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Egypt 2024, Up the Nile, on to Jordan
Egypt 2024 Day1: Cairo 1 1/5/24-1/6/24 (I’m sending this to you because I suspect you will enjoy it, but you can choose to either read, skim, or ignore it. No test! Welcome to the Brugman tour of Egyptian and Jordan!) From our house to the Fairmont Nile Hotel was 26 hours. Nevertheless, with all the…
Scotland, August 2023
Scotland August 2023 with Patricia and John Brugman Day 1: 8-15-23 A Prius did it again! Our golf clubs and bags all fit in that little car and Valek from Pasadena Taxi did a great job. At LAX, we noticed how busy Bradley was today in comparison with last year when we went to Antarctica, and…
The Mississippi River Aboard the Mississippi Queen 2022
Mississippi River Day 1-2: 4-1-22 New Orleans and the Big Muddy We left home in the afternoon. The Delta flight was right on time, but what we didn’t know (sorry basketball fans) is that the Big Four play-off is at the Superdome this weekend! Oops. Our plane was full of tall and enthusiastic fans and…
Antarctica! January 2022
Antarctica Daily Diary 1/21022—2/5/22 by Patti Brugman Antarctica #1 Pre-trip planning—3 Days Before Departure I’m writing this a few days before we depart to prepare friends for their own dream trips. First, there is the mental commitment to go. Then the reality of a down payment. The final payment. The insurance. The medical forms… and…
Day 13: Taha’a (Tada!)
July 7th, Sunday 2019, Day 13, Taha’a I arose early because of a continuous clunking above our cabin. We’re right below the deck but when I investigated I found, not an anchor, but the HVAC. Remains a mystery. The delightful outcome was a great view of the sunrise over the islands of Taha’a. Sun obscured…
Day 12: Huahine Island
July 9th: Day 12 Huahine Island We anchored in a lovely lagoon, surrounded by a reef with dense rainforests rising right from the base of each mountain and covering the island. This was a very, very green island. Hit your ball into the rough here and you’ll never find it again— of course, since there…