Because We Can

We will be taking several hikes in the rain forest today. Our two guides are prepared. Snake shields, snake hooks and machete. Maybe that is why they said to wear full shoes and long pants, something everyone in the group complied with. The food here is awesome, and even the scrambled eggs are cooked just the way I like them, so for the first time in three weeks I took some. Meanwhile, clean off the buffet table Linda, devoured everyone in sight as usual. How can she eat so much and look the same while I grow closer to looking like the Michelin Man each day? Actually I hope to be pleasantly surprised by how little I've gained when we first weigh on our return home. Delusional Bob. Hiking and kayaking were the order of the day this morning with a 7:15 start to beat the heat. Linda wasn't sure she was going to do the kayaking, but once she got in our kayak without tipping it over she took to it like a cat to water. We saw a number birds in the trees along the strea...

An early Saturday morning in Buenos Aires. At 6:30 the streets are pretty much quiet. It is interesting to note that when we were in Australia at this same time last year, the jacaranda trees were also in bloom. For two years in a row we have had two springs in a year and no fall. And if our plans for next year hold it will be the same then. Linda's mother had a favorite flower, the tiger lily. Linda was happy to see them in the huge vase of fresh flowers in the hotel lobby. Wherever we travel we are reminded of home. Linda has been studying up on all the colorful flowers and birds she hopes to see during are brief stay in the rain forest. Let's hope I can take photos of at least some of them. Better photo of the group's luggage today. Ours are the small gray and maroon bags in the foreground. The other two small bags are actually carryon bags for a couple. Their regular bags are are among the big ones. The common reason for the large bags was that people had to p...