. And this tiny country, smaller than the state of Connecticut, is working hard to join neighboring Croatia as a top European tourist destination. Kotor is the main attraction, with its walled city and fortress. And the world’s rich have found Montenegro as a new favorite. They stay in new waterfront marina complexes lined with luxury hotels, as well as docks for their yachts. It was a kayak finish for us on the last day of our ‘multi sport’ adventure, as we paddled in Kotor Bay.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJKwNO9BXD9LBFeyAf4oqPFSWvCr3MUBhT3Wlkcw3BnecxFK4pCxkkEo-m5hBYuKcRmBEApK7wvHUGdQTzk2IOR47qb78jw6-4WEBEI5mC6QoDStsBtJlOH5YGY4iXtFA_JarR_5ou8ZFxo5foTaFf_-5TTv7w6AVuuHraU0aCUJxi8N4Ph4hjGID_A/s4032/IMG_2073.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJKwNO9BXD9LBFeyAf4oqPFSWvCr3MUBhT3Wlkcw3BnecxFK4pCxkkEo-m5hBYuKcRmBEApK7wvHUGdQTzk2IOR47qb78jw6-4WEBEI5mC6QoDStsBtJlOH5YGY4iXtFA_JarR_5ou8ZFxo5foTaFf_-5TTv7w6AVuuHraU0aCUJxi8N4Ph4hjGID_A/s320/IMG_2073.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We have daily opportunities for an Adriatic swim, and I’m in the water every time. And each lunch spot seems more special than the last. We crossed from Croatia to Montenegro today, dismounting from bikes to show our passports at the border. And then we pedaled on toward Tivat and Kotor where we’ll do more exploring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3t6UpCwPHN3c6otwb9m5Q_bseidZ3tfy7SXu7EEsreNtsGedQMrqZGO0wCOuxktGxIXrbNTUUcD5ZrmfDR5jAB_WbthvAPdZ4-dVj3TMQgAI7WH9rBrVAaqeC9thnK0Hr9VeHQ8LcXM1kOrFqQvSGlWL6WWlaYPCCYkE2x2scdF4w6bq_H4RVzVjLw/s4032/FullSizeRender.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3t6UpCwPHN3c6otwb9m5Q_bseidZ3tfy7SXu7EEsreNtsGedQMrqZGO0wCOuxktGxIXrbNTUUcD5ZrmfDR5jAB_WbthvAPdZ4-dVj3TMQgAI7WH9rBrVAaqeC9thnK0Hr9VeHQ8LcXM1kOrFqQvSGlWL6WWlaYPCCYkE2x2scdF4w6bq_H4RVzVjLw/s320/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I previously did a Backroads walking/hiking trip in Italy, and another that was all biking in Ireland. But this one is ‘Multi-Adventure’, so we’ll be biking, hiking and even paddling in kayaks during our six days in Croatia and Montenegro. First up was some biking, and we had one ride on the Croatian island of Korcula; a boat ride between, and a second spin along the Dalmatian Coast on the mainland. We had vineyards on one side and the deep blue Adriatic Sea on the other, and wild flowers bordered the road. 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The Island of Hvar here has a reputation as ‘the sunniest place in Europe’. Well, it was wet, wet, wet for my afternoon visit. Beach toys, swim ladders and sun chaises were all unoccupied, and some of the shops were even closed, taking a break from the sun-seeking swarms. I’d borrowed an umbrella from the hotel, and the rain worked its own kind of magic. It felt at times like the island was asleep, and I had it all to myself.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKJa2U8wb6iGlfDJisdN31fD6qvjkTguBXdRRgysX2kEK48v_kRP0WdKGMjYwnZJ3lJ80wf4ZKeU11lddPo8dAZUPIwD2PWddviA5AlIT_QFL7Jc2Bh9h4xBNGVadSPSnd6tRXsKdpP6nK7QrX8W3q4AxdLs3yvynYvZsRYw5tZkaeEHg0DxXqy2CTw/s4032/FullSizeRender.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKJa2U8wb6iGlfDJisdN31fD6qvjkTguBXdRRgysX2kEK48v_kRP0WdKGMjYwnZJ3lJ80wf4ZKeU11lddPo8dAZUPIwD2PWddviA5AlIT_QFL7Jc2Bh9h4xBNGVadSPSnd6tRXsKdpP6nK7QrX8W3q4AxdLs3yvynYvZsRYw5tZkaeEHg0DxXqy2CTw/s320/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMIr3feSxHUl4b4k_UkQTiY9H_7vKOP5jYD0S-h4F-Qnm6KJdAJ3eXJ1HjsgPoRcf_Zr3-2ibRyZWA4SMf5fDrSjoCHFEQW2VVhdbE53r1TZCYKvraBXseSnC0S6aCzqh6OufhBiFObmJA7Ei5ajfwlQMlhdv1GAVJdYALSzREElMne58yrqDJOYSSQ/s3666/FullSizeRender.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It’s not just a few structures, it’s an entire town. And there’s so much there in amazing condition, thanks to the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. Pompeii and its lifestyle were ‘preserved’ in 20 feet of pumice and ash. It’s a Greco Roman city frozen in time, just the way they left it.</p><p>There are intact mosaic floors, paintings, coins, fruit and loaves of bread, as well as weapons, pottery and cooking utensils. And you even see the eerie forms of human bodies in their final moments, recreated in plaster made from casts of their voids. A horse, too. Yikes!</p><p>We hiked up to the rim of the still-active volcano and viewed the yawning crater to see the source of the big event. It’s ironic that an epic tragedy made for incredible preservation. And now it allows us to walk in ancient footsteps. Perspective is a good thing; I come away feeling very small in the arc of time.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIznZ8wpj109CnrREp5p_Gi82JXgGuPVl2BgyMgdJ-2ik9y6z1RR2UAt8xHmqynRYk-AuEEZXOAuN-msNyPdcILeykT1j_W8_9llokyZQvvtnlZMtWpgASP9KI1dYIY_xENf6Gktmgw7wzJJt1H2Ejkpcc6Tv3oj8CmObf1HT0VrE7MlNkij_JVJJ9Q/s4032/IMG_1739.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIznZ8wpj109CnrREp5p_Gi82JXgGuPVl2BgyMgdJ-2ik9y6z1RR2UAt8xHmqynRYk-AuEEZXOAuN-msNyPdcILeykT1j_W8_9llokyZQvvtnlZMtWpgASP9KI1dYIY_xENf6Gktmgw7wzJJt1H2Ejkpcc6Tv3oj8CmObf1HT0VrE7MlNkij_JVJJ9Q/s320/IMG_1739.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8wKebBPYMyRUK0a8Yhh_Eq3ttbFkKR7c3uP9LygB5nj3QrLuZchwFCc9ehm5hXUh5ElrVeasPrXgBABqLIoRz5qsCUEiG_fFCdkZ5jmpIL908baWz5cUAdKVB9Rgeu4cjVMQJ0iVhUblKGAF2BFH9BmzSgat7CmCmwSmFdo2Gi3amR4DH057U7vC9A/s4032/IMG_1737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><p></p><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">It was absolutely inconceivable that we hopped the same stepping stones and walked the same streets and villa floors floors as the ancient Romans, albeit in GoreTex and under umbrellas, and taking pictures with iPhones. And there’s so much there in amazing condition, thanks to an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. The town and its lifestyle were ‘preserved’ in 20 feet of pumice and ash. It’s a Greco Roman city frozen in time, truly just the way they left it.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">There are intact mosaic floors, paintings, coins and loaves of bread, as well as weapons, pottery and cooking utensils. And you even see the eerie forms of human bodies in their final moments, recreated in plaster made from casts of their voids. Yikes!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">We hiked up to the rim of the still-active volcano, and viewed the yawning crater to see the source of the big event. It’s ironic that an epic tragedy made for incredible preservation. And now it allows us to walk in ancient footsteps. Perspective is a good thing; I come away feeling very small in the arc of time.</div><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">It was absolutely inconceivable that we hopped the same stepping stones and walked the same streets and villa floors floors as the ancient Romans, albeit in GoreTex and under umbrellas, and taking pictures with iPhones. And there’s so much there in amazing condition, thanks to an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. The town and its lifestyle were ‘preserved’ in 20 feet of pumice and ash. It’s a Greco Roman city frozen in time, truly just the way they left it.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">There are intact mosaic floors, paintings, coins and loaves of bread, as well as weapons, pottery and cooking utensils. And you even see the eerie forms of human bodies in their final moments, recreated in plaster made from casts of their voids. Yikes!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">We hiked up to the rim of the still-active volcano, and viewed the yawning crater to see the source of the big event. It’s ironic that an epic tragedy made for incredible preservation. And now it allows us to walk in ancient footsteps. Perspective is a good thing; I come away feeling very small in the arc of time.</div><br style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">It was absolutely inconceivable that we hopped the same stepping stones and walked the same streets and villa floors floors as the ancient Romans, albeit in GoreTex and under umbrellas, and taking pictures with iPhones. And there’s so much there in amazing condition, thanks to an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. The town and its lifestyle were ‘preserved’ in 20 feet of pumice and ash. It’s a Greco Roman city frozen in time, truly just the way they left it.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">There are intact mosaic floors, paintings, coins and loaves of bread, as well as weapons, pottery and cooking utensils. And you even see the eerie forms of human bodies in their final moments, recreated in plaster made from casts of their voids. Yikes!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">We hiked up to the rim of the still-active volcano, and viewed the yawning crater to see the source of the big event. It’s ironic that an epic tragedy made for incredible preservation. And now it allows us to walk in ancient footsteps. Perspective is a good thing; I come away feeling very small in the arc of time.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">It was absolutely inconceivable that we hopped the same stepping stones and walked the same streets and villa floors floors as the ancient Romans, albeit in GoreTex and under umbrellas, and taking pictures with iPhones. And there’s so much there in amazing condition, thanks to an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. The town and its lifestyle were ‘preserved’ in 20 feet of pumice and ash. It’s a Greco Roman city frozen in time, truly just the way they left it.</span><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">There are intact mosaic floors, paintings, coins and loaves of bread, as well as weapons, pottery and cooking utensils. And you even see the eerie forms of human bodies in their final moments, recreated in plaster made from casts of their voids. Yikes!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">We hiked up to the rim of the still-active volcano, and viewed the yawning crater to see the source of the big event. It’s ironic that an epic tragedy made for incredible preservation. And now it allows us to walk in ancient footsteps. Perspective is a good thing; I come away feeling very small in the arc of time.</div>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-52189154515607836342023-05-12T10:23:00.002-07:002023-05-24T07:09:42.018-07:00Pasta, Gelato and Limoncello, Rain or Shine<p> Just like at home, it’s a year of unseasonal rain here. But when the sun breaks through in Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi, it’s glorious saturated color everywhere. Rain or shine, it’s been pasta, gelato and limoncello most every day, not necessarily in that order. And I even swam twice in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Amalfi Coast is storied and bucket-listed all around the world, and I now know why. 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It caused us some inconvenience, but what fun to share in the excitement! We saw competitors as they blurred through Sorrento today on a 97-mile round trip from Naples. This was Stage Six of 21 for this three-week event. </p><p>An ESPN headline comparing the Giro to the Tour de France reads ‘Giro vs Tour? It’s all about the Pasta’. In addition to better food, riders say that it’s more intimate, and has better roads and more beautiful scenery. And this race is clearly fueled by Italian passion, as they even close schools for the event. </p><p>I’ll be biking in Croatia next week, but taking my time in just three, considerably shorter ‘stages’. 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Catalina . . . Oahu . . . Hawaii . . . Bali . . . St. Barts . . . Tahiti . . . Fiji . . . islands seem to be some of my favorite places in the world. And now add Capri, Italy, to the list. My friend Susan Tate and I are on this gem of an island for two nights before we head to Sorrento for a 7-night Amalfi Coast walking tour. 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Then Joel’s wife <b>Susan</b> signed on. Knowing of a number of friends who’d be interested, I said ‘let’s see if we can put together a private group’. And that we did!</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Joel and Susan ‘recruited’ </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Kim and Mike</b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">; the two couples</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> met as members of the Ventura Yacht Club, and boat together on a regular basis.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Linda </b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">was my first boss out of college; we worked together in the Public Relations department at Western Airlines, and we’ve stayed in close touch ever since. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">And Linda recruited her childhood friends </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Joyce and Dee.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Eva</b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> and I met on an Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) trip to Morocco in 2010, and have since traveled together to the Galapagos, Thailand and Tanzania. And </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Iris </b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">and I met</span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> </b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">in 2019 on two-week OAT tour of Israel, and became fast friends. </span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Wendy</b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> and I were best friends in elementary school. I had last seen her at her wedding until we met again through Facebook a few years ago. And she was joined by her sister <b>Melissa</b>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">And </span><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">Sandi </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">and I know each other through mutual friends. I’d spent fun time with her before, and knew her to be up for everything.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were most compatible, without a wrinkle in that, even with the occasional travel ‘bumps’. And did we laugh! It was tough today to go our separate ways. But it was a wonderful bonding experience for friends new and old. And the memories we share are priceless.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;">And all of us will miss our warm, fun, unflappable tour leader, <b>Sanction.</b> He was named when sanctions were being imposed against his home country, today’s Zimbabwe. If only we could always travel with him! He’d frequently ask us ‘happy, happy?’. And we most definitely were . . .</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7Dvj1SJNmyB5Ua0ZzntSnde4ZrUKPDHtD1xftUO2uUK9XYj2_A4DjTTJZ4UH4lpiD0Inl6ZE_w4uSf8kS1b6EtsgE4xfUn4EVU6uyIrZBDszPwChgfUEv7q_m0assvdaywKtGLwVuda9vpK5edKN3rXex9FUPmxXGR2dXo3cdDfLnVT-mnXJZDcmFQ/s3088/D6B02154-388D-4BDB-A92B-D6FF7AD1469B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7Dvj1SJNmyB5Ua0ZzntSnde4ZrUKPDHtD1xftUO2uUK9XYj2_A4DjTTJZ4UH4lpiD0Inl6ZE_w4uSf8kS1b6EtsgE4xfUn4EVU6uyIrZBDszPwChgfUEv7q_m0assvdaywKtGLwVuda9vpK5edKN3rXex9FUPmxXGR2dXo3cdDfLnVT-mnXJZDcmFQ/s320/D6B02154-388D-4BDB-A92B-D6FF7AD1469B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We’ve had four flights of an hour or more each in small Cessna Caravan prop planes that moved us from one location to the next. What fun to take off and land on dirt strips! And you really see the terrain, flying low to the ground.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Boats on a safari? Yes, our final ‘camp’ was in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, where we spent time on the water viewing birds, crocodiles, hippos, and even a few elephants.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And in the camps we’ve dined together at long tables, enjoying meals that were beautifully prepared and presented. We had comfortable beds and en suite baths, despite mostly being in canvas-sided tent accommodations. And we had a most welcome surprise when we lifted the covers and found hot water bottles to warm us in bed. </span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That’s life on safari. It’s bumpy and dusty at times, and you’re without hair dryers, TV, cell service and WiFi. But there’s plenty of comfort in the wild. 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It’s a lot to take in! They travel and live in groups of their own: a pride of lions; a parade of elephants; a tower of giraffes; a troop of baboons; a confusion of guinea fowl; an improbability of wildebeest, a dazzle of zebras . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With their bold colors and patterns, the giraffe, zebra, impala and leopard look to be designed by a most creative graphic artist. Antelope horns appear the work of a talented sculptor. And the warthog and wildebeest look like a mistake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But elegant and ugly, predator and prey, they all have their place and a job to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWdYUBVJ1Vi-tWzzw8L9S4al0rdGXUZXBsY3ebRzKoCmJMeOK8Yuzerlu6OmtEaufatDpyRyBn7zFa7y8ql_qaYmKCL7HkEgrq68oU9IbH-0Zh2nWqO-0O55Fteysve4VhSmqJJTM7QjHlVC2MoOO2bxk4ltY0lijuS4GX7yprJtA4ze0LVSyVoMkHw/s4608/FBA0A38D-40B7-4906-A224-8893C16AA214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWdYUBVJ1Vi-tWzzw8L9S4al0rdGXUZXBsY3ebRzKoCmJMeOK8Yuzerlu6OmtEaufatDpyRyBn7zFa7y8ql_qaYmKCL7HkEgrq68oU9IbH-0Zh2nWqO-0O55Fteysve4VhSmqJJTM7QjHlVC2MoOO2bxk4ltY0lijuS4GX7yprJtA4ze0LVSyVoMkHw/s320/FBA0A38D-40B7-4906-A224-8893C16AA214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Their majesty is definitely a wonder to behold. And they fear no one, as they rule with their prowess and strength.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We watched boy cubs wrestling and playing chase, and a mom and daughter nuzzling, licking and kissing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But we also saw the other side of things when we watched a pride of lazy, sated lions with the remains of a Cape Buffalo they’d killed. And reality came very close to home when a mom and her two cubs stalked our trip leader on a path in our camp after dark. He took refuge with Wendy and Melissa, who were in the closest tent. But one kept coming, pawing the canvas. And the next morning we saw paw prints all around.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I3834B76r_7CBc0R8mDQXcJzz_z-2HNucJ4FS7aWUl-cyjSRYx20_8vejE5z151tkTVVMT2A5gjZvjBUe6UIs5L8_sLQh0NZmVIY3NnfT7Fez6Ml3BpujmWuQg5IM50xfG9jE6hDCPiPiF5TQFY8uCzI1otLF_Rgk0llfwJTna8a_06O6ygimD9DqQ/s4608/70DD3419-0EF1-463F-8AD5-7236A595A79F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I3834B76r_7CBc0R8mDQXcJzz_z-2HNucJ4FS7aWUl-cyjSRYx20_8vejE5z151tkTVVMT2A5gjZvjBUe6UIs5L8_sLQh0NZmVIY3NnfT7Fez6Ml3BpujmWuQg5IM50xfG9jE6hDCPiPiF5TQFY8uCzI1otLF_Rgk0llfwJTna8a_06O6ygimD9DqQ/s320/70DD3419-0EF1-463F-8AD5-7236A595A79F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFl3mh0m0bTQstYHj9ZMUV-RwYuK3dxBeTCBpHDWck4pj4Kb6UkugRRd263opWIUSA4EI3ltXZu5lHi6E3PCBFa_Ef1B8tMxat0aypexEJy90dDwvd0evkO8KICbQT1nPzx5oCSU2cbdqoo0m8iGbLRMzUd-HSbMgVXnAknsgrRMnPeAxCnNb7NrGAg/s3664/530064D1-57CA-4880-8DB5-934D9BD859E7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3664" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFl3mh0m0bTQstYHj9ZMUV-RwYuK3dxBeTCBpHDWck4pj4Kb6UkugRRd263opWIUSA4EI3ltXZu5lHi6E3PCBFa_Ef1B8tMxat0aypexEJy90dDwvd0evkO8KICbQT1nPzx5oCSU2cbdqoo0m8iGbLRMzUd-HSbMgVXnAknsgrRMnPeAxCnNb7NrGAg/s320/530064D1-57CA-4880-8DB5-934D9BD859E7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA-ABVFhnsgepMhBpJs7nfB2_cP6Blh2FIIMBvav_GL0MU4QnP6kxZLZvJ7kguwEnDK1geKRkCcaBhiu8xq2VB1BiTaudlR-tYVNVIBMVM9-SqH2qcUujhlIU1UIFvPWWMvDWpuda4XEfJSpWNiYA2VfRNe9Lhmqjo-KbVM_rC4gWwM8igT4saErlmg/s4608/9A744AD9-1D29-49C4-97B5-19B94CB778E0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA-ABVFhnsgepMhBpJs7nfB2_cP6Blh2FIIMBvav_GL0MU4QnP6kxZLZvJ7kguwEnDK1geKRkCcaBhiu8xq2VB1BiTaudlR-tYVNVIBMVM9-SqH2qcUujhlIU1UIFvPWWMvDWpuda4XEfJSpWNiYA2VfRNe9Lhmqjo-KbVM_rC4gWwM8igT4saErlmg/s320/9A744AD9-1D29-49C4-97B5-19B94CB778E0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEHxwXm9HbXTqbBzu2WwrrUOrBaya-A_MkpbIEK3hWDgbcKCqFEwN1g9VisfeuFg6qMpoVISLjyTz8fmy2c4npc2pe7cMmchjMfkUj2mkZwqP3etLujvPunIZt5s5AyZ6W6wuUtdc_RZHcgpJ7iYZXusyUEeLrjCI9dSJyhi1Mrc1NHZxnu6WjFTICA/s4109/09F84E68-4BAA-4897-B428-007C6CC51539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3046" data-original-width="4109" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEHxwXm9HbXTqbBzu2WwrrUOrBaya-A_MkpbIEK3hWDgbcKCqFEwN1g9VisfeuFg6qMpoVISLjyTz8fmy2c4npc2pe7cMmchjMfkUj2mkZwqP3etLujvPunIZt5s5AyZ6W6wuUtdc_RZHcgpJ7iYZXusyUEeLrjCI9dSJyhi1Mrc1NHZxnu6WjFTICA/s320/09F84E68-4BAA-4897-B428-007C6CC51539.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9Gee0BI8J8wIi3qdNkaLheJpahPwY0hmjU1tp6tGKijcmY4fEuAkF4DgKBd58FB4c3vIt8N_wjc9nVk0DWRNPLU_LEqZ40m_xBs4khTRwtuscI3cgcc4ix2d5z2749WL8Pmdr9POPT-U8PG5cUhN9v2P58L-8sUImqtNtHF9_YrAA2oSeljvEp20oQ/s1767/5BF697DC-3392-40A1-BD6D-9A9F16184302.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="1466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9Gee0BI8J8wIi3qdNkaLheJpahPwY0hmjU1tp6tGKijcmY4fEuAkF4DgKBd58FB4c3vIt8N_wjc9nVk0DWRNPLU_LEqZ40m_xBs4khTRwtuscI3cgcc4ix2d5z2749WL8Pmdr9POPT-U8PG5cUhN9v2P58L-8sUImqtNtHF9_YrAA2oSeljvEp20oQ/s320/5BF697DC-3392-40A1-BD6D-9A9F16184302.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-11488100711442857682022-08-19T07:21:00.000-07:002022-08-19T07:21:11.057-07:00So Many Elephants<p>We’ve been five days without Wi-Fi. And we’ve seen so much since my last post! I’ll start with the elephants. There’s a bigger concentration of them in this part of Southern Africa than anywhere else on the planet. With more than 45,000 each in two National Parks we’ve visited, they’re not threatened here as they are elsewhere in the world. In fact, there’s work being done to determine the best way to manage their numbers down. </p><p>We’ve been in awe as we observed so many different behaviors, including taking dirt and mud baths; drinking and showering at watering holes; protecting their young; feeding on plants, grass and leaves; relaxing under trees in mid-day shade, and occasionally flapping their ears and trumpeting to warn us away. But the encounter we’ll definitely remember came when one young male elephant attempted to mount another boy from behind. It suddenly appeared that he might have two trunks . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsRXW5ykZJGpJUiFcKxOf46IS7nmeD5PTNhjLQNjuYND9oXeXT-_0yXMx49T1yI6wkZ27Yn0jU4AghswPdsvxsZMPgI0HmOPReliobTDgEdYJ_KJjwtj8DFSKpuKPls2ci6xKY-rdcjtD/s4608/72C687D0-CB55-44B8-B6DB-59C48FFB5DBF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsRXW5ykZJGpJUiFcKxOf46IS7nmeD5PTNhjLQNjuYND9oXeXT-_0yXMx49T1yI6wkZ27Yn0jU4AghswPdsvxsZMPgI0HmOPReliobTDgEdYJ_KJjwtj8DFSKpuKPls2ci6xKY-rdcjtD/s320/72C687D0-CB55-44B8-B6DB-59C48FFB5DBF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7y1SycomzLvtMP6e7JXqi4UR2ims7Rflw1GpH9USQX4CWQbu80wIVqjDhsL8nS2cKiMZG4DM9Un2jSce90pvkYC6IPUx2xApem2Jh3h9Lu19BV4rF3CkOy8qL-eky5cmsQKywvEMhLh022EE9OzEGMx-C5keAdt2LLFbKu5_lBF8AJDUiTEWgUA67A/s4255/744FAC42-02E2-41E5-B83D-F095A1CDD057.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3034" data-original-width="4255" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7y1SycomzLvtMP6e7JXqi4UR2ims7Rflw1GpH9USQX4CWQbu80wIVqjDhsL8nS2cKiMZG4DM9Un2jSce90pvkYC6IPUx2xApem2Jh3h9Lu19BV4rF3CkOy8qL-eky5cmsQKywvEMhLh022EE9OzEGMx-C5keAdt2LLFbKu5_lBF8AJDUiTEWgUA67A/s320/744FAC42-02E2-41E5-B83D-F095A1CDD057.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qRB08hHlFlEvN6dopI2P7ozLy-Q3PjgpPwVWJhOojOTkfx5i4_6CqNkt0QLiEAtTO9SlP-tPTsugWixXx_BUiPzJVtqyZJytgDadPC5ZDDNBdh5hz2aSssrM0cOc8crSv1uMBGtvbaKA35iT7ZTInHMbv1JY8wOHZHnbC3CKNo6fSBKZyk1SKZRlkw/s3456/EBAA15A4-8A28-4AAF-BEF3-80D46531DC9C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qRB08hHlFlEvN6dopI2P7ozLy-Q3PjgpPwVWJhOojOTkfx5i4_6CqNkt0QLiEAtTO9SlP-tPTsugWixXx_BUiPzJVtqyZJytgDadPC5ZDDNBdh5hz2aSssrM0cOc8crSv1uMBGtvbaKA35iT7ZTInHMbv1JY8wOHZHnbC3CKNo6fSBKZyk1SKZRlkw/s320/EBAA15A4-8A28-4AAF-BEF3-80D46531DC9C.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB5iWw-OkPTpFekiLIozLD46BeAkOSff2bSV6WhJJQSP-Ei2M8Q6NuC3w_3jpZfJa0u7Ldf-KRxjucdnrIUXLVIG1SykEXFIYGoYGbECaJTdycmlYuC4nISpS_JvqZ4EYAjdkosh8UgJv0RxaDiO08wR0s7HrrljIJXifHeJP0Z60-aXus_sjI_2-LQ/s4608/A96315EA-54F9-4AB1-95EB-50F0FB6F8380.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB5iWw-OkPTpFekiLIozLD46BeAkOSff2bSV6WhJJQSP-Ei2M8Q6NuC3w_3jpZfJa0u7Ldf-KRxjucdnrIUXLVIG1SykEXFIYGoYGbECaJTdycmlYuC4nISpS_JvqZ4EYAjdkosh8UgJv0RxaDiO08wR0s7HrrljIJXifHeJP0Z60-aXus_sjI_2-LQ/s320/A96315EA-54F9-4AB1-95EB-50F0FB6F8380.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLam03iCGUTmkhdhaNj71sXT5sfYw-a3ZC8PVFypFD5TiKlscC3RTp5dcGU_dwczjed3RVpsCurcP_RsXruftLvz9QkIqxvx_vx7Gi3BB2NZVtww9_4MUAXK1krk0ryQAMX7HITkaZDC9uQ5-CeUhp2B88eYeDSDO35eZZF3q6HTXXIZiCO0YQ05ttg/s2911/E9AAAFDC-3497-4278-8420-F51C420105E9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2911" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLam03iCGUTmkhdhaNj71sXT5sfYw-a3ZC8PVFypFD5TiKlscC3RTp5dcGU_dwczjed3RVpsCurcP_RsXruftLvz9QkIqxvx_vx7Gi3BB2NZVtww9_4MUAXK1krk0ryQAMX7HITkaZDC9uQ5-CeUhp2B88eYeDSDO35eZZF3q6HTXXIZiCO0YQ05ttg/s320/E9AAAFDC-3497-4278-8420-F51C420105E9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-37595293821464525992022-08-15T04:34:00.000-07:002022-08-15T04:34:14.258-07:00On to Zambia; See You Again, Zimbabwe <p>We have 30 minutes of Wi-Fi before we board small planes to fly on from Zimbabwe to Zambia. But here’s a quick post say that in three days here we’ve seen lots and lots of animals. More than 15 species so far, including lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, baboons and buffalo. And we still have nine more days of game drives to go!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFENeLS-Pu8UhrDysl2_NWuo63yaE_HViZsJVjS07p597Zr33ewEkH61lGi_sMXa0c9FEzvHzgLBxtqOWXZ0ZXnXkGFy-lUSra2rLdieLE6iusyHfosLjdNTTkiy4BLcvRc6vIwROxM1Uht1egMd91zabN81bxkZqNThfHT1Q_urU8RKKVMKX2T4_pg/s4032/A17589B5-F875-4DF6-A4CB-5424D000188E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFENeLS-Pu8UhrDysl2_NWuo63yaE_HViZsJVjS07p597Zr33ewEkH61lGi_sMXa0c9FEzvHzgLBxtqOWXZ0ZXnXkGFy-lUSra2rLdieLE6iusyHfosLjdNTTkiy4BLcvRc6vIwROxM1Uht1egMd91zabN81bxkZqNThfHT1Q_urU8RKKVMKX2T4_pg/s320/A17589B5-F875-4DF6-A4CB-5424D000188E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDiHCqk0caFsGAkUpM2pawOvK2pjbgP4Fs5XeCHF_QyWG8Uy3ZEx6eyenW9cAZ9JHMvmfefzSm4wxg1wvvHv72sXaQlYb4RQK2hL1G7QbO70j5VB4EWcyXgRU72W9txDpEMdsEPVorWwaeitqJHNnT8DP_vtGB9IWhfOFWmzYLJ8Xxlqt9ROYjgeGhg/s4032/9E3435BF-3196-4E95-8E4A-148A509CB80F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDiHCqk0caFsGAkUpM2pawOvK2pjbgP4Fs5XeCHF_QyWG8Uy3ZEx6eyenW9cAZ9JHMvmfefzSm4wxg1wvvHv72sXaQlYb4RQK2hL1G7QbO70j5VB4EWcyXgRU72W9txDpEMdsEPVorWwaeitqJHNnT8DP_vtGB9IWhfOFWmzYLJ8Xxlqt9ROYjgeGhg/s320/9E3435BF-3196-4E95-8E4A-148A509CB80F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOohlMPQZ9xTAb32VZsHI3yIIpNkdoVE31WCacVDFQfZyBOOmgahlmYaPDe8D18DpN8zfVHRE0MC5P6MS3QSQ-oO7DFjTePJ19_fL902RVVBzbuhSDVBMuXeP8zxXc9q6-LFqJEH5pPzlv2AhJHHo7opxy68IAlLjZ7Ufm4-fAOk3dcLDIyUTCAOpFlQ/s4032/0DC2013F-E65C-4086-96D1-D5F8DA01446C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOohlMPQZ9xTAb32VZsHI3yIIpNkdoVE31WCacVDFQfZyBOOmgahlmYaPDe8D18DpN8zfVHRE0MC5P6MS3QSQ-oO7DFjTePJ19_fL902RVVBzbuhSDVBMuXeP8zxXc9q6-LFqJEH5pPzlv2AhJHHo7opxy68IAlLjZ7Ufm4-fAOk3dcLDIyUTCAOpFlQ/s320/0DC2013F-E65C-4086-96D1-D5F8DA01446C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-34273280432999784192022-08-11T08:24:00.001-07:002022-08-11T08:24:55.912-07:00Now South Africa<p> Soweto, South Africa, is an eight-hour flight and a world away from Dubai. Tomorrow is the beginning of our safari and the end of Wi-Fi for awhile. So see you later . . .</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtxeX9vkZItPHavtzltB83jNmin-mVa95Hf8LD3j-GdJ6hyLMsCNtP5dnrknwd_EwxHG-UyAxYMcbY8bK_7k9ChVypkgl0Kt1lo5hOHxeK7WENN2LQKQaKnzp5IvPIWJAsWPILdNoG2MRuIsYOPcXYfdhlarBFX8RXjlLlKOrPm5jH6_6jWo_pBAffg/s4032/73E936B7-7899-40DA-9459-219D1BF6B45E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtxeX9vkZItPHavtzltB83jNmin-mVa95Hf8LD3j-GdJ6hyLMsCNtP5dnrknwd_EwxHG-UyAxYMcbY8bK_7k9ChVypkgl0Kt1lo5hOHxeK7WENN2LQKQaKnzp5IvPIWJAsWPILdNoG2MRuIsYOPcXYfdhlarBFX8RXjlLlKOrPm5jH6_6jWo_pBAffg/s320/73E936B7-7899-40DA-9459-219D1BF6B45E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxbfZJW1K1WHr-jTlxueTqLsz0Feoc9AqlzcXoYzBsIODQsJHhiXORb-JnlM7x2jjp-5ipwkP4NUxF-iEmfHBWPAShvoCI2O1xF8pq5MiyPiFZnVqKQe07AhFXXLz5azlgSMscdDicZrsMEi40Ey2kZgQ-BzAOBSjGQHfaTEk-qXq_iSsO14ozfVMcg/s4032/BB8B1136-771D-4F5B-BB9C-0229A8451055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxbfZJW1K1WHr-jTlxueTqLsz0Feoc9AqlzcXoYzBsIODQsJHhiXORb-JnlM7x2jjp-5ipwkP4NUxF-iEmfHBWPAShvoCI2O1xF8pq5MiyPiFZnVqKQe07AhFXXLz5azlgSMscdDicZrsMEi40Ey2kZgQ-BzAOBSjGQHfaTEk-qXq_iSsO14ozfVMcg/s320/BB8B1136-771D-4F5B-BB9C-0229A8451055.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiUL6eY7hI3DDv9APepDqD-cYnCiBm5Gf98FM9DtgixlWsspXXgmwpRUJCTA4u0Bsu7dY0mcrCf2sNU2XQG55ZzojrztNLZhAUJciaJNYCQ_VRPTYBjK4x1p2S9IOlFAsxV8VuCApYmlfmU3mzbcSbMPUGh9l_n4folH2jNF939mT44WvZM1AuLAp6Q/s3078/BDCAE77D-5557-4EB8-96CF-3C8E93616390.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="3078" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiUL6eY7hI3DDv9APepDqD-cYnCiBm5Gf98FM9DtgixlWsspXXgmwpRUJCTA4u0Bsu7dY0mcrCf2sNU2XQG55ZzojrztNLZhAUJciaJNYCQ_VRPTYBjK4x1p2S9IOlFAsxV8VuCApYmlfmU3mzbcSbMPUGh9l_n4folH2jNF939mT44WvZM1AuLAp6Q/s320/BDCAE77D-5557-4EB8-96CF-3C8E93616390.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-70951905435032946592022-08-09T10:09:00.000-07:002022-08-09T10:09:13.122-07:00Abu Dhabi<p>Abu Dhabi, another Emirate, is just a two-hour drive from Dubai. So I went for the day, and saw: 1) The huge, opulent, white marble Grand Mosque; 2) the architecturally amazing Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, and 3) the Emirates Palace Hotel, where everything — including the coffee — is guided in gold!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y7lEvbWs0z3CwVfFZHbYgmfQkRu6QnWhyWdt70bRMMmvJCmv0jp-nLe7RERnh3DAaopzcaS9wz_3uS29BxHW2cca0Xp61rSxmq6iYzjGr4y4zWLXnHIhQTl2_ETv8x5heNLU6yQXVl67zwpGD7rUGJcm9kZcIeK6MyRoW-Z5E5gKZGrc1yL7SNJpCg/s4032/28D5FEC3-B5CF-4192-A095-A070AAEA758F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y7lEvbWs0z3CwVfFZHbYgmfQkRu6QnWhyWdt70bRMMmvJCmv0jp-nLe7RERnh3DAaopzcaS9wz_3uS29BxHW2cca0Xp61rSxmq6iYzjGr4y4zWLXnHIhQTl2_ETv8x5heNLU6yQXVl67zwpGD7rUGJcm9kZcIeK6MyRoW-Z5E5gKZGrc1yL7SNJpCg/s320/28D5FEC3-B5CF-4192-A095-A070AAEA758F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But it’s even bigger than that! So much of what you see is new, gleaming, luxurious and designed for living life large. My hotel, the JW Marriott, is the tallest hotel in the world, topping out at 72 floors. With 160 stories, the Burj Khalifa here is the tallest building anywhere, and the city also has the world’s tallest ferris wheel. I even arrived on the largest passenger plane flying today, a double-deck Emirates Airbus A380.</p><p>The scale and drama of the city’s architecture is unsurpassed. Photos appear to tilt buildings to their sides; a wide-angle lens is the only way to capture them in one frame. At every turn there is bold, clean, modern design in steel and glass rising out of the flat sand desert. And buildings are often designed by one of the world’s top name architects. They say nothing is too much, or impossible, in Dubai.</p><p>And there’s an overwhelming emphasis on luxury. In all the world, only London has more five-star hotels. The desert heat and humidity are absolutely sweltering, particularly this time of year. But they’re well-prepared, with air conditioning everywhere. There are plenty of museums and high-end shopping malls where you can beat the heat, as well as venues to SCUBA dive, show ski or ice skate indoors. Beach resorts ring the city, many of them created on man-made islands. And there is no shortage of swimming pools.</p><p>My Dubai visit is a four-night stopover on my way to Africa. YAY, another trip originally planned for 2020 is happening at last. Twelve friends are joining me for a Safari in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana! 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The author describes Venice as the city of ‘bells, birds and boats’. And, of course, I’ve enjoyed the boats the most!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzikiJknCDSupKIreScBrYSuVQ9TYt_iy-zWpG34iep88UlAWwuDzzK2XQlDs3vN59VbWwmymYIw2qOpVKyo9p8MNoqi9-ExwJJMlO6-Qjn8yD5BgPPURPD2eYe90eAdmSVhjvuaU7rm-3eEAmNgFcU8vH5dBUgHBfkPHJIDVk_pfzGTkf-_kBGcLog/s3024/7E543289-6F6A-45E0-BF87-47B1B0D9A93D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2419" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzikiJknCDSupKIreScBrYSuVQ9TYt_iy-zWpG34iep88UlAWwuDzzK2XQlDs3vN59VbWwmymYIw2qOpVKyo9p8MNoqi9-ExwJJMlO6-Qjn8yD5BgPPURPD2eYe90eAdmSVhjvuaU7rm-3eEAmNgFcU8vH5dBUgHBfkPHJIDVk_pfzGTkf-_kBGcLog/s320/7E543289-6F6A-45E0-BF87-47B1B0D9A93D.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFA0viFZahu2mGwrmxNYB82tHCU0GEPgTdVqVTg_yC3NrIX-rByj4IL_0ZhJ6ZurUMGyGqIGp5haGIXrmCKF4tGsyJLNujv2LDrPJBECSHsabDSDsWR-FNtq89lqMtqjJmVkHfON0jD1D29CWHcsR6t6Zi9jR7Iz20QkmoWyAc6i5uoGiLf5jDOP6DQ/s3135/014CF8E1-64FF-4833-87AE-2C55D723C84D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Dubrovnik didn’t disappoint; I was totally wowed! And there’s still the port of Split to come tomorrow.</p><p>Dubrovnik is another walled medieval city, but this one is very special. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site, and its 1.5-mile-long wall, buildings, fortifications and limestone streets are beautifully preserved. That’s in part thanks to recent UNESCO funding that helped repair the significant damage done by bombing during the 1991 -1995 war for independence from Yugoslavia. Seeing the recovery from devastating war here gives me hope for the future of Ukraine.</p><p>And a highlight of the day came when I found another great spot to dive in and swim!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8qQuZtqK48echCmxuxTDBESuz8iJjdqB-5bzDbEmkSYdq0agqNL2UBGvKdUeRF_YkPEssC0ZfTCFenkPAD8yQEj0KulJKCbCgomjoAj9FmS2147-HQUhzEbCdryM6KDiNhJH3tNYfbTQwE2fKXEIFMLHyKl7AfKpo7vrmTFEZNMlm694Ztzdc8S_FA/s3808/ED072BB0-6C6D-4942-8159-FE95C806B498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8qQuZtqK48echCmxuxTDBESuz8iJjdqB-5bzDbEmkSYdq0agqNL2UBGvKdUeRF_YkPEssC0ZfTCFenkPAD8yQEj0KulJKCbCgomjoAj9FmS2147-HQUhzEbCdryM6KDiNhJH3tNYfbTQwE2fKXEIFMLHyKl7AfKpo7vrmTFEZNMlm694Ztzdc8S_FA/s320/ED072BB0-6C6D-4942-8159-FE95C806B498.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590470328675534941.post-25485037480896203192022-06-02T05:06:00.002-07:002022-06-02T05:21:30.044-07:00Today it was Greece<p>I always love a day at sea, and I thoroughly enjoyed our only one on this cruise. We sailed past Sicily on one side, and the mainland on the other, coming around the toe and sole of boot-shaped Italy.</p><p>Then today it was Greece, the island of Corfu. So many green trees and flowers, with butterflies everywhere. And the old town’s walk streets are paved with shiny white stone. While others were shopping, I wandered the waterfront and watched the locals relaxing and at play. It was a 90 degree day, so I followed lead of the local kids and I jumped in the water too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33dzSsy9PUBoWbz1e_LbEP3sLR55RVTHlJs3VXB3Bbp7vwRr1Vs2ZIvTNXaoDQIb1bFf8_WPtsBS4Fn6j5QtynI7ZQ9wf-H671xyQx6vQnq_vuI_EswX89wKQZl512kTdI_kKsTgnyuab8nF8Ff4cbWC_9jKJcw1YtFhq2zxXGK2nWmjC_etfNfW1ow/s4032/0B73CA6C-D52C-49ED-B862-5C9740D4370F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33dzSsy9PUBoWbz1e_LbEP3sLR55RVTHlJs3VXB3Bbp7vwRr1Vs2ZIvTNXaoDQIb1bFf8_WPtsBS4Fn6j5QtynI7ZQ9wf-H671xyQx6vQnq_vuI_EswX89wKQZl512kTdI_kKsTgnyuab8nF8Ff4cbWC_9jKJcw1YtFhq2zxXGK2nWmjC_etfNfW1ow/s320/0B73CA6C-D52C-49ED-B862-5C9740D4370F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But we’ll be back again when it’s ‘finis’ in Venice. It’s ciao (bye) for now, or arrivederci (see you soon). The charming walled medieval town of Lucca was new to me, as was picturesque seaside Sorrento. In Sorrento, a limoncello replaced my afternoon gelato. 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We docked at Marseille, the country’s oldest and second-largest city. While the guidebook called this port town ‘gritty’, I liked its lively scene, particularly by the harbor and at the ocean beach. And it’s scattered with interesting architecture, old and new.</p><p>Then today was Monte Carlo, where final preparations were underway for tomorrow’s annual Formula One Grand Prix auto race. As a result, the principality is a hive of activity, in town and on the water. From my stateroom balcony starting at breakfast time I saw sleek yachts, fast boats and helicopters. Ashore, it was only from high above that it was possible to get a peek at the track as non-ticketed spectators. But throughout town you heard the whine of practice cars. And the spectators were a scene in themselves, with passes on lanyards, and sporting their logo wear.</p><p>I’ve just gotten used to merci, versus gracias, and tomorrow it will be gratsi as we continue on to Italy. But all hail the Euro! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3024" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4Uejakw0ixpzs96keq4oy-YyFDEyIKbcgTmwwVziQrBBv4U2OjBjPqzdifKd3UzHzVOHcPLObasKWqXVeOCVzAYVZZKNy8oeuEQM_jSkOtRa8krgmwsFf3EJ0sIKJx-G2UPe2yAm8VXdsPAqy9OhCOQ0fh-hUEWjpY6ZIyodlPQGg1OHlgnkI_D-8A/s320/3B82DA04-5395-4EAF-B810-73C2067EA560.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />My friends Karen and Pat and I boarded Viking Sea today for a two-week Mediterranean cruise starting in Barcelona. But there’s a back-story here. We were booked for a Viking River Cruise on the Volga, to depart in June of 2020. But you know what happened to that. Yes, COVID, so we postponed another year in 2021. I’d said that I wanted to visit Russia sooner rather than later, as I feared that ‘Crazy Putin’ might make it impossible some day. With the ‘Pandemic Pause’, that fear came true, and we cancelled even before the invasion of Ukraine. And we took our credit and applied it to Viking Ocean. So we’re now very happy to be sailing in calm, friendly waters.<p></p><p>We arrived in Barcelona two days early; it’s a favorite of mine, and Pat and Karen had never been. We’ve had a great time riding ‘Hop-On, Hop-Off’; enjoying Sangria and tapas, and making fun friends at the hotel and in restaurants. And, of course, we’ve been seeing all things Gaudi. My favorites are at Parc Guell, where beautiful mosaics color everything from curving benches to the famous Gaudi lizard. Just try to find him free for a selfie!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831387100708837935noreply@blogger.com1