Lifelesson – Find our Wild Ride

Best Travel Items

Here is our list of the best travel items. Long-sleeved top, synthetic with a bit of wool: base layer and light out wear (more useful than attractive but the touch of wool made a difference) Pullover (same uses as long-sleeved top Philips Sonicare Electric toothbrush: made brushing teeth easiest for the kids; because we weren’tContinue reading “Best Travel Items”

Detour

The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour. Attributed to Sir James Jeans The end of our around the world trip allowed us to take a detour, so we chose the Grand Canyon, 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km)Continue reading “Detour”

Life is what Happens

We are abandoning our trip due to border closings, air travel cancellations, and guidance from the U.S. State Department. We aren’t yet sure of how we are going to return to the states or when; we’ll share details when we have them. Stay healthy!

Sublime encounters with the world

Our whole trip has been filled with sublime encounters with the world: some we have to pay for and others are free. Here are some of our favorites: champagne powder glistening in the cold winter snow in Yellowstone making it through the glades skiing in a snow storm family movie night watching whales breach inContinue reading “Sublime encounters with the world”

Corona virus watch

Many of you have asked about the impact of the corona virus on our trip. We thank you for the support and concern. Right now we are in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. In the airport were many reassurances that Baja California Sur is Coronavirus-free; and the tourism industry and government are taking the threat seriously.Continue reading “Corona virus watch”