So it is officially winter here. We have the gentle buzz of snowmobiles out on the river. The last week has been very cold and the river finally froze over solid enough for the steady stream of machines to be buzzing up and down that temporary highway.We went out to dinner this evening and then [...]
Category: Travel
January 27, 2013
January 1, 2013
Our holiday season 2012
The holidays are winding down. We had a great Christmas, twice. New Year’s Eve has come and gone. Now it is 2013. Hopefully, it’ll be another great year for us. So let’s get caught up on the holidays. Christmas is a quiet, family affair at our house. It’s just Rich, Rick, and I. Oh yeah, [...]
August 25, 2012
Cincy Blues Fest 2012 Day 3: Up Close AND Personal
I slept in this morning again. I got up about 8:30 and started preparing for the day. Rich continued to sleep on though. Finally, he opened his eyes and started moving around. Time for a shower and then off to breakfast. That’s two days in a row that we’ve eaten breakfast late. We headed down [...]
August 25, 2012
Cincy Blues Fest 2012 Day 2: Up Close
Those days when you can sleep are so nice. For me, that meant sleeping in to 7:00. Sascha wasn’t there with a wet nose and the alarm wasn’t trying to tell me something. Now if the housekeeper doesn’t try to roust me out before I’m good and ready, it will be glorious. I think the [...]
August 25, 2012
Cincy Blues Fest 2012 Day 1 Welcome to O-HI-O!
The drive out of Chicago is always a nightmare. Traffic moves, but you just see one of every kind of possible disaster waiting to happen. And it takes so long! I think it was 2 hours to finally get out into the countryside and away from the cars and trucks.Then you have to follow I-65 [...]
June 7, 2012
Vacation Day 14: Leaving for Las Vegas
Yes, Rich did happen to wake up today. Breakfast was at the IHOP attached to the hotel. Rich had a bad experience at an IHOP a long time ago, but it was the only thing close by. I had stuffed French toast, Rick had a bacon omelet, and Rich went for an omelet as well. [...]
May 29, 2012
Vacation Day 7: Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
Yep, Rich woke up yet again today! Today was the first real 60 degree weather since the second day of our trip. The sun was shining down and the wind wasn’t quite so bad today. The plan for today was to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, at least halfway across. Everyone else was [...]
May 28, 2012
Vacation Day 5: Onward to Lake Tahoe
Rich reminded me that he woke up this morning. It was going to be a good day. This morning, we started off on another leg of the adventure called the Zurek Family Vacation. Today, we were heading into Lake Tahoe to look around and then to Placerville for a visit with Rich’s Aunt Fran and [...]
May 26, 2012
Vacation Day 3: WTFwith the WiFi?
Sorry about not getting my post for Day 3 up. The hotel in Park City, UT had a horrible connection. Rich got his newspaper loaded on his Nook by standing in the doorway of the bathroom! It’s hard to image someone having a WiFi that only has one bar of strength. Leaving Cheyenne was cold [...]
May 24, 2012
Vacation Day 2: Long and Winding Road
Day 2 is another driving adventure. We drove from Council Bluffs, IA to Cheyenne, WY. On Wednesday, the temperature was 92. Today, we never hit 70! I hope it gets better. I forgot to mention that Rick continually searches for great root beer. As Rich is tasting beers at brewpubs across the west, Rick is tasting [...]