Tag Archives: Wildlife

A Whale of a Day in San Diego

I’ve gone whale watching all over the globe. Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii (both Lanai and Molokai); about the only well-known places for whales I haven’t been are southern California and Alaska. Well, after a New Years trip to see the family in San Diego, I can now mark one of those spots off my […]

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A Swimming San Diego Sea Lion

Last week while I was out whale watching with the family in San Diego, which I’ll write more about next week, we spotted a sea lion swimming through the harbor. Such a great sight, no matter how many I saw at La Jolla on my last visit.

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Looking Ahead to 2014 Travel

Where am I going in 2014? I’ve already been asked this several times this holiday season. And with the 2013 I had, I can’t say it’s an unwarranted question. But, quite honestly, and likely for the first time in my life, I really have no idea what my plans are for the coming year. I’m […]

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Christmas in San Diego

I’m excited to ditch the snow and cold this winter season, skipping out on the normal trip home to Minnesota and instead spend some of my holiday time visiting family in warm and sunny San Diego. It has been years since I’ve been there, and I’m ready to get back. Now, I just wonder if […]

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An Hawaii Whale Watching Cruise from Lanai

I am into nature and seeing whales. I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you’re seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that’s added gives you a certain feeling. ~ Karl Pilkington, An Idiot Abroad […]

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Capture the Color 2013 #CTC13

My blogger friend Traveling Ted nominated me for Capture the Color 2013, a sort of chain blogging event. The deal is to post pictures with one of five colors – blue, green, red, white, and yellow – and write a little something about each. I decided to limit my photos and blurbs to travels I’ve […]

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