His Master’s Voice
Reader’s Note: This post is a bit geeky. It deals with things like audio quality, bit rates, and the meaning of life. If you’re fortunate enough not to suffer from audiophilia, reading on may give you a better appreciation for …
Three New Years and Three Kings
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W December 31st, 2017 we were holed up in Charleston, South Carolina, victims of the Polar Vortex, the Arctic cold blast that brought weather “extremes off the scale” to most of the east coast. …
The Costa del Crime
Position: 36° 35′ 49″N 4° 30′ 46″W Spain’s southern coast is better known as the Costa del Sol. England’s relationship with the region is long and colourful. During the 1950s and 60s London’s gang leaders stepped out of the shadows …
Perfect Vision
It’s a new year and a new decade. With 20/20 foresight here are our top 10 predictions: Psychiatrists will define a pathological fear of St. Nicholas as Claustrophobia. Orbiting NASA scientists working on zero gravity experiments will accidentally wipe out …
Olives, Granada & Alhambra
Position: 37° 10′ 35”N 3° 35′ 23”W Olives! Cresting the southern coastal mountains and heading north, olive groves blanket the dry, dusty, and otherwise barren landscape. From a distance, olive trees have all the hallmarks of a cash crop. First, …
Navidad en Cartagena
Position: 37° 35′ 49″N 0° 58′ 48″W Today marks our third Christmas on Aleta. In 2017 we awoke in Swansboro, Carolina del Norte (as we say here), anchored in a river on the Intra-Coastal Waterway. Later in the day we …
Ronda, or Orson and Ernest Fistfight in Heaven
Position: 36° 44′ 26”N 5° 9′ 57”W “You have to see Ronda,” Carol said. “When Tai and I were here a few years ago, we fell in love with the place.” Driving into the city from the east it was …
Córdoba’s Finest
Position: 37° 52′ 45” N 4° 46′ 47” W My instinctual response upon entering Córdoba’s stunning mosque-cathedral was an overwhelming sense of peace. It is late November and the tourists have thinned out to where I easily found a modicum …
Thanksgiving
Position: 36° 48′ 51″N 2° 33′ 40″ W The origin of modern Thanksgiving in America is probably apocryphal. As schoolchildren Americans are taught that the Pilgrims celebrated their deliverance to the New World in harmony with an indigenous people. A …