Blogs from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, North America - page 4

September 1 – Labor Day - It’s a gorgeous day at the Springs. I went to the balloon fest again but it was canceled because of high level winds. So I spent all of the morning at the Garden of the Gods. It was nice to be able to enjoy it in such good weather and not having to hurry a bit. I’ll be signing up for another week tomorrow at the Rainbow Lodge. That will put me here through next Monday. The Garden of the Gods started to get crowded so I will go back again on a weekday that is not a holiday to get better pictures. September 2 - It’s nice and cool this morning. Very nice. I'm having my tea and thinking things over. In a bit I will go through some ... read more

Here's our boat/ship/whatever. I found this website http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/269057374with pretty pictures of our longboat. It sort of keeps track of where the ship is but it's off by about 24 hours. I packed, unpacked and packed again. When you're a contingency packer like I am it's always hard to figure out what to bring. Will it be warm? Will it be cold? Will it rain? I have my suitcase crammed full and also a carry-on and a giant "purse" which is really kind of a tote bag that will hold my tablet and keyboard as well as my ipod, a camera, my phone, drugs, and anything else I can put in it. I saw and bought this thing a long time ago. It was expensive but I love it! I wrote instructions for Jessie, answered a few ... read more

Yesterday was the last day of work. I am very happy about that. I have Oktoberfest tonight and I am hoping that is the last time I see Black Forest people for a while. I am making lists and slowly packing. I can't do too much since I don't have a suitcase yet. I pulled out my larger American Tourister and it's falling apart thanks to the airlines. I will need one that will remain intact all the way to Paris and all the way home. We received all of our travel documents a week ago which included a little zippered portfolio, luggage tags, transfer slips and personalized booklets...but no tickets. After talking to people on FB, we realized that the tickets were part of the booklet. We'll be getting boarding passes 24 hours before our ... read more

12 days to go. I have most of my shopping done. New a few travel things and a new suitcase but that's about it. I don't even worry about Cal, he''s on his own. I bought him a pair of shoes that are supposed to be very comfortable for walking and he acted like I was being a neurotic nag so the heck with him, don't care if his feet hurt. Cat is still a problem. We don't have his diabetes stabelized yet. Hoping that'll happen before we leave. I left a letter with our vet in case Jessie has to take him in. I am testing this blog out to see if it'll work with my Infinity tablet. I hate the keyboard but I don't want to lug my laptop with me and I don't ... read more

It rained all night and the creek behind the RV park was flowing at a rapid pace. Thank goodness we are high enough that the creek won't at least flood the park until after we leave tomorrow. We spent the day running around town with Jill and John. We looked at more RVs and then had dinner at our favorite German restaurant, Edelweiss. We have had a blast spending the last 10 days with our wonderful friends from Colorado Springs. Jill and I have been friends for over 30 years, so its awesome our husbands get along so well. We are ready to hit the road with them and see some more of the US.... read more