Adventures of a curious mind

Following our day in Upcountry we decided to spend Saturday on the beach. It was such a relaxing day, though by mid-afternoon we were staring in the face of boredom. I finished another book making two in one week. This is a 100% improvement over my previous year-to-date total of two. I need to make…

Yesterday we left the ocean and the beach behind to head for ‘Upcountry’! Together, Rick and I had done a bit of research to understand where to spend our time. Our final destination was the peak of Haleakala at sunset. We were in no real rush to get there, and our investigations provided a host…

The thing about a Maui vacation is that it is not very busy. This creates some challenges for me personally as I am typically a very, very busy person. Rest is good and my back is feeling better (thank you sun and ocean). But the days can be slow, filled with lots of lying about…

The headline is about the green turtles because, in the end, that was most definitely the highlight of the day for me. The rest was quiet and maybe just a little foggy in comparison. Rick was out early for his rowing adventure. It seems he had a good time in a boat with 3 women,…

That was what we woke up to. It is the combination of the salty ocean, warm sand, plumeria, all manner of tropical plants, and a little bit of residual coconut sunscreen. The moon was still peaking at us between the palm trees as we drank our morning coffee and watched the birds waking up. That…

Ugh – what an early start. Our flight was at 9:30. I set my alarm for 6:00 but was up and moving before 5:00. In life before the pandemic I travelled constantly. I knew what to expect. I knew what to do. And I was comfortable with all of it. But things are different now.…

In a normal blog world the newest posts would be at the top and the older ones lower down. I am ‘somewhat’ bound by rules so feel the urge to organize my Croatia posts that way, even while threading in current posts. But… this blog is new, and so are many of you. I want…

Slovenia is lovely. Our AirBnB is modern, comfortable and comes with a) a welcome drink b) daily breakfast of coffee, juice and toast. The toast is actually a grilled sandwich with cheese and ham. Simple. Delicious. Enough to start any day. We are staying in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. Our little hotel room…

We had a bit of a late start on Thursday. We were tired after the hiking and the drive yesterday, so took our time getting sorted in the morning. It was pouring rain and the forecast promised more, so we opted to head for an indoor activity – the Skocjan Caves in Karst. The caves…

I would like to begin with a few Slovenian facts. If you are like us, you probably did not know a lot about Slovenia until becoming the recipient of these emails :0) 1) Slovenians love bees. They decorate the hives with art to show the bees the way home (pretty cool). There are 90,000 beekeepers…