CUBA | Monday, 12 Feb 2018 | Views [388]
THERE WERE NO FIRES BURNING IN CIENFUEGOS. Not a one. Originally named Fernandina by French émigrés 200 years ago, it became a UNESCO World Heritage City because of its elegant classical French architecture. The name ... Read more >
CUBA | Friday, 9 Feb 2018 | Views [377]
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A GUIDE is their knowledge, not only of the birds in general, but of specific individuals. This is especially true of owls, those feathered denizens of the night. Rockjumper guides would often inquire, “... Read more >
CUBA | Tuesday, 6 Feb 2018 | Views [407]
THIS WAS A VERY "UN-ROCKJUMPER" TRIP. There were only five other birders and only two of them were serious. Which is OK since Cuba, with only 26 endemic species, doesn’t draw the more serious “listers.” Arturo Jr.... Read more >
CUBA | Sunday, 4 Feb 2018 | Views [406]
CUBA, THE NEAREST NON-CONTIGUOUS COUNTRY TO the USA, is one of the most difficult to visit. Readily accessible to Canadians and Europeans for years, American passport holders are nearly encouraged to fib on their tourist card. For example, ... Read more >
CUBA | Sunday, 4 Feb 2018 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 26 Jan 2018 | Views [255]
NOTHING — IF TALIESEN WEST IS ANY INDICATION. Connie found this Frank Lloyd Wright designed complex without any help from Paul. In fact, Mr. Wright’s buildings are on our bucket list for 2018, and Taliesen seemed like the ideal ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 25 Jan 2018 | Views [252]
AS WE SETTLED INTO THE ARIZONIAN RV Park in Gold Canyon, we knew we would be pretty much on our own this time. We stayed here two years ago to visit my old friend Paul and his wife Noreen, who live around the corner. They are good company ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 11 Jan 2018 | Views [379]
THERE ISN’T MUCH TO RECOMMEND YUMA, nor anything terribly wrong with it either. Many of the snowbirds we’ve met have been spending the winter here for years, but I think a month will be enough for us.
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USA | Wednesday, 3 Jan 2018 | Views [266]
THE HOLIDAYS SLIPPED BY WITH HARDLY A HO-HO-HO. There’s no chance of a winter wonderland in SoCal and we stayed away from the malls so the only St. Nick we saw was the skinny Salvation Army Santa outside of Walmart.
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USA | Saturday, 23 Dec 2017 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 1 Dec 2017 | Views [274]
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES ARE TOUGH LITTLE BUGGERS. As fragile as these ephemeral orange and black insects appear, they are nearly indestructible. Lucky for them and lucky for us. Monarchs have four generations every year, each involved ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017 | Views [288]
THERE WERE STILL A FEW PLACES left for us to visit in California when we returned from Columbia. We decided to move our base north from Vandenberg to the Wine Country RV Resort in Los Robles — not for the wine nor the oaks, but for the castle.... Read more >
USA | Monday, 27 Nov 2017 | Photo Gallery
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COLOMBIA | Saturday, 25 Nov 2017 | Views [411]
WE DIDN’T REALIZE HOW MUCH WE WOULD miss Doctor David. He was a great birder and a really nice guy but he had booked only the Extension tour. His replacement was the exact opposite, and with a big, noisy camera to boot. We also ... Read more >
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 12 Nov 2017 | Views [587]
COLUMBIA WAS THE LAST OF THE FOUR Rock Jumper trips that Connie had to book concurrently just to guarantee that we would have a place. After the Cameroon fiasco I begged off the trip to Papua New Guinea. I am not a fan of groups or the pre-... Read more >
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