After spending approximately 23 long hours traveling to Indonesia, I got here yesterday a bit tired and sleep deprived. Met up with my traveling companions, the Borneo 5, our tour guide and the 4 other fellow companions taking the trip to Borneo. I was so tired I had to bow out early and I slept from 6:30 pm to 6:30 am! What a difference sleep makes!

In about an hour we are heading to Borneo which is the 3rd largest island on earth, Greenland and New Guinea are larger. It is also one of the oldest and largest rainforest – day full of jungle rivers, waterfalls and a host of wildlife that leaps, darts and crawls in the emerald depths. More than 300 bird species, leaf monkeys, wild gibbons, flying lemurs and endangered orangutans thrive in this lush vegetation. Rare proboscis monkeys and Pygmy elephants might even be seen on this trip!

Pictures will be coming ….

Murphy and I are adjusting to life without Gary, missing him terribly but moving forward and I’m extremely thankful for my own personal inner strength. Gary would be very proud of me! He built a beautiful greenhouse for me and it is constantly in full bloom with beautiful flowers and delicious vegetables and a house perfect for Murphy and I. Our little piece of the earth is on 2 acres in western Colorado, 20 minutes from the Grand Mesa which is full of hiking and skiing. My community is beyond wonderful, such a fun group of friends!

Summertime is a gorgeous time at my house!

Just a few pictures from my yard!

We are on our way to Budapest tomorrow..new posts coming!!!

So much fun traveling and staying away from the cold weather for
right now. We have been touring and house hunting for the past
few months and just haven’t quite found anything that makes us want
to stay in one place yet…

We are spending Thanksgiving in Palm Springs, relaxing and enjoying the 
weather here for now. Plan on Christmas in Tucson and then perhaps
travel to Big Bend in Texas and the Gulf Coast.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Leaving Theodore Roosevelt National Park we traveled south through Montana to the Northern entrance of Yellowstone. The plaques on the side of the arches – Yellowstone National Park and Created by an Act of Congress March 1, 1872

 

 

One of the best state welcome signs we have seen on our journeys.

Duluth, located on the west shore of Lake Superior and is neighbored to the southeast by Superior, Wisconsin. Quite the industrial city but clean and at least in the summer looks like an inviting place to visit.

The Mississippi river, the largest river system in North America, 2340 miles in defined length.  Just a bit of trivia!

The mighty Mississippi River begins its winding journey to the Gulf of Mexico as a mere 18-foot wide knee-deep river in Itasca State Park. From here the river flows north to Bemidji, where it turns east, and then south near Grand Rapids. It will flow a total of 694 miles before working its way out of Minnesota. Not quite knee deep this fall.

Learned a bit about harvesting crops, never realized their was a group of professionals called custom harvesters that serve the needs of American Farmers. A custom harvester is someone who harvests crops for an individual farmer or business.  USCHI is proud to have both grain and forage harvesters as part of our organization.  When a farmer does not have the time or is unable to invest in such large equipment, he/she uses the services of a custom harvester.  Being a custom harvester takes a lot of hard work and stamina, as there are many late nights and hard labor required.  Since crews travel almost year-round, they live in recreational vehicles during harvest.  I suppose we could do this if we needed a job! HA, I think not. Check out their website Custom harvesters

Always interesting the sights you see as you travel.  Three vehicles are needed to move each blade set, one specialized trailer moves the nacelle housing (the part of the wind turbine with the generator, gearbox, drive train and brake assembly) , and up to four specialized trailers transport tower sections.

Early September along Lake Superior.

The next stop – Apostle Islands, warmer weather and smooth kayaking.

We we’re amazed at all the long kayaks on such short cars!

I have been a bit behind with my posts. We spent late August and early September in Ottawa, Canada. Visited the city and took many bike rides. One of the coolest things we did was visit the MosaicCulture exhibit which is a horticultural exhibit of 45 plus sculptures created out of live plants. 

Great time it Ottawa, Canada