After a 2-week cruise from Lisbon to Florida, we are back in the USA after 5 months of travel to,
from and throughout Europe!
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| Our home for two weeks across "the pond" |
We spent a
total of five months on this journey, something we have wanted to do for a long
time. This was more than being a “tourist”
as we tried to learn more about the areas we visited and immerse ourselves in
the culture and communities where we stayed.
We had a great summer of car driving, language adventures, learning
about cultures we didn’t know, and meeting new friends! While all of the areas were wonderful, Karen
really like the Alps in Switzerland
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| hiking in the Alps with view of Jungfrau Mt |
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| we stayed in Gimmelwald that can only be reached by cablecar |
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| cow bells everywhere! |
Our very special experiences of “housesitting”
in England and Switzerland allowed us to feel like we were more than “travelers”. Housesitting gave us opportunities to live in areas we
only dreamed about, pushed us beyond our “comfort zones” and saved money all at
the same time. We can’t wait to do this
again!
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| our home in Montmagny, Vully-les-Lacs in the French-speaking region of Switzerland |
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| our home "Eagle House" 300 years old in Sulgrave, Banbury, Northamptonshire, England |
Back stateside, we are spending some time with our sons
& their families in Oregon and Idaho.
Plus we are making some changes in our “home” as we are searching for a
little bigger trailer & truck, hopefully an iconic Airstream trailer.
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We rode electric bikes in England and Switzerland and were convinced it is the ride for us!
We bought two new ebikes in Portland, Oregon and will retire our tandem bicycle....
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Our next journey is back to South America in November to Machu
Picchu & the Amazon Rain Forest in Peru and to the Galapagos in Equador. More to come…..
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