SherriThe appeal of Zihuatanejo is undoubtedly the beaches. Of course, the geography gives rise to the food and shapes the people and the culture, so it’s hard to separate them all (the way I am attempting to do when writing about my trip). But still, at the end of the day,
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SherriAt the end of the day, the magic of travel is about the people. It’s arguable, since certain styles of travel are scenery and geography based – but that aside, it’s all about the people. It’s the people who raise the food and develop the architecture and create the history that any particular region is steeped in.
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SherriI woke up early and wanted to do laundry so I didn’t get to the village of Barra de Potosi, my next destination, with sandy items filling my backpack. I found una lavendería downtown, got the process started and I headed to the Mercado where I got some fruit and a smoothie and admired the usual hustle and bustle.
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SherriSince I chose to write this blog in a different format than the daily accounting format, I ended up with some pictures I thought “should” be included, but didn’t have a tale to tell with them. Well, since I am making up my own way of retelling my stories, I decided it would be simplest to put another entry just for pics of Zihuatanejo and Barra de Potosi.
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It’s true, I am in Alaska in the middle of the winter. What is a sun worshiper like myself doing here? I am someone who thinks of heading to the lands where the coconuts grow when it gets yucky in Oregon. But I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights.
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SherriWell, I am back at the Captain Cook Hotel and feeling totally exhilarated from a day trip to the Kenai Penninsula. When I was in Alaska two years ago, my trip was primarily on the Kenai and when I think back to the brilliant and majestic turquoise river,
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SherriIt’s 10am and I am watching the sun peek over the Chugach Mountains. It’s a sight I could get used to, this is for sure. Dan wanted to go for a vigorous morning walk and I am catching up on blogging. Always a challenge to write when traveling, as there is more adventuring to be had.
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SherriNow I am in a most wonderful cabin about six miles outside of Fairbanks. I knew it would be special from the pictures I saw online as well as from all the raving Airbnb reviews. And it is and it deserves further praise, but let me start at the beginning of the day.
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SherriNestling in the cabin after another day in the cold is a most inviting experience. We have this theme going on in the temperate regions, but it’s more pronounced this far north. The outside is colder, the inside is warmer, and the people are more extreme as well.
We woke up late because it was still dark and also,
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SherriIt’s amazing how wiped out we are, but I guess a day of hiking, getting cold, and soaking in 104 degree water can do that to you. I sat back at the cabin we’ve been calling home for a few nights, remarking how much living I fit into five hours today.
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