Tuesday Night Back at TRH

We're back from Assageague Island. The puppies still LOVE chasing the waves - Quince moreso than Hydro. I would upload some pictures, but for some reason Blogger is not cooperating. Oh Well.

Saturday Morning - On the Way to Assateague Island

Taking the puppies to the shore today. Will be the Rovers first time on the beach - we'll try and not get stuck!!! We'll stay three nights at the Chesapeak Hyatt Regency - our resort that we rent by the day instead of owning one!

Deborah actually has meetings Monday and Tuesday at the Hyatt, so the puppies and I will work, in the Hyatt - we'll also likely take some pictures, chase golf balls, and throw the frisbee!

Quince is all healed, so will chase the waves again - Hydro will follow as usual.

Sunday Night at TRH

Home now from LA, at least Deborah and I are. Tomorrow maybe we'll get the puppies back and all be home - for a day, before Deborah goes back to California!

Thursday Afternoon in Hollywood

Deborah and I are at the EY New Partners meeting, just outside of LA, in Hollywood. We'll stay a couple of days here, then move to another hotel/spa for the weekend. Back home to TRH on Sunday night.

Tuesday Afternoon in Iceland Airport

I survived another tour, this time to the west coast. Then vistied the Blue Lagoon and soaked in the hot water -- with about 200 other people! www.bluelagoon.com. The water was not realy blue, just cloudy green looking stuff. Now, I'm at the airport waiting on a 5pm flight to Baltimore, then on to TRH.

Iceland is worth the trip!!

Ghosts in Iceland

There's ghosts and elves everywhere here! If you look on a map, there is a special symbol for a "haunted place" and there must be 20 ghosts of the map of Iceland.

The walk I went on had lots of stories, and ended up in the Reykjavic cemetery. (I'm almost getting to where I can type Reykjavik without looking it up!!)

The guide was not dressed up on this one, like Boston -- this guy really believed in them!!! Even had his own research to prove the stories!!!

I'm heading for the Blue Lagoon Spa/Hot Pool tomorrow, then direct to the airports. Back at TRH for a night, then off to LA noon on Wednesday. Then back to TRH on Sunday night. Whew.

Sunday All Day in Iceland

I went on a southern coast bus tour today. 7:30am until 11pm --- long day, I am glad I wasnt driving! There is really neat countryside, mountains, deserts and coasts all along the way. It reminded me of driving in New Zealand, where even in a small space there are lots to see.

The best things were the black-sand beaches, the glacial lagoon, and the waterfalls -- oh, those are a little of everything, I guess!!

Friday Morning, Diving in Iceland

Well, they really do dive here -- www.diveiceland.com

Water temp around 2C -- that is below 40F!! But viz was over 100 feet - at least I think so because you could rarely see that far. We had good drysuits, though, and is was actually pleasant diving! The walk to and from the van was the hardest part!

Finished in Amsterdam - and on to Iceland

I'm finished in rainy Amsterdam.

And now in Reykjavik, Iceland. I went on a tour Thursday beginning at 6pm and ending at midnight. Now it is just about 1am and still light outside!!! I think there will be about 4 hours of darkness each day while I am here!!

Tomorrow, or later today I guess, I am going Scuba Diving here -- into a fusion crack that separates the plates of the Americas from the European continents. I think the dive will be into the slit shown in the picture below. I hope nothing shifts while I am underwater!!!

Thursday Noon - Leaving Lake Austin

Finished here in Austin, now it's back to TRH for two nights, then to Amsterdam. The Spa was nice!

Lots of fireworks last night in Austin - both city-sponsored and otherwise. Almost took a couple of rockets into the rental car during a drive to a mall -- where lots of people gathered to watch the city fireworks.

Left-overs from fireworks were everywhere today - but Deborah and I picked up ours. She shot her first Blackcats, Roman Candles, Disco Lights, and sparklers (she said she had done sparklers before.) Maybe going to the firework stand to buy them was the most fun of all!

Also saw the dam nearest the spa, holding back Lake Travis on the Colorado River.

Tuesday Morning Hike at the Spa

Another day, another hike with spa-girls!!! Only two more days of this to go!!

More Austin Spa Pics are at http://community.webshots.com/album/559730525dbiYme?vhost=community.

Monday Morning Hike at the Spa

Another morning another hike with the spa girls! This time, different ones!!

The activities center manager led the hike, and is at left. www.katherinecoffee.com.

Sunday Morning Hike at Lake Austin

It was a tough 2-hour hike, but some guy needed to go -- along with the 6 women!!! This SPA-thing may not be so bad!