April 24th, 2020


It has been a busy week - packing and storing stuff, doing some real cooking, cleaning, mowing...just nonstop festivities. My neighbor is going to work on the shower pan in my trailer and that's about the last major thing needing to be done before loading up. My timetable for moving actually moved up a little … Continue reading April 24th, 2020

February 17th, 2020 – Day 9: Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Kansas City, MO USA


I woke up at 4:30, an hour before our alarm was supposed to go off. I laid there in the darkness, contemplating our trip during that time; all the things we saw and did and the fun we had. We have a 9-hour flight to ATL then a couple more hours to MCI.It was such … Continue reading February 17th, 2020 – Day 9: Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Kansas City, MO USA

February 16th, 2020 – Day 8: Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Today we got out of our rental in Landsmeer and moved into Centrum near Centraal Station. Our room happened to be overlooking a canal and the station along with buildings in the other side of the canal. From here we go back and catch a train to Schiphol Airport for the trip home. We got … Continue reading February 16th, 2020 – Day 8: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 15th, 2020 – Day 7: Amsterdam, The Netherlands


This morning we got up early to get into the city from our house in Landsmeer. We had tickets to tour the Anne Frank House - one of the few touristy things we scheduled and planned.   I was a bit apprehensive about it but I'm glad we went. There are many lessons in what … Continue reading February 15th, 2020 – Day 7: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 14th, 2020 – Day 6: Dublin to The European Continent


COFFEE!!! We need coffee. It's up well before the chickens and off to the airport. Destination: Germany. One more trip (for me) to Köln (Cologne) to see that huge cathedral. We didn't sleep much last night. We are flying the ultra-budget carrier Ryanair over as I got a screaming deal on the flights and it was … Continue reading February 14th, 2020 – Day 6: Dublin to The European Continent