Travel
Watching the Walkers
We drop anchor in Garrison Bay. This is where the British were stationed during the “Pig War” that ultimately decided the border between the US and Canada.
Stuart Island
Faithful readers will remember Stuart Island from previous journeys of P.V. Impromptu. The Island has a few year-round residents, more in years past, but is now mostly a spot for second homes.
There are two harbors on Stuart Island: Prevost Harbor on the north side, and Reid Harbor on
Jones Island
Another week of projected good weather inspired more self-isolation on the high seas. Once again the challenge was to plan in itinerary that included only uninhabited (or very sparsely inhabited) places.
We began our journey with a two-and-a-half hour cruise to little Jones Island. Jones, which lies just off the
Curses!
After unleashing I ❤️ Small Museums on the world, I realized that there is one more small museum that I just have to show you.
Not a Museum
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryborough,_Queensland
We hired a car (Can’t say “rented”. This is Australia, mate!) in Sydney intending to make our way north to Gladstone on the Queensland coast.
After several fun-filled days in Brisbane, we were looking for a place to stop
I ❤️ Small Museums
As the late, great Billie Holiday once sang:
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, bloggers gotta blog.
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, bloggers gotta blog.
I started this damp Saturday by boring the socks off of the nice folks who use Convoglio email. They were treated to a longish discourse on two alternative ways to train Spam filters.
Bear and Not Bear
People are putting bears in their windows to amuse passersby. We wanted to get in on the fun, but our house isn’t ideal since we don’t have any windows on the front of the house.
So we did what we could with the “windows” in our front door.
Slimy, Glowing Things
When I first arrived as a new immigrant to what was then immodestly known as “God’s Own Country”, there were far fewer major tourist attractions than there are today. The mud pots of Rotorua bubbled as they still do, Queenstown was a charming village set amongst mind-numbing scenery between
Matia Island
Unlike Sucia Island, where the Spanish pronunciation is not commonly used, Matia is pronounced Mah-tee-ah more often than not. You will find some who say May-sha, but not many.
Most of this 145 acre Island is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a National Wildlife Refuge.
Sucia Island
Arrrrrgh! Grab a chart me mateys and follow along as I tell ye a tale o’ social distancing on the high seas. Arrrrrgh (again)!
Or, you can have a look at the route we took here.
Let me begin with a short history lesson. These Islands were “discovered” (in the
Left Unsaid
This is supposed to be a travel blog and one thing’s for sure, there won’t be much traveling for a while. So I’ve decided to say a bit more about our February trip to New Zealand.
Let’s begin in Rotorua.
Back in the day, this North
How they do it in New Orleans
Amidst the trouble and angst caused by COVID-19, this woman’s face mask brought a smile!
Moving On (again!)
They say that the third time’s the charm. I hope so because I’m getting tired of moving this blog!
So, what’s going on? It’s not easy to find a good place to host a blog. Some are free, but insert ads into posts. Some are difficult