Excellent adventures in travel
On Saturday we visited Saqqara, my favorite cemetery in Cairo. For more than 8000 years, people have been burying their deceased loved ones along the west bank of the Nile opposite what is today the Cairo megalopolis. Archeologists have identified more than 30 miles of cemeteries stretching from Abu Rawash on the north to Medium … Read more
Warning: This program may not by suitable for all viewers. It contains real people engaged in political skullduggery, conspiracy and murder, presented in the form of a history lesson hidden inside a travel blog One monument I particularly wanted to visit on this trip to Saqqara was the family mastaba of Mereruka, Waatetkhethor and their … Read more
Apologies for the long delay in sharing our adventures in Egypt and England last April/May. My excuse is plunging into creation of our brand new library district (approved by voters last November, hurrah!) immediately upon my return. Setting up a new local government entity turns out to be an all consuming enterprise. With a bit … Read more
We decided to spend our last day taking two gentle walks followed by a lazy evening. Matt wanted to see the Wild Gardens of Acadia, so we first took the #10 bus to Sieur de Monts, then hopped the #3 bus to Sand Beach for a walk on the Great Head. After wandering through the … Read more
On Saturday we took a cruise – one of many, many cruises and boat rides offered out of Bar Harbor’s port. We thought the Puffin Lighthouse Cruise looked most interesting, so we plunked down (big) money for a 3 hour tour. (Not as eventful as Gilligan’s 3 hour tour, fortunately.) The route took us out … Read more