2018 is coming to a close as we write this posting. We are in Paraguay for Christmas with Matt, Stephanie and Ben. It was another good year. We got to do a lot of travelling, seeing new things and visiting family and friends. We logged 12 countries this year, including 9 new ones in the Caribbean, South America and Southeast Asia.
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We had family visitors to Florida plus we travelled to Boston, San Diego, San Francisco and Asuncion to visit family. We got reconnected with John’s California cousin Kathy, her husband Roy and their extended family when their daughter Katie got married … Continue reading
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In November we spent almost three weeks in Southeast Asia, touring Vietnam and Cambodia. One week was spent on a riverboat cruising up the Mekong River from Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) to Phnom Penh with many stops in … Continue reading
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In March we had a special windjammer experience in the Caribbean. We spent a week with Peg, Roger, Kathy and Roy aboard the Sea Cloud, a four-masted hand-sailed barque. She was built as a private yacht by Marjorie Merriwether Post … Continue reading
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After visiting Paraguay early in January, we hopped over the Andes to Chile for a week of bicycling along Chile’s Pacific coast and inland vineyards in the Casablanca Valley (white wines) and Maipo Valley (red wines). We also spent several … Continue reading
2017 was another busy year. But busy is good. We spent time in five countries and visited family and friends all over the US.
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We had lots of opportunities to gather with family in 2017. Scroll over the pictures to see who’s who.
In 2017 we ventured to the frozen North for Christmas for the first time in about 30 years. We found our cold weather gear deep in the closet. Danielle joined us for the trip to visit John’s brother Bill and his wife Lee in Illinois. They go to great lengths to decorate their house for Christmas. This year we and they got to enjoy those decorations for a change. John’s cousins Sara and Charlie and their spouses drove over from the Chicago area. We even got some snow on Christmas Eve!
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Matt, Stephanie and Ben moved to Paraguay in 2017. Paraguay is a land-locked country right in the middle of South America, an easy 24 hour trip from Orlando. It isn’t on most popular tourist tracks, but it has a complex and fascinating … Continue reading
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