Our Travels

Bora Bora, Tahiti

Feb 7th, 2014

This was our second trip to Bora Bora, and sadly Kara got the Denge fever, so it will be our last, but it was still so beautiful!
Bora Bora is one of the most beautiful places on this earth. We stayed in an over the water bungelow by the airport.
I spend a couple of days kayaking around the island. I was struck by how much trash was floating around in the water, so I started picking it up. But once I saw one of the outer islands, I understood that there was trash EVERYWHERE. Just another place that man has messed up!

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A short video of beautiful Bora Bora

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We took the boat over to our resort

This would be our accomodations for the next week

The view from our over the water bungalow was out of control!

A week of these amazing sunsets!

I have my kayak and am ready to get on the water

This is bath water

We made it a point of going back to our favorite restaurant, Bloody Marys

Another amazing day on Bora Bora

I kayaked around several islands and picked up trash, and the water was a once in a lifetime outstanding!

Off for a massage

Our trip to pet the manta rays and see amazing fish

How lucky to have this bird bomb my photo

Paradise

Todos Santos in Baja Mexico

2013-04-30

During our visit to Cabo, we took a bus tour up to Todos Santos. What a wonderful little town. We had WAY to many margaritas, but check out this food. I would eat this food every day!

Chicago with Reed and Tammy

2012-09-10

This was our last stop on our trip around Lake Michigan. Reed and Tammy met us there and we spent a nice couple of day, including visiting some skates blues clubs, including Buddy Guys world famous club.

Paradise Lighthouse on the upper Peninsula

2012-09-07

We drove up the Peninsula and stopped to see Paradise Lighthouse and Lake Superior. There is great meaning in this area for all of the ships that did not make it.

Mackinac Island

2012-09-06

We drove from Chicago over to Detroit, then we planned to drive to the upper peninsula. Even though I lived in Birmingham Michigan, a Detroit suburb, I had never been to the upper peninsula. On the way we saw a sign for Mackinac Island, check it out!

Pueblo Bonito Sunset

2012-07-12

Pueblo Bonito Monte Cristo Resort

2012-07-02

Las Vegas with Tracy

2012-01-07

When our niece Tracy came out for two weeks we took her to Las Vegas. Sitting in the Paris Hotel looking down at the fountain is special. Check it out.

The Queen Mary with Tracy

2012-01-03

We really wanted to give our niece Tracy Herman the best vacation in So Cal possible, so we took her to Long Beach and visited the Queen Mary. The ball room looks so amazing!

Lion cubs in Cabo

2011-11-18

They had a booth set up where you can have your picture taken with lion cubs from the local zoo. If it claws your face, I guess you could sue yourself because good luck, you are in Mexico. We had a timeshare at Pueblo Bonito where we stayed for at least 10 years.

Pueblo Bonito Sunset

2011-11-17

Emerald Bay, Mazatlan, Pueblo Bonito

2011-03-22

We decided to trade our Cabo San Lucas Pueblo Bonitos timeshare unit for one at their sister property in Mazatlán. What an amazing week we had there. We once again risked our lives doing something crazy, traveling into the heart of the city by open cab, called a pneumonia, to visit a night spot we had seen during our day tour. We found out later that shootings had taken place around the city during our visit, and trucks with armed police were all over the place. Tour ships had stopped coming to Mazatlán because of the street violence. But as usual, we had a blast that night!

The Mission Inn

2010-12-12

If you find yourself in Los Angeles at Christmas, you MUST drive out to Riverside and stay at the Mission inn. We made it out almost every year for 5 years. The way they light it up is magical. So many U.S. Presidents have stayed here! If you can't make it, check it out here!

Whales of Magdalena Bay

2010-07-14

The journey to Magdalena Bay to see the gray whales and their babies is not for the faint of heart. You have to drive into the heart of Baja on very sketchy road, with who know who on those roads. What an amazing adventure it was. Check out my video of the day!