Tigger’s 1st post: Minecraft

Minecraft it a really good game especially on the go. You build stuff. And you can battle monsters, play with friends, do their mode, and you can download their texture packs. In order to do that go http://www.minecraft forum.net.

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Monday photo: Alaska

I’ve had a longtime love affair with Alaska even though I had never been there before a few years ago.  Every so often I get in an Alaska frame of mind and have to go through pictures from my last visit.  It is one of the few places I’ve visited where I felt like I could feel the pulse of the earth. This photo was taken at Chugach State Park in Eagle River, a suburb of Anchorage.  Sure wish I could find some Pacific salmon...

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Tigger the Surfer Boy
Jun22

Tigger the Surfer Boy

Ever since we began our journey, Tigger has been gung-ho to take surfing lessons.  Cozumel’s waves were great for body surfing and Boogie boarding, but that was about it.  Utila . . . stick with diving there.  So once we were in Ecuador and I discovered their coast had good surfing, we headed there to make Tigger’s wish come true.  Here he is riding in after his 2nd lesson.  I love the look of concentration and the slight...

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A Joining of Civilizations–Ecuador’s Only Inca Ruins
Jun19

A Joining of Civilizations–Ecuador’s Only Inca Ruins

While living in Cuenca, Ecuador, we heard about the only Inca ruins in Ecuador.  I love visiting ruins, and these are a bit unique, so I couldn’t resist.  A local Spanish teacher was taking a group of people on a day trip that sounded wonderful, and we decided to join her and a handful of tourists. We began the day with a trip to some Cañari ruins on a small mountain known as Cojitambo.  The Cañari were a pre-Incan civilization...

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A slice of paradise on Ecuador’s coast
Jun18

A slice of paradise on Ecuador’s coast

We came to this area for Tigger to take some surfing lessons.  We “discovered” this little beach town (Olón) while staying at a nearby resort and immediately fell in love with it and moved there after our stay at the resort was done.  Tigger and I both agreed this town has made it onto our list of places we’d live longer term. In this photo I loved the juxtaposition of the thatched cabañas, the awnings for people...

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