Having done our best to support the domestic economy in furnishing the condo, we decided it would be nice to honor the artists. Unfortunately, most could not afford to come to the event. Nevertheless, it
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Skiing in Aspen for Marcia Jan 12 – 20, 2012
Three years after a terrible break in her right leg while skiing, Marcia decided it was time to get back on the slopes. During the fall, we had traveled most of the Colorado ski areas
Read more2012 – Planes, boats and an RV
Pretty calm year for travels. No spring trip on the GMC instead we have a lot of boating between the Bahamas and the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes trip started in Massachusetts on May 3
Read moreWest in the RV, East in the Boat
Flight in a 1938 bi-plane…..why not? Gog railways and bi-planes expanded our modes of travel this years. The years travels with a great trip to Costa Rica with Chris and Kristi. While they are working
Read moreHolidays 2011
Returning home has a real pleasure after the travels. In late October Peter and Diane Mahoney came down and we visited the Ft Lauderdale Boat Show together. Perhaps this was a mistake….only time will tell
Read moreTrue West – Colorado Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2011
From Steamboat, we headed over to Ranger Lakes in State Forest State Park. From here, we did a side trip to the beautiful Snowy Mountains in WY and over to Ft Collins. Then we
Read moreTrue West Colorado Sep 7 – 27, 2011
The GMC sprung a cooling leak and was out of service while we toured in the Smart. As soon as that was fixed, the hot water heater sprung a leak….hummmm. Into the Smart for
Read moreTrue West Colorado Sep 4 – 16 , 2011
We started with Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs with Marcia’s brother Tim and his family. Headed west we first faced the climb over the Continental Divide at Cottonwood Pass (elev 12,500 ft). The
Read moreTrue South – Maine Aug 6 – 25, 2011
Cruising Maine in August is about as good as it gets. After some reprovisioning in Portland, we headed ‘down east’ working our way up to Acadia National Park with stops at Harpswell and Rockland.
Read moreTrue South – MA to ME Jul 21 – Aug 5, 2011
When we landed in Boston it was hotter than Miami but at Fairhaven there was a fog bank at the hurricane barrier and the temperature was about 75. A round of golf at Acushnet
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