Beth Esmond·Jul 2, 2024Cape BretonExecutive summary—we saw much, much natural beauty in this stunning rugged area. Alas, we did not hear live music.
Beth Esmond·Jun 22, 2024Saint John, New Brunswick to Porters Peak, Nova ScotiaI left off with the first half of our walking tour in Saint John. We finished that before dinner — an old bandstand, a historic…
Beth Esmond·Jun 17, 2024Saint John New BrunswickJust had our first day of our Canadian Maritimes vacation. We’re now in Saint John, New Brunswick, which never seems to be shortened to St…
Beth Esmond·Jun 23, 2023Scotland 2018[This is an old blog, “imported” from Facebook, since Meta decided to stop supporting Notes on Facebook, which is where I kept memories of…
Beth Esmond·Feb 17, 2023Honu Kai and AlohaAs I sat down to write this morning, a rooster nearly walked into our bungalow. I’d been planning to write on the lanai, but realized I…
Beth Esmond·Feb 17, 2023Maui and Back to HawaiiValentine’s Day morning, we woke up in our hotel in Maui. You’ll notice I haven’t said much about that hotel. It was really just a motel…
Beth Esmond·Feb 17, 2023The Road to Hana (part two)After we left Waiʻānapanapa State Park, we started hitting “must see” things every couple of feet. There was the town of Hana itself, but…
Beth Esmond·Feb 16, 2023The Road to Hana (part one)Our big reason for traveling to Maui was to drive the Road to Hana. The old and famous road stretches 65 miles from Kahului to the little…
Beth Esmond·Feb 16, 2023Getting to MauiI didn’t do my research regarding Maui and the Road to Hana. I heard from several people about their experiences and I think I fused…
Beth Esmond·Feb 13, 2023Last Days on OahuOahu was a meeting of convenience and inconvenience. We had to call down and pick up our car any time we wanted to drive and yet, there…
