As some readers may know, for most of August the family is going to be in Germany and Austria. For the first nine days we are staying in a nice flat in Berlin, nearby the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We have been doing all sorts of fun things, […]
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Have you ever heard of the Thimble Islands? If so, you are very lucky! I never knew they existed and we had a joyful day touring them with the family The Thimble Islands are a small group of rocky islands off the Connecticut coast in Long Island Sound. Around 23 of them have houses. The
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Grab a cup of coffee and watch the video below of nearly six minutes of continuous crashes and laughs. The sport you are watching is the latest in my watersports journey called Dockstarting a way to use hydroids in a purely human powered way. No motor, no wind, no nothin. My first try with a
My Dad took me in a new experience this Monday. At about 6:30, he woke me up, and we both got prepared for a day on the water. One 40 minute car drive later, we arrived at his friend, Mr Chris’s house. Before we left, another one of Mr Chris’s friends, Mr Brian, arrived on
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The last two years of post Coast Guard life have been great. Dozens or hundreds of adventures depending on how you count. At the same time, because we are always traveling, being spontaneous with a new opportunity that pops up can be difficult. Hard to grab a bike ride with a friend in DC when
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Jiu jitsu originated in Japan like many martial arts, but was made popular by the Gracies from Brazil, who used their style to win a variety of fighting contests such as the UFC. The art was originally intended as a method for samurai, who were usually mounted on horses, to fight on the ground when
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As you likely know, as of right now the family is located in Puerto Rico. It is a beautiful island, full of things to do and see. I love this place, and I wish we could come here every year. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico has quite a problem with invasive species, similar to the Florida Everglades
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As some of you may know, I recently got scuba certified. Last year I had the chance to do so, but foolishly decided not to. This year I did not make the same mistake, and even before we arrived here in Puerto Rico, I expressed my desire to get certified. Mom got re-certified last year,
In Olympia we had a nice guided tour of the museum and temple ruins. We learned the truth of the not so old torch ceremony, and pretended to race each other across the finish line (I won of course!). Starting with our tour of the museum we realized it was very helpful to have a
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How does one describe Meteora. This area was not even a speck of a thought when we first headed to Greece, but the more local people we met, the more people were telling us, “You must visit Meteora!” We had purposefully left this portion of our trip unplanned knowing that the time of year would
