Fellow Traveler's Email

A friend and former boss who travels A LOT more than I do recently sent out this very funny email.
"Please hold all email until Sept 23. Princess lines is repositioning a ship from England to NYC and seems to need a professional to drink with the captain for the whole cruise. Stops in Norway, Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. Hey, don't blame if he doesn't know how to navigate! Talk to you when I get back. B"
I've never been to any of the islands he mentioned and I now have serious travel envy.
(I cheated on the boat photo. This is a picture I took of fishing boats in a small fishing village in Chile. I'm sure B is traveling on a much larger ship......hopefully...... )

Viva Santa Fe - It's Our 400th Anniversary

This weekend was the roaring start of 18 months of celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Santa Fe. Yes, Jamestown Virginia is older, but we are the oldest capital city in the US. This photo is of Santa Fe taken in 1900 from Fort Macy hill and it is at Fort Macy that the Anniversary festivities were kicked off this weekend. Also of note this week is the Burning of Zozobra on Sept 10. Each year 18,000 or more people gather to watch Zozobra (Old Man Gloom) go up in flames. The Zozorba that is set on fire is a 49 ft marionette that contains thousands of pieces of paper on which the attendees have written their troubles. At $5 a ticket ($10 at the venue), it is much cheaper than therapy. (505) 660-1965 or zozobra.com .