June 9, 2007
Avoiding hurricanes, the online travel business,
I really love this article for suggesting some interesting outdoor vcations:
The National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming offers an array of courses for people long out of school—including a 14-day Alaska sea kayaking trip reserved for participants older than 40. For much of the trip, the guides often don’t even “lead,” leaving the task of wilderness navigation to the group. These are not tour vacations, but courses demanding physical and mental exertion.I'm not sure why but it reminds me of a day trip I took once to a Native American sweat lodge. There were 4 sessions in a totally dark tent. During each session, the leader (an old Native American) would sprinkle water on rocks that had been in the center of a large fire all day. More rocks were added after each session so that by the 4th one I was scared my hands and knees were melting. I mean the rational part of me knew they wouldn't but it really felt like they were melting...
But now I have a cool experience to talk about at parties so I'm glad I did it. Sometimes I mention the very young baby that enetered the tent in his mother's arms with us (the baby and his mother were Native Americans - I think the daughter and grandkid of the guy doing the ceremony). That baby was tough.
Here's a good article (having trouble with the link - it's an LA Times article titled "Keep summer storms & hurricanes from spoiling your trip") on avoiding hurricanes. They say not to go to the Caribbean in August, which is exactly when I'm going. But I think hurricane season is later August into Septemeber. I hope early August is safe. I should look into travel insurance just in case.
This article is more for investors considering the online travel industry. I found it pretty interesting.
And if you like listening to travel rants, this is a good one. The author complains about pretty much everything but especially the Atlanta airport.
If you were looking for an update on the stray dog my wife and I rescued, we had a scare today when we went to pick Libby up at the vet (she was spayed today). Some bruises indicated internal bleeding that the vet had never seen before. My wife thought it was serious and started crying. The vet didn't know what the problem was but brought her home overnight to watch her and called us not long ago to say he thinks Libby will be fine. We pick her up tomorrow.
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