2026–Our Bi-annual Road Trip..

They are so easy to get into and so hard to get out of… but what a beautiful day. After yesterday’s crazy weather today was sunshine and perfect. We (our guide and another fellow) were the only ones on the Snake River. It was so peaceful and gorgeous. We love…

This country is so beautiful! I forget until we drive and then I am just awestruck. Miles and miles. This has been a weather day as well—bright sunshine, rain, thunder and lightning…then back to sunshine. Fun for a girl who only has winter rain and fog. Hopefully we see falls…

There are 8400 people living here. We stayed here 2 years ago. So we brought food from home to heat up. This picture feels SO true to Nevada And I drove some today.. even in the hilly area! Love Barbara

We leave tomorrow to drive to Wisconsin, Ilinois, Lake Norman, NC and Starr, SC. I think I will be able to entertain you along the way! I usually start packing a week before a trip. It is just a habit. Here is a picture of my suitcases this morning: If…

I really appreciate all of you for following along on our trip. We fly out tomorrow and are looking forward to being back–and yet also will miss the adventure of traveling. We connected with so many people, saw cool places, had thought about time and the human condition. I love…

Max got a shave and a haircut: Howard and I walked up to the old (1170) Castle. I think this would make a great wedding venu. One last day tomorrow.. Love Barbara

We decided to stay a couple of days in Milazzo because this is where you depart to go to the Aleutian Islands, which are supposed to be pretty cool. BUT its too windy for the boats running to the islands. This is a beautiful seaside town with no real big…

We didn’t know much about this town, but it is a cute beach front town with a kick-ass Cathedral. The cathedral has this amazing Byzantine Mosaic. Christ’s hand is 9 meters long!. The mosaic is HUGE. I need to get more pictures tomorrow. Love. Barbara

So we skipped Pamukkule in Turkey–white steps–for good reasons… BUT when we heard we were 20 minuies from the Turkish Steps we decided we had to go. it was perfect weather and a perfect excursion. Here when you are being stupid the guard blows his/her whistle at you. (Don’t climb…

In 400 BC there was a city of 200,000 Greeks living in this area. They had enough money (and slaves) to build 13 temples in a row. The largest was HUGE (but gone now. This gem was totally coverted into a church until King Ferdinand II took away the church…