Our first port of call on the cruise was the island of Ibiza, Spain, specifically Ibiza Town. We walked around in the town, did some geocaching and shopping, and had lunch. The first set of photos are from squirrel moments while exploring the village.
crEasing into Retirement
We are retired educators enjoying the next phase in our lives. Traveling, geocaching and time with family and friends are how we spend our retirement days. We are enjoying the adventures of life after our working years.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Ibiza, Spain ~ Day 1
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Route 66 in New Mexico
In the spring of 2022 we completed 7 of the many New Mexico Route 66 Adventure Labs (for geocaching) as we headed back to South Dakota. Last October we completed 5 more on our travels to Arizona. On Saturday, we added 4 more of New Mexico's Route 66 Adventure Labs. We think there are only two - from Santa Fe to Albuquerque - that we have not completed.
Adventure Labs are a recent addition to the types of geocache finds. There is not a container to find, but there is a location and a question that must be answered to get credit for "finding the cache." The Route 66 Adventure Labs follow the original Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. Route 66 is filled with stunning scenery, historic landmarks, and unique attractions that make for an unforgettable road trip.
US 66 covered 380 miles (610 km) in New Mexico and passed through many Indian reservations in the western half of New Mexico. East of those reservations, the highway passed through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas. As in Arizona, in New Mexico, U.S. 66 paralleled I-40.
Our road trip on Saturday was on Central Avenue in Albuquerque. This is the main road through and to Old Town. We found old motels, eating places, service stations that were once bustling businesses.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Kansas Geocaching
This trip through some of Kansas was two-fold: to see our former winter neighbors and to find geocaches in a few more KS counties.
We saw our former Canyon Vistas neighbors Thursday morning in Topeka. Sondra and Herman were the first people we met when we arrived in CV December 30, 2005. They lived across the street from us the first year and were on the lot next to us for the next 8 years. We have LOTS of very fond memories with them.
Sunday, October 27, 2024
More From Wamego KS
As I mentioned in the last post, Wamego had more to offer than Totos and The Yellow Brick Road. They have a lovely city park where we spent time walking around and admiring and learning about the history of the area.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
The Land of Oz
We spent several hours in Wamego KS Thursday following the Yellow Brick Road.