• Bermuda: ferries and friends

    Bermuda: ferries and friends

    18 May 2026 Mike and I have made gloriously few plans for this trip. And that is unusual for us. This is a vacation away from Mike’s demanding project at work and my busy schedule of volunteering, fixing up my mother’s house and helping her. We are happy to take this trip hour by hour, day by day. The weather is perfect. Blue skies. Fluffy white clouds. Cool, mild breezes. Highs in the mid 20’s Celsius (that’s mid 70’s for you Fahrenheit folks. I speak both now) We’ve been told by numerous people how fortunate we are to be here… Read more

  • Somerville to Bermuda: back in the pink

    Somerville to Bermuda: back in the pink

    17 May 2026 Back in cold and snowy January, Mike and I debated quite a bit about where to go on vacation this year. Costa Rica was an option. But at the time our country was waging war on both Venezuela and Denmark, so staying closer to home seemed like the best option. Our other “home” England was out, as the UK had recently required a hefty fee for dual citizens to enter the country. When we received an invitation to celebrate the June wedding of Mike’s nephew in Montana, we planned a trip to Glacier National Park and Bozeman… Read more