Friday, April 01, 2011

Log / Pic 93 Ice Climbing-Mass.

Finally had a good cold winter. Decided to do some ice climbing. These falls in Mass. will do.
Laying out the equipment & setting up the ropes.
Can I go first?
Almost there
Lisa's turn
You got to be kidding me
I can do it!
Dan the man's turn
Round two for me
Always wanted to straddle a waterfall
Repelling down
weeeeeeeeeee
Round two Lisa
Water rushed through underneath us
Dan's second climb to top to take down the ropes.
Great day!

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Log / Pic 92 New Jeep Patriot

So I got a new Jeep-The Patriot!
Proud me in the role of Vanna
Lake Champlain, VT in background
right rear
right side
front view
back in my driveway-great winter so far!

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Log/Pic 91 Little Corn Island, Nicaragua

So after St. John I flew to Managua, Nicaragua and then took this small plane to Big Corn Island and then took small boat to little Corn Island. This man, Mr. Bing, picked us up on his boat to take us to his cottage.
This is his little oasis on the northern tip of the island next to...nothing!
Ahhh the Peace & Love Farm
This was our cottage-completely surrounded by trees.
Each morning Mr. Bing would bring us fruit, eggs, bread, or coconuts.
I was crazy for the coconuts!
Our resident banana spider
Our place was wicked hot and buggy, but this was the only alternative.
Each morning we would walk through the woods and into the small village.
This was the village.
Each evening we would walk the 30 minutes back to the cottage. Until one couple got assaulted and the guy got whacked in the head with the butt end of the attackers machete.
Then we started having Mr. Bing take us to the village in boat.
Horseback riding around the island...
...with Mr. Bing
Natural refreshments when I returned
One day Lisa and I circumnavigated the entire island.
Pulled over for cool drink at half-way point.
Unexpectedly picked up a hitchhiker on the local side of the island
Ended back where we started-at the dive shop. These are the dive boats we took each day-all day.
After 10 days on Little Corn, we were ready to move on. Peace & Love boat to small transport boat to the little plane back from Big corn (shown below) to Managua.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Log/Pic 90 St. John

So next destination of my summer was St. John. This cottage is where we stayed. Wicked loud at night from all the bugs in the trees surrounding us.
This beat-up Jeep was our transport.
We toured the island and saw great views.
And of course, donkeys
Parking spaces were simply cut-outs in the woods on the side of the roads.
Great snorkeling
I want to teach here
Of course we dove
In fact, I did my 700th dive here
But sailing is the real reason I came to St. John.