“Manifestation“ My flights from Phoenix to Barcelona went seamlessly. I only had a short stop in Calgary where the cowboy hats let me know the Calgary Stampede was around the corner and I managed to get a decent sleep on the long leg over to Europe. It took me all of fifteen minutes to get…
Pikes Peak Week
Locked In It was Sunday so we had a nice lie in and I was so grateful Dan didn’t have to work. We had all day today to get organized. Dan took off an hour before us so he could have a head start getting his gear together so Cleo and I enjoyed one last…
Residential in Colorado
As it turns out, riding bikes and flying on planes does nothing for your health. I was glad to hear Dan had found a camp for us near Buena Vista (BV) but by the time I got there on Tuesday afternoon having camped out at the airport and doing some errands in town, I was…
Wente
Airport Parking The drive from Buena Vista to Denver airport is a solid 2.5 hours but what a beautiful drive. Thanks to Stalink, I happily chatted away to Mum and Dad for most of the drive before getting into Denver proper. After filling up and stopping for some food, it was dark which meant the…
Cleo to CO
Cat Camp It was Friday before Memorial Day weekend. I shut my laptop at 1pm, got the last few bits and pieces into Berta and we said goodbye to McDonald Drive. We’d planned to be there only for the month of February but Cleo’s torn CCL meant we’d stayed a while longer. The Phoenix Summer…
Bawston
Time for my new teeth. I’d been over to Boston in mid-January to have a nasty tooth removed from my front end and now I was due for my follow-up and some new fakes to keep my smile complete. Day One, Business My red-eye experience was much better second-time round. I put it down to…
Colorado’s El Niño
What a wonderful Christmas with the family. Emmi’s ballet performance was outstanding, I got to ride my bike in a t-shirt on Christmas Day and our boxing day celebration was just as entertaining as it’s always been. That was on a Tuesday and by Thursday I was restless. I had nearly three weeks before my…
Home for Christmas
I was on a bit of a time limit now. Seven days to drive 24 hours back to Phoenix. If I did four hours a day, I’d make it. It wasn’t just Christmas I had to be home for, it was my eldest niece’s annual ballet performance in the Nutcracker. Having know her nearly six…
Friends of the North West
In Washington Already After leaving my Thanksgiving family, I did some errands around Bend (Amazon package pick-up and refuel) before heading north. I studied my Astro-map a while to make sure I took roads I hadn’t been on before. Since I was keen for some lower elevation (and warmer temperatures), I avoided Mt. Hood. It’s…