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Exploring Ria Formosa

Posted on October 30, 2016 by

Oct. 19:  Well, travel can wear you down, or at least I should say it can wear me down.  Despite it being the end of summer weather, I have managed to get a bit of a cold.  But I wasn’t going to let something like that stop me. 

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Faro to Cabo de São Vicente

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Oct. 20:  Palatial life – now this, we can get used to.  We are hanging at the Palace, pretending we are royalty.  Is there a better way to spend an evening?  Our morning began with the massages I had scheduled yesterday.  I was really looking forward to some much needed self-care time. 

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Walking In Sagres and the Alentejan Coast

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Oct. 21:  I awoke just in time to catch the colorful sunrise off our balcony.  The sunrise was almost as pretty as the sunset last night.  The extra sleep and grocery isle healing was working its magic and for this I was grateful.  This being said, Dan and I adjusted our meeting time with Carla who was going to take us walking in Sagres.  

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Vila Nova de Milfontes to Queluz Palace

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Oct. 22:  We are back in Lisbon.  Our Southern Portuguese circle is complete.  And tomorrow morning, we will cross the big pond called the Atlantic Ocean.  But there’s still a lot of ground to cover before I sign off for a while.

Last night, we did a little ritual. 

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Victoria’s Chinatown and Biking to Oak Bay

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

Sep. 4:  The loft is decidedly a noisy place on a holiday weekend.  It wasn’t obvious at first, but if it wasn’t the noise carrying from the bar downstairs, it was the neighbors having a party.  And when they settled down, the seagulls starting conversing loudly. 

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Santa Cruz to Big Sur – Jun 20

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

I am sitting in the light of the (almost) full moon, on the (almost) longest day of the year in Andrew Molera State Park, at the northern end of Big Sur.  Yesterday, my friend Brendan and I flew to San Jose.  We were eager to get out of the city and into some of California’s most scenic regions. 

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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park – Jun 22

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

I am watching the moon rise through the sky and it’s another clear, breezy night in Big Sur.  I have created a ritual here that when I wake up, I walk down to the ocean.  It’s about 1.5 mile there and back, and it’s an excellent way to get things moving and in good stead for the day to come,

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Sand Dollar Beach – Jun 23

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

Although we originally had just booked three nights at Andrew Molera campground, I think it’s wise we opted for two more nights here.  In part, because it saves a lot of work of packing and setting up camp again, which leaves us more time for other things, and in part,

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Andrew Molera State Park – Jun 24

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

Our last night at Andrew Molera State Park is upon us.  From exploring Big Sur and seeing many of the campgrounds, we confirmed without a doubt that we are at the best one and we have enjoyed the relative solitude here, not to mention we feel we were lucky to have landed a spot,

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Jade Cove and Beyond – Jun 25

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

 

The Extended Stay in San Jose right down the street from the San Jose airport is not as charming and full of raw, rugged beauty as Big Sur and our visit today to Jade Cove.  But often being homebound is indeed a pragmatic affair, not an adventurous one. 

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