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I Waited 53 Years to Raft the Grand Canyon. It Was Worth Every Minute.
Some bucket list dreams take a lifetime Fifty-three years ago I stood at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Adventurers in rubber rafts floated into view, screaming in delight as they surged through the the Colorado River’s Hermit Creek Rapids. I remember thinking, "Someday I'm going to raft that river." This June, at age 77, I finally did. If you've…...
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The popular tourist town of Hershey (Chocolate Town USA), is also a great place to retire. Hershey is located east of Harrisburg, in the center of the state. For a town with a diverse population of 14,000 people (2020) there is a lot to do here. It has a big amusement park, Hershey Gardens, and proximity to Harrisburg (the state…...
Bahia de Caraquez is a laid-back resort community of about 30,000 on a peninsula on the west coast of Ecuador. It's a pretty, subdued seaside location with clean streets, low crime (especially by Ecuador's standards) and white sandy beaches....
Edinburgh (Ed’-in-burra-a) is the easternmost of Scotland’s two largest cities (the other is Glasgow). The 2015 population was 489,000. The city is situated on the Firth of Forth, a fjord that runs into the North Sea to the east. It is quite old with almost mind-numbing history. There have been invaders (Vikings, Romans, etc.) and conquerors (England). The setting is…...
Edenton is a beautiful small town located on the coastline of North Carolina, known for its lovely homes and tree-lined streets. It is increasingly the choice of many 55+ boomers looking for a quiet place to retire. The waterfront and the wide main shopping street are exceptionally beautiful. Many of the homes are mansions dating from before the Civil War. …...
