Category Archives: travels

Despite my very isolated campsite I actually have a few bars of ATT service AND I remembered to bring my iPad so have the convenience of it’s Bluetooth keyboard. It is 7:15 pm and I am settled in Scrat after a long day. I drove from home to the campground (10am-3pm) via the NYS thruwayContinue reading “Friday Recap (as promised)”

This is my 3rd trip in Scrat (my campervan) to the Adirondacks this summer but THIS TIME I Will blog!!!

I was hoping to get back to my travel blogging for this trip but there is very limited cellular service and very slow WiFi at my campground near Whiteface Mountain. I got frustrated last night when couldn’t upload any road or hiking photos. Here is a photo of Scrat. More later, hopefully 🙂

It is a rainy Thursday morning. I am now 3 days behind on my Travel blogging. Tuesday I drove from home to the Adirondack Loj (6 hours) in north Elba and got in a quick ascent of Mt Jo before the rain caught up with me. I am staying at the luxurious Whiteface Lodge inContinue reading “A little rain may fall …”

I have only hiked one of the 46 four thousand foot peaks in the park, Mt Marcy about 15 years ago (5200 ft).

Having stayed in the Village or Tribeca many times the last few years I always try to include the Brooklyn Bridge on runs, it is beautiful and has a wonderful raised wooden deck above the cars. Until last year this was shared by bikes and pedestrians but in his one good move as mayor, DeblasioContinue reading “Monday Run, Brooklyn-Battery 8 miles”

It is Monday now and I am chillaxing in the East Village after a long day of looking at apartments for my child. More on that later but back to Sunday. My last word was about still waiting for my 6am Jetblue flight to leave the gate. After we sat on the plane for anotherContinue reading “The plot thickens …”

I am flying down to NYC to help Alex move out of dorm and then bring their stuff home on Amtrak on Tuesday. I am wearing a soccer jersey because plan was to go to a bar in the city with James Lynch to watch a Premier League game with the rabid fans of Everton,Continue reading “The best laid plans ….”