I recently returned from the December 9, 2022 trip to Antarctica.In no particular order, here are some things I learned/wish to pass on in hopes that it may assist future guests planning or going on this trip. Photos from the trip can be viewed at the link below. Buenos Aires Photography Jacket and Boots Provided Clothes Other Stuffage
For three weeks in December, we were privileged to take a bucket list trip to the Antarctica Peninsula and its surrounding archipelago. Media including photos, raw video clips and a few video compilations can be found here: If you would like to skip the photos and just jump to the compilation videos, the can be viewed at the links below.…
Haven written much of anything to this Journal in quite some time. I have been posting to the Vero social network, which is awesome, but difficult to get folks to join as they’re entrenched in the big name brands. But I wander… Last night we had a total lunar eclipse and wonder of wonders it was actually perfect conditions for…
Life often comes down to choices and we don’t alway make the ones that are in our best interest physically.
The Smithsonian National Zoo held a special birthday party for Xiao Qi Ji‘s 2nd birthday where they brought out a nice popsicle cake and generally made a fuss over the young panda. The crowd was fairly large but all in a good mood since it was a beautiful day. In addition to the panda birthday celebration, I had a chance…
I missed the peak glow, but did catch a few photos from my Mini 2 drone of the fire glow sunset last night. A with much of Maryland, we have a ton of trees around with no real direct views of the Western sky, so the drone is the only way to capture the sky.
To celebrate the birth of a new baby brother for Fiona and visit the Cincinnati Zoo for their Wild about Wine event, we took a quick weekend trip to the Queen City. Rather than stay close to the river as we’ve done in the past, we booked our stay in a small boutique hotel in the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) district near…
In mid-summer there are tons of different farms and fields planted with Sunflowers. One of the more popular areas that typically blooms in mid-July is the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area. As you can see in the gallery of photos from my visit there in 2021 the blooms are stunning. Unfortunately, this year we missed the peak bloom at McKee-Beshers and…
We did a very Maryland thing this afternoon, sitting down for a crab pick’n with medium size blue crabs fresh from the Chesapeake, washed down with several pints of ale. The joint we picked was Floyd’s Crossroads Pub. It was truly outstanding in terms of the quality of the crabs, the way they were prepared (cooked to perfection), and the…
My cross country flight to LA/Riverside was smooth and as enjoyable as economy class can be given I’m still recovering from a herniated lower back disc. One of the highlights (pun intended) of the trip was this sunset view of the Grand Canyon with the golden light reflecting off the engine and the canyon walls. It reminded me a lot…