Photo: Melanie w Sassolungo mtn view Fri Sep 11 We walked into town to get the Alpe Suisi cable car up the mountain and did a circuit over the plateau/Seiser Alm. Desiree and I pet a friendly horse

Photo: Dramatic Fermeda Towers Sat Sep 12 These couple of days in Ortisei have been grand. Two really nice day hikes with fabulous weather. Saturday we joined the throngs to go up the Seceda cable

Photo: St. Marks Basilica Sun Sep 13 We drove the easier way via more highways to Belluno and took the train to Venice. A fun vaporetto boat ride to our neighborhood. The Airbnb is lovely and the

Photo: Lagoon view w Gondolas Mon Sep 14 Love this neighborhood; it’s charming, typical windy streets and quiet. This morning we took it easy and had breakfast in the apartment. We headed off to an

Photo: Winding canal San Polo Tues Sep 15 Today we toured the Jewish Ghetto which was in our neighborhood. The guide took us through two rather elaborate synagogues. One was Levantine (Greek/Turkish)

![ Photo: Aberreidy Beach Trefin to St. David's 11.7 miles I had an early breakfast of cereal, fruit, and toast with coffee – they had a coffee machine and ground coffee! I headed out again on a

Photo: Looking back at Pwll Deri with Hostel Fishguard to Trefin, 17 miles Luckily, the staff at the Rose & Crown were okay with getting me breakfast a bit earlier than their usual 8:30am start.

Photo: Cliffs beyond Cat Rock west of Newport Newport Parrog to Trefin, 12 miles Got up early so I could catch the 8:32 bus to Newport/Parrog, where I’d start my hike. Grey skies but dry so far.

I did a van tour at Tippet Rise on Sunday, June 18th. The tour drives you around the park to 6 monumental sculptures. You can walk up close and around the artwork. The driver, Bill, is a sculptor and

Arrow Leaf Balsamroot - North Cottonwood I’ve done some great wildflower hikes with my BWAG cohort (Lauran, Deb, Gina, Val) and with Yeti. Some of the great spots for the early wildflowers have