Jamaica: Fish In Water (SCUBA)
After months of online learning and test-taking at home, we finished the written portion of our PADI Open Water Diver education. All […]
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Jamaica: Other Water Activities
Stating the obvious, Jamaica is not run like Disneyworld. Events do not start on time and lines do not move along like […]
Return Visit to the TWA Hotel at JFK
It felt like the goal posts were being moved before our December ’21 trip to Jamaica. The US had just announced a […]
Thanksgiving Unmasked – 2021
Thanksgiving has become special for us. It was Grandma Garrison’s (Jani’s mother) favorite holiday, and for many years we would drive the […]
Paving Our Driveway – Phase 1
Our driveway has been showing increased wear in recent years. Heavy rain storms have become more common, and we had in excess […]
Jani Writes for “CT Woodlands” Mag
Jani is a trail manager for the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (https://www.ctwoodlands.org), responsible for maintaining 4 miles of the Mattatuck Trail. […]
7-Day Canoe Trip in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
The Allagash. Just the name evokes exotic mystery and adventure, shaded with primitive overtones. Like an enticing movie title…. The Allagash Wilderness […]
Diary of Our Allagash Adventure
Day 1: Introduction Ten strangers and two guides embark on a seven-day canoe trip on the 98-mile chain of rivers and lakes […]
A 50-Year Wait: Prelude to the Allagash
As if in a dream, I paddled out on a still lake in northern Maine and slowly approached a moose that was […]
Canoeing in the Adirondacks with Grandkids
First there was a promised trip to a Montana guest ranch. Then there was hope for a trip to Arizona. Promises were […]