Nelsonadventures

I think I am back again. Trouble with blog has been solved. I think. In the Cinque Terre, my favorite place in Italy. We have done two of the great hikes. The weather has been perfect. Last night we a birthday dinner on top of the castle in Vernazza for Suzanne it was a magical night for a wonderful person. Paris was busy, but a great time. We saw all the great sights, eat lots of delicious food, drank large amounts of wine. We are all now ready for rehab. Not going to write much today. I will try to load lots of pictures instead. Greats vacation trip I have ever been on with 7 wonderful people. See you tomorrow.... read more

OK. Only 2 days before we leave. I am testing to make sure this blog is going to everyone. Let me know if you get this and want to receive this blog... read more

Yesterday was our last full day in Puerto Penasco and another service project and at the end of course was another dinner party. Our goal was to survey and fix up the water treatment plant the Red Rock club installed back in 2015. The purpose was to supply water to schools in the area. Tap water here is not suitable to be consumed by humans. The plant is set up to take the local water, filter and treat it to a consumable level and then deliver to the schools by truck. Water tanks were installed at the schools on the roof to use gravity for water pressure. In addition water was was made available to local residents at a small cost to help pay for operations. The operational portion of the plant is in perfect condition ... read more

Yesterday we went and visited the Biosphere Crater, which not exactly the crater. It is the volcanic area resulting from the crater activity which is actually 1 1/2 hours away. The area is much like the Entrada area in St George. Most the same vegas ion and wildlife. We some hiking in the area on several interpretive trails, but all the signage is in Spanish with little or no English. I guess I expected the area to cater more to us Americans. Some of my prejudices coming through. We did have a catered lunch at the site from Jose’s friend. Always excellent food. Our evening adventure was scheduled to be a tour of a local farm with dinner. That was cancelled due to a few not feeling well and the rest basically just tired. The long ... read more

Well today is the day to pack everything you won’t need on the trip. Joanne tries to pack for everything that might happen or go wrong. I just pack. I have to admit this trip is a little more challenging. We drive through cold weather to get to Phoenix and the the weather turns warm from Phoenix to Mexico. A very perplexing problem when only packing one small suitcase. Another problem is dressing for a rotary meeting, some still consider this a business attire occasion. Next packing work cloths for working parties, then finally dressing for the relaxation time. For me that’s shorts, t-shirt and sandals, which could qualify for all the events in my world. So the panic day continues. What ever is in the suit case tomorrow morning at 8 will have to be ... read more