Day 8 – May 26, 2024 – Sedona, AZ We decided to go back to Thunder Mountain and do some of the other trails we had not done. We did the lower portion of Thunder Mountain and picked up the Andante trailhead to the Teacup and the Sugarloaf Summit and the Sugarloaf Loop and back […]
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 7 – May 25, 2024 – Sedona, AZ This morning, we literally walked out our door and was at one of the trails (Thunder Mountain Area Trails) in the Coconino National Forest. We hiked the Lower Chimney Rock, up to the summit, Chimney Rock Pass, Lizardhead, and part of the Thunder Mountain trails. We
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 6 – May 24, 2024 – Tucson to Sedona, AZ After a leisurely morning, we headed out about 11 a.m. to head to Sedona. We decided to take a more scenic route than driving I10. We stopped in Mesa, AZ and had lunch at one of the places Guy Fieri recommended on his DDD
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 5 – May 23, 2024 – Tucson, AZ We got an early start today and was out the door by 7:30 and we did some hiking at Sabino Canyon Recreational Area in the Coronado National Forest. We started off doing the Bajada Loop (0.3 miles), which was a barrier-free, flat trail with vegetation identification.
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 4 – May 22, 2024 Today we drove to Patagonia, about 1 ½ hours away, and went to the Paton Center for Hummingbirds nature preserve. This place doesn’t look like much, but they get birders from all over to come and sit and just watch all the birds and butterflies that are all through
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 3 – May 21, 2024 – Tucson, AZ Today was a hiking day and didn’t get as early of a start as we would have liked, but still managed to get almost 5 miles in. The sun here is brutal and with no/low humidity, you really need to make sure you have lots of
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 2 – Tucson, AZ We got a decent night’s sleep, though I woke up at 2 a.m. AZ time, which is 5 a.m. NC time, and had a hard time going back to sleep. I managed to doze back off and we got up around 5:30 a.m. I imagine by tomorrow we should be
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2024 Wild Wild WestDay 1 – Wendell, NC to Tucson, AZ The day started at 4:20 a.m. with coffee and a quick bite to eat. We were out the door at 6 a.m. with a ride to the airport from our friend, Michael. We got through the check in process and security quick and headed to our gate.
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2024 Wild Wild WestJohn needed some paperwork from Sam the jewelry guy before we left, and Sam graciously offered to drive us to the airport. His son was at a swim meet and would be done around noon, so that worked for both of us. The airport in St. Maarten, Princess Juliana International, is not a big one
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseThis morning, we arrived back at the port where we started. It’s a little bittersweet as we met some wonderful friends and had such a great time. We are already talking about getting together again for another cruise; I hope it happens. Marguerite and Joe were leaving from the ship straight to the airport and
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseToday no excursions were planned by “the gang” so we all headed into St. Barth’s to explore around the town. St. Barth’s is where the celebrities like to hang out and it shows with the high-end shops (Cartier, Bulgari, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabana, and Chopard to name a few) you see
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseToday was the Star Flyers beach BBQ in Antigua, so basically a chill day. It is amazing how they can prepare, cook, and transport all the equipment and food to the island. We took a tender out about 10 a.m. and walked around the town. We went to Nelson’s Dockyard, which is a fully restored
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseCAUTION: FLOWER PICTURE OVERLOAD, LOL! We had an easy night last night as the trip from Isles de Saintes to Guadeloupe is a short one. We got up around 6:30 am and headed up top to watch the sun rise and see the ship pull in to anchor. We caught a tender into town and
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseDay 6 – Tuesday March 6, 2024 (Terre du Haut, Isles des Saintes) So, after last night’s activities, that included celebrating John’s birthday, we exceeded our fun limit and made it to bed about 1:30 a.m. John, the trooper that he is, was up and about at 6:30ish and I was having none of it.
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2024 Star Flyer CruiseHappy Birthday to John!!!! Today we had a Love & Chocolate tour in Dominica. We enjoyed a scenic tour of the island on our way to Pointe Baptiste Estate, located near Calibishie Village. The estate is a private domain covering over 25 acres. There is a historical guesthouse from 1930, the chocolate factory with a
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