We began our day at the Northern Light Inn in Grindavik. We ended our day at the Hotel Borgarnes in Borgarnes. (A note about the hotel – a good basic place, small, but clean rooms with one of the tinyest bathrooms ever; and a quite good breakfast). In between, a visit to a family owned fish […]
Entries Tagged as 'Site Seeing'
If you’re only looking at the mountains, you’re missing the fish and agriculture!
August 26th, 2019 · 2 Comments · Children, Iceland, Itinerary, Musings, Play, Site Seeing, travel
Tags: bathroom·beauty·fish·fish factory·food·horse·horses·hotel·Iceland·mittens·museum·rocks·sheep·travel
Iceland! We went, we experienced and we want to tell you all about it!
August 20th, 2019 · No Comments · Education, Iceland, Musings, Site Seeing, travel
Every trip I think, actually I set out determined and certain that I’m going to blog while I’m on the trip — and every trip, well, almost every trip, I don’t! Somehow the thought of organizing photos, my thoughts and interesting reflections is hard after a long day of travel, so my good intentions go […]
Tags: experience·experiencing·Iceland·learning·retirement·seeing·selfies·travel
Country School Houses
June 14th, 2017 · 1 Comment · Children, Country Schools, Education, Museums, Shaker, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, Volunteer
What a day! On this last day of the Country School Association of America conference, we spent from 8 to 6:30 on a bus driving about the local area of New Hampshire visiting no less than nine – yes – NINE – one room country schools! Just amazing. This is my first time at this […]
Tags: Children·country school·Hancock Shaker Village·learning·museum·one-room schoolhouse·photo·reading·school·students·teaching
Broadway to Chipping Camden – Hiking in England – Post 2
October 17th, 2016 · 2 Comments · Hiking England: Cotswold & Cornwall, Itinerary, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, Walking
Our first day on our recent trip with Road Scholar set the tone for the next two weeks, that’s for sure! The days of hiking were a blast; but the first couple of days were a real challenge! A red eye from Boston to London, a drive out to Mickleton left little time in the […]
Tags: Cornwall·Cotwolds·heat·hiking·learning·London·photo·travel
A sneak peek at some of our recent hikes in the UK
October 10th, 2016 · 3 Comments · photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, travel, Walking
We just returned from a trip with Road Scholar hiking some of the UK – the Cotswolds and Cornwall in particular. It was challenging and wonderful. With 3000 pictures to sort out, I can only provide a sneak peek for now! The first three photos are along the Coast Path in Cornwall. Stunning scenery, challenging […]
Tags: Cornwall·Cotswolds·England·gates·hiking·photo·Tintagel·travel