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• a wild tour at Glenwood Cavern

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• rafting in Glenwood Canyon - G

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• Glenwood Springs, CO home to G

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• Sunlight Mountain Resort in Gl

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• Glenwood Whitewater Park - Gle

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• Our Budget Travel Trip to Irel

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    This trip actually began last June, when I was notified by email that I had won the Budget Travel Photo Contest with a photo I had taken in Costa Rica. My wife didn't even know I had submitted an entry, and she was in a meeting all afternoon, so I could not call her. We were meeting friends for dinner and had all of five minutes in the car together for me to inform her, "Um, honey, I have some news for you..." She screamed and quickly responded, "Well, I guess we know how we're going to use our furlough days this year!"

    After doing our research, we settled on a region (southwest Ireland) and a time frame (October, after the high season but before it gets too cold). I worked with Una at Sceptre Tours to iron out the details, and before we knew it we were on our way.

    We flew directly into Shannon, arriving at 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning with a full day ahead of us. A friend had told us how beautiful it was to fly into Shannon where you could see all the green as you were landing. Well, at 7:00 a.m. on an October morning, the sun had yet to rise and it was still pitch black. Not to mind, we got our rental car and hit the ground running (that is, with a little adjustment for getting used to driving on the left side of the road). First stop: Galway. Although it was raining, we weren't going to let a little rain deter us from having fun. After stopping at the TI, we walked through Eyre Square (aka John F. Kennedy Park) and explored the old town center. We stepped inside the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, where I was impressed with the testament to the Widow Jane Eyre's generosity, commemorated on a plaque. We then walked, struggling to keep our umbrellas open against the wind and the rain, to the much more modern Galway Cathedral. This is a cathedral you want to visit during the day so you can better see and appreciate a more modern approach to stained glass artwork. Keep an eye out for the Irish Holy Family, where Mary is knitting and Jesus is offering tea to Joseph. Also look for the mosaic (hidden the day we were there behind a curtain, but that did not stop us) of John F. Kennedy.  Needing some lunch, we found our way to Busker Brownes, where my wife had Aubergine and Sweet Potato Gratin and I had delicious Irish Seafood Chowder, accompanied by tasty brown soda bread. We did not want to sit too long and let our jet lag overcome us, so we got back to our car and pushed on, driving northwest toward Letterfrack and the Kylemore Abbey. One of the best ways to combat jet lag is to spend time outdoors, and so our first activity at Kylemore was to tour the walled garden. Still nice in October, this must be even more beautiful in the middle of summer. The Abbey itself is lovely, though only a few rooms are open to tour. Also on the grounds is a small Neo-Gothic church, which is also worth a visit. Finishing at the Abbey, we still had a relatively short drive to Clifden and our first night accommodations at the Abbeyglen Castle Hotel. We checked in, dropped our bags in our room, and then walked about a mile into town to find a light supper. Back at the hotel, we headed downstairs to a common room where we thought we could sit by a fire and write in our journals. Ha! The combination of the warmth of the fire and the full day of touring, on top of our jet lag, and we were both dozing after writing only a sentence or two. However, it was also very effective: we got to bed early, got a full night's sleep, and when we woke up in the morning, we were both effectively over our jet lag.

    Saturday morning we woke up to the first of our full Irish breakfasts: a lavish buffet spread of cereals, yogurt, fresh fruit, rolls, eggs, bacon, sausage, and the traditional Irish accompaniments of grilled tomatoes and black and white pudding. Although we had another full day ahead of us, we decided we did not have to be held hostage to our agenda and allowed ourselves to backtrack a bit, driving back towards Letterfrack and the Connemara National Park. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day to hike, so we took the trail to the top of Diamond Hill. This wasn't the Ireland I was expecting: instead of the lush greens one hears about, this area was still beautiful but much more in shades of brown. Partly this was due to the season, but also the geography, as the terrain is very wet and boggy. We made it to the top of the hill, and were rewarded with wonderful views both of the harbor and of Kylemore Abbey from above. Once back in the car, already past noon, we headed out towards our next destination: back past Galway and on to the Burren. The Burren is a region of massive outcroppings of rock that have been scoured by glaciers, rich in archaeological sites, the most famous of which is the Poulnabrone Dolmen. One look at this landscape and it is no wonder why there are so many stone fences and stone buildings in this country. It was getting late, and we had one more goal for this day: to get to the Cliffs of Moher. I had hoped we'd have a beautiful sunset looking out over the Atlantic from the cliffs, but although the sunset itself was obscured by fog, it was still light when we arrived and we enjoyed the day dwindling away to twilight while there. After another full day, we recognized the wisdom of our chioce to go in October: pleasant weather for hiking and no crowds to contend with. Saturday was the night of our castle stay, so we drove (now in the dark) back to Dromoland. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that they had upgraded us from a standard to a deluxe room. This is not your drafty medieval castle: the room was quite spacious and luxurious. Sunday morning I went for a run on the castle grounds, through a wooded area where I came upon (and frightened) many pheasant.

    Friday and Saturday were both extremely full days, but this was our first time in Ireland and we wanted to see everything. Recognizing the need to slow down a bit, we had planned to spend two nights at our next stop: Kinsale. Driving south past Cork on Sunday we got our first taste of the beautiful green countryside that Ireland is so famous for. As the sun breaks through the clouds, the lush green fields just pop out at you. Kinsale very much has a small-town feel, located on a beautiful, well-protected harbor, rich in history. It is one of Ireland's "Tidy Towns," a competition first launched by Bord Failte in an effort to improve the appearance of towns and villages throughout the country for the main tourist season. In addition to just wandering the streets and exploring the shops and restaurants, we took the "Historic Stroll in Old Kinsale." Our guide, Barry, was a wealth of information about the history of Kinsale, from the occupation by the Spanish Armada to thenearby sinking of the Lusitania, including stories as well of the real Robinson Crusoe. Fun side trips included Charles Fort across the harbor and the Cobh Heritage Center, about a 45-minute drive. Our mainstay through most of Ireland was basic pub food, which we enjoyed, but in Kinsale ("the Gourmet Capital of Ireland"), we had to try a nicer restaurant. We couldn't have been happier than with a visit to Jim Edwards, where we had a delicious meal of grilled salmon.

     

     

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• Irish Holy Family

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    Stained glass in Galway Cathedral depicts an Irish holy family.  Notice that Mary is knitting, and Jesus is serving tea to Joseph.

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• Antarctic Penguin Family

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    A penguin family on an iceberg in Antarctica    -- February 2009

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• My africa safari and new frien

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    He is just a big kitty cat. My lion safari after seeing a huge  leopard 20 lions, rare wild dogs,20 lions, giraffs elephants and so much more could not compare to my lion walk tour this was my africa safari in July i took for 18 days.. I just seem to have the big cat very comfortable with 4 of his family around, none of the cubs wanted to leave me when I picked them up

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• Uinta Rainbow

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    We had just finished spending the day at Moon Lake, celebrating my dad's 70th birthday. We barbequed and rode horses in the drizzle and enjoyed having almost all of the family together. On the way home at the end of the day, I saw this rainbow and thought it was a fitting ending to the day. I put together a photo book, called "The 8 Step Birthday Celebration" for my dad and used this photo for "Step Eight: A rainbow to top it all off - Happy 70th Birthday, Dad".  Step 1: Presents. Step 2: Barbeque, Step 3: Cake & Ice cream. Step 4: Horseback riding. Step 5: Fishing. Step 6: Mud baths. Step 7: Spend the day with family.

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• An Indian family

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    Being in a country (India) where the people are so beautiful and where they enjoy having their photos taken is a joy for photographers who love to take pictures of people.

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• Chess anyone?

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    A beautiful Saturday morning with friends and family in Geneva, Switzerland

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• Coba Lunch

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    Una mesa para 10, por favor. This is the much needed lunch break at the Villas Arqueologicas at Coba. It is a charming pool-side, open-air dining room with good food and cold beverages. Throughout Mexico, we have found that all waiters are very accomodating.  And they love children. And ramps used for restaurant  deliveries can often be used for wheelchairs.

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• Decending the Pyramids at Coba

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    It is possible to let the kids climb the ruins at Coba, if they are "outnumbered" by agile adults. That's Claudia at top, William, Henry, Kira and Carl.

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• 5 Wheel Excursion at Coba

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    The Maya ruins at Coba have become very accessible for wheelchairs. My son-in-law, Mike (red shirt), pushed his own chair throughout the paths. The very helpful operators of the "tricycles" easily removed a bench from one, lifted Shannon and her wheelchair onto the platform, and away she went with "pedal-power". That's Claudia at the left, and Grandma behind Mike with the twins and Kira. C-Mac is in the other tricycle waiting for Claudia to resume her seat next to him. Grandpa took the picture.

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• Cast and Crew of FFB

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    This is the view from the driver's seat of the cast and crew of the FFB (Family Fun Bus). Front row,L-R: Shannon, my step-daughter; William, one of the twins; Claudia, the mother of the twins and wife of my husband's nephew in back row. Middle row (little people), L-R: Henry, the other twin; C-Mac, big brother to the twins (with only hands showing); Kira, my granddaughter, with only Diet Coke showing; Back Row, L-R: Carl, my husband's nephew (in Shannon's wheelchair); and Mike, Shannon's husband in his own wheelchair. Grandma and Grandpa are in the front seats, and off we go for another Mexican adventure...

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• A BBQ in Chile, family style

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    Typical Parrillada with the family.  Not even sure what some of the meats are.  But boy are they good.

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• Provincetown Colors, Cape Cod

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    Tucked in my childhood memories I remember family vacations on Cape Cod. It took me years to return and when I did it was with my new husband of just a few years. It was a trip filled with romantic beach walks, amazing seafood, quaint scenery and vivid colors and memories to last a lifetime.

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• limoli

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