North to Many Places

How did we spend the end of June through the fourth of July?  Traveling.  Again.  Still.  Do we ever stay home?  Good question. Sometimes. Anyway, the Rayman drove to Corvallis to see the new and improved son.  He lost weight … Keep Reading…

Doing the Laundry

So, this all started when our friend, Neta, bought a coffee table cookbook.  Not just any cookbook.  Thomas Keller’s French Laundry cookbook.  Have you seen it?  It’s huge in size and Amazon probably charges extra to ship it…it is that … Keep Reading…

A Tropical, Topical Itch

I may be addicted to blogging.  It’s 3:45 a.m. and here I am siting in bed writing because I can’t sleep.  It’s too hot in this room because the air conditioning is off because it gets too cold and I … Keep Reading…

A Day at El Yunque

Quite a day here in the rain forest. It started with reading the NY Times (only moi).  Sounds like we didn’t miss to much except perhaps in Yemen, Tripoli, and Lebanon.  Then we had a great breakfast with the other … Keep Reading…

Finally We Disembark

We’re off the boat.  What an adventure.  Nothing like we’ve ever done before.  Thanks to our friends, the crew.  It is not easy for 8 people to be locked up together negotiating wind, rain, cooking, cleaning, manning the boat…however, we … Keep Reading…

Dear Conch Charters

To Whom It May Concern, We are still planning to return the boat tomorrow but in light of everything that is happened, we thought we ought to give you a heads up before our arrival in the morning. As I … Keep Reading…