August 2015

Mediterranean Water Wonderland

August 3, 2015 // 1 Comment

A good amount of Hunter and Savannah’s summer vacation on Golden Glow was spent in the water. From Rome, we sailed to Palmerola and Ponza, which are part of the Pontine Island archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Ponza is supposedly named after Pontius Pilate and has a rich history. Another of [read more]

Nantucket

August 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Nantucket has its share of mini megayachts What a delight it was to return to Nantucket again after spending so much time there when I was a teenager. We were in New York spending time with Mom/Grandma but we slipped away for Saturday and Sunday to spend time with two of my sons, Tim and Rob. We [read more]

Playing Real Good For Free

August 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

In Seville, Spain, we came across a street musician “playing real good for free,” as Joni Mitchell would say. He was playing a percussion instrument we’d never seen before. So after he was finished, and we’d tipped his jar and asked him about it. The musician’s name [read more]

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

August 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

For drummer Hunter Pipp, going to Pompeii was perhaps less to see a city snuffed out in 79 AD by Vesuvius’ mighty eruption, as it was a pilgrimage to the amphitheater built in 80 BC but made important to him when Pink Floyd recorded their memorable concert at Pompeii (director’s cut) in [read more]

Industrious Hermit Crabs on Culebrita

August 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Hiking to the top of Culebrita, we came across a lot of wildlife including goats, lizards, turtles, and crabs. The smallest creatures we discovered were hermit crabs. We’d never seen so many or such hard-working [read more]

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