Saturday, January 4, 2020 I was pretty tired by the time I left North Head Lighthouse. I’d already gone on two hikes and spent an hour listening to a very disappointing sales pitch. I debated just heading back to my condo, but decided I couldn’t leave without at least driving…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I decided to continue heading south after leaving the Worldmark sales office early Saturday afternoon. There was still plenty of daylight left, and there were two lighthouses close by. I love lighthouses. My ex and I spend a whole week lighthouse hopping up and down the…
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 Today dawned bright and clear, the first sunny day since mid November. I debated running out to River Song, but I’ve been trying to cut down on driving since I saw last month’s gas card bill. Between the two trucks and the weekend runs out to…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I’d mentioned in Wednesday’s post that I am tired of paying $800 a year in Worldmark maintenance fees, as well an $85 per use housekeeping fee for every stay beyond one per year. I’ve become increasingly unhappy with the annual dues increase, and especially so after…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 Yesterday had been pretty stormy–rainy with gale force winds–but today had blue skies. Not completely blue, but patches. Patches were good. Patches allowed some sun to shine through. Instead of relaxing in my condo over breakfast, I grabbed my Napapajri wool sweater and headed for the…
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020 I needed a break from tiny living. I love living in my little travel trailer, but I just needed a break. I wanted to relax on a sofa with my feet up on a coffee table in front of a fireplace or take a long, hot…
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Friday, January 3, 2020 Finally! The weather I wanted! I’d been checking weather forecasts for weeks prior to my trip, hoping hoping hoping! for stormy weather. I had not come to Surfside for good weather. If I had wanted that, I would have come in the summer. I wanted bad…
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 I signed up for my first snowshoe trip with the Mountaineers! Again, before I signed up, I read the trip description and contacted the trip leader. The six-mile round trip had a difficulty rating of “easy” with a 400-foot elevation gain. I emailed the trip leader…
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January 2020 I said I would give the Mountaineers a second chance after my disastrous North Fork Sauk River backpacking trip, and I did: I signed up for a snowshoe class. Before I signed up, I made sure to contact the class lead instructor to ensure I would not get…
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 As you can see, my switchover to my new domain name, river-song.com, did not take very long. I contacted my hosting service earlier today during my lunch hour, and they had it switched for me in about 15 minutes, including reissuing my SSL certificate and forwarding…
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