Category Archives: Photos

Rome Cars on Display

Posted on July 20, 2020 by John Blanton

Last day in the city: we stopped to ogle some vintage race cars. It was a quick, 10-day trip, and on Friday we would be heading back. We walked to the train station, and wow! Some oddly familiar motorcars. There … Continue reading →

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Water, water, and all the boards did shrink.

Posted on November 17, 2019 by John Blanton

Further Adventures in Italy So we arrived in Venice this month and hiked almost immediately to see the San Marco Cathedral. And I told Barbara, stand over there because I want a photo of you standing there, completely dry. That’s … Continue reading →

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Ferry to Denmark

Posted on August 25, 2019 by John Blanton

A Continuing Adventure So we arrived in Hamburg in Germany, and checked into our hotel. We knew we needed to go to Copenhagen on Sunday, because we had a hotel reservation, so we went to the train station to get … Continue reading →

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Take the last train from Strasbourg…

Posted on July 31, 2019 by John Blanton

And I’ll meet you at the station. Yeah, I don’t think those are the actual words. Nevertheless, on Monday we went to Strasbourg, and we took the train. It’s maybe 40 miles as the crow flies from Freiburg in Germany … Continue reading →

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Freiburg Day Off

Posted on July 28, 2019 by John Blanton

The idea was to spend some time in Germany, which we had never visited before. And we had a few weeks to spare. I figured some out of the way places, and Barbara was keen seeing the Black Forest region. … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Surprise

Posted on July 21, 2019 by John Blanton

Took the train to Amsterdam. Got daring. Engaged my GPS tracker and was impressed. The train was going 100 mph. Eat your heart out Giacomo Agostini. I knew The Netherlands was flat country, and low. Altitude showed four feet above … Continue reading →

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Make a run for the border.

Posted on April 14, 2019 by John Blanton

Adventures in Big Bend Territory Spring break, and we took a break. Our second day in Big Bend territory we took the River Road Drive. Something under a hundred miles of roller coaster road that follows (and sometimes doesn’t) the … Continue reading →

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Captain Morgan’s Retreat

Posted on March 9, 2018 by John Blanton

A Fabulous Getaway As mentioned elsewhere. we were having dinner, we both agreed we needed to get out of the house. Barbara Jean is master of this sort of thing, and a couple of hours later she had us booked … Continue reading →

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Coco Beach Lunch

Posted on March 5, 2018 by John Blanton

The Great Lunch Expedition The night we arrived at Captain Morgan’s Retreat we had dinner at their restaurant, and it was most grand. For lunch the next day we figured there must be something besides. The literature we had showed … Continue reading →

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Captain Morgan’s Revenge

Posted on March 4, 2018 by John Blanton

Also remembered as Gulliver’s Travails I remember Captain Morgan as a notorious pirate from the 17th century: Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan, c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, landowner and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, … Continue reading →

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