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  • Part 6: Evian les Bains

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    Evian les Bains We walked to the Mulhouse train station in the morning prepared for rain, since it was predicted, and it was one of those drizzly mornings where the sky keeps you guessing.  We managed to avoid getting wet… Read More ›

  • Part 5: Stage 14 of the Tour de France

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    Le Tour! I think our goal for the day was just to see what we could see and not get trampled!  I’m kidding!  -it wasn’t that bad. The start area for Stage 14 was in a park on the other… Read More ›

  • Part 4: Detour to Belfort France

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    Where the plot thickened: Belfort, France It wasn’t until after I had nailed down all the plans and bookings for this trip that I noticed that Stage 13 of the Tour was finishing in Belfort, France -a nearby town to… Read More ›

  • Part 3: Mulhouse, France

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    The plot thickens We said goodbye to Lucerne and boarded the train for Mulhouse, France.   This interesting sculpture was in Basel, Switzerland where we changed trains. The train ride was a short trip of about two hours. Our hotel… Read More ›

  • Part 2: Mt. Pilatus

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    Mt. Pilatus On our second day, we had to get up early for a trip to Mt. Pilatus, which is a nearby mountain peak – 6,500-ish feet up.  There were a lot of moving parts to our plan for the… Read More ›

  • Switzerland 2026

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    Lucerne I think we’ve been getting a little too nonchalant about travel these days.   It’s been a long time since we’ve really had any travel drama so we have forgotten to fret about what could go wrong before we… Read More ›

  • Trogir, Croatia

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    And in the blink of an eye… We’re headed home soon. Travel logistics had us headed to Trogir next because it is the closest town to the airport and we had a very early morning flight booked in a couple… Read More ›

  • Sea Kayaking – Part 2

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    “The warmth of a perfect day can do more for the soul than a hundred plans ever could.” At last…A sunny day!  After a quick “breakfast of champions”, we broke camp and schlepped our gear down to the landing and… Read More ›

  • Sea Kayaking -Part 1

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    “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” – Loren Eiseley The algorithm works in mysterious ways.  While planning the bike + boat trip we just did, up popped a random suggestion for something else I… Read More ›