Tom and Sheila

What’s a lagoon? The word lagoon conjures images of the lagoon on “Gilligan’s Island”. The lagoons around the French Polynesian islands are something else altogether. Picture a shallow coral reef encircling the island with a few gaps in the coral…

Belgium? Elton John wrote a song about it. Sheila’s knowledge of Belgium was her memory of a very handsome Belgian in her senior class in Florida…

We arrived to find a very nice, classic row house – tall and skinny – 3 stories tall but only about 20 feet wide – with steep narrow stairs between floors and a lovely duck-filled canal along the front. More importantly, we liked our hosts instantly – a family of three…

We thought 4 days should be plenty of time to explore the highlights of a country much smaller than our beautiful state of Colorado. Wrong! We soon learned that there is so much to see and do in Iceland that we wished…

Never heard of Punta Serena? The small resort is perched cliff-side on the peninsula with views of dolphins and whales frolicking and an idyllic beach on each side – the south side is adults only and clothing optional…

If ever you are on a road trip between Colorado and Texas, Capulin Volcano is a side trip worthy of a few hours. Those who don’t know their a’a from their pahoe’hoe will probably prefer…