Category Archives: History

Antarctica Dream Adventure 6 – Grytviken, Old Whaling Station

South Georgia The next visit on the Antarctica Dream Adventure was South Georgia, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of “South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands”. The first landing was … Continue reading

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Stolperstein

Translated from the German means Stumbling Stone. The COVID delayed Paris to Prague River Cruise with Viking eventually happened. On a guided tour of Bamberg in Germany the guide pointed out these Stolpersteins. I must confess the concept of the … Continue reading

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Leadfield – It Was then It Wasn’t

Leadfield was a town, deep in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park, that was born and went bust within a 12 month period in 1926. Peviously some copper ore and lead ore deposits had been discovered here, claims … Continue reading

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Dignity of Earth and Sky

Dignity of Earth and Sky is a soaring and breathtaking sculpture created by South Dakota artist Dale Claude Lamphere. It is situated on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River at the Visitor Center near Chamberlain, South Dakota. With his innovative … Continue reading

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Celebrating 6 Wonderful Years of Fulltiming

It is so hard to believe that we have been living this dream for 6 years now. And what adventures we have had. Just for fun, we have tallied up what we have been doing: 81,016 miles in the RVs … Continue reading

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