Show Notes S1E3 | 08APR2021 – 13APR2021 | The continuation of my #vacation in Kauai, Hawaii with Pip and Paul; We visit the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (lighthouse); We got some quality time sunbathing on the beach; A road trip to visit Waimea Canyon State Park; Koke’e State Park; Tunnels Beach
Watch here: https://youtu.be/Wu44YhDBjhk
Show Notes S1E2 | 07APR2021 – 08APR2021 | I am enjoying vacation with Pip and Paul in Kauai, Hawaii! Paul and I finish up after swimming in Queensbath; Our visit to Haena National Park and Ke’e Beach ends up in disaster (police and cadaver dogs are involved!)!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/UU1G-_wNaKs
Show Notes S1E1 | 06APR2021 – 07APR2021 | In the season premier, I go on vacation with #Pip and #Paul to #Kauai, #Hawaii. This is pip’s first time, and only the second for Paul and myself. After dealing with a minor inconvenience, we get to swim in the ocean! QueensBath is amazingly beautiful, but very dangerous!
Watch here: https://youtu.be/hBQt3RDId4g
I recorded my first live broadcast using Happs.tv just yesterday. I’ve made the switch because Periscope is shutting things down this coming March. So sad, I know.
I’d like to figure out how to broadcast live on this blog, but in the meantime, feel free to follow my live broadcasts by going to Happs: http://happs.tv/invite/@DavTravels.
I have some slightly disheartening news (at least it is for me): I’ve decided to postpone Scotland 9. When I came home from Scotland 8, early last year, I had hoped that by the end of 2020, COVID-19 would have been eradicated. Little did I know that the beginning of 2021 would be the early days of the vaccine, and we’d still be experiencing outbreaks. On the plus side, however, both of the places I’d booked to stay have given me a full refund (thank you, Airbnb and Hostelworld!)! I’m pretty sure Country to Country in Glasgow is going to cancel (no room for social distancing there), and I’ll get a full refund for those tickets. The only refund I’m worried about is the Theatre tickets (I’d planned on staying a couple weeks in London this time).
Norwegian had already canceled my one-way flight in the fall. I was flying on points, since they’d also canceled my home-bound flight last year. I hope those points don’t expire before I have the opportunity to use them. I wonder if it’s too late to cash them out.
Have you had to cancel or change your own travel plans?
Rest In Peace, Butch.
Let’s talk about the Grand Canyon! One of my nieces recently posted a picture of her kids standing next to the edge. I have so many great memories of this national park! When I was young, my Uncle Jim and Aunt Dixie lived in the park, where he worked as a park ranger. Some of my very favorite memories were riding up to the canyon from southeastern Arizona, where I grew up.
My cousin Carrie, who has since passed on, and I would, on occasion, walk down the trail. This was from the south rim, where they lived. There was a point in the hike where it was posted that you shouldn’t go any further without water. That was usually the point where we’d turn around and head back up to the top.
I miss those days so much! Enough, at least, that the Grand Canyon made it on to my bucket list twice. I have been back a couple times since then, but only for quick overnight visits. It would be wonderful to spend some time there, once again. Number 42 on my bucket list is to hike the canyon from rim to rim. Number 43 is to fly over the canyon on a helicopter. Who wants to go with me?
Number 1 on my bucket list is to go on an African Safari. This would be the exploring kind, not the hunting kind. Not that I’m against responsible hunting- it’s just not my thing. I’ll hunt with my camera instead.
Number 29 on my bucket list would be to swim with dolphins. I have heard of places that allow you to do this. I think this could be an incredible experience, especially if the dolphins would want to interact with me.
Number 86 on my bucket list is to go scuba diving. I have never seriously looked into this, so I don’t know how to start. I’ll probably have to earn some certification classes. I can’t be bothered to start the search just yet. I will do this soon enough.
If you’ve ever met me, you’ll know that I love music, especially country music. This is the genre that I was raised on, mostly. When I hear the right song, I’m reminded about growing up in southern Arizona, and I feel more at home.
Bucket list item number 21 is to attend a country music festival in the state of Tennessee. I have been to concerts and even Country to Country in Scotland a few times, but hopefully, once COVID-19 leaves, I can get a friend or two together, and we can take a road trip to some sort of festival. I haven’t done very much research yet, but I look forward to making a plan!
According to Wikipedia- Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above Hohenschwangau’s village near Fussen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. This is also said to be the castle that inspired Disney’s ‘Cinderella’s castle.’ This exact item was supposed to be checked off this year, but I had to cut my vacation travels short because of the COVID-19 mess. As of tonight, I don’t really know when this will happen. I will, however, keep you in the loop.
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