https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/for-the-love-of-tugs monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6509aabb-4e64-466a-98dd-f4542ce62926/IMG_1557+2.jpeg Blog - For the Love of Tugs - Make it stand out All three of Napier’s tugs along side, January 16, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/df5eaf59-c488-4aae-9dbf-6c1eae15307b/IMG_1578+2.jpeg Blog - For the Love of Tugs - Make it stand out Te Mata assisting a ship’s departure at night. Te Mata was built in 2011, is 23 meters in length and features a Voight tractor configuration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/50ac982f-8473-4486-be76-13666f24fdde/DSC04561.JPG Blog - For the Love of Tugs - Make it stand out Ahuriri standing by to assist a ship’s arrival. Built in Singapore in 2002, the tug is 23.8 meters long and also uses the Voight tractor design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7dc6bbd7-3674-4c0b-9f52-8c3a40596d3c/IMG_1576+2.jpeg Blog - For the Love of Tugs - Make it stand out Kaweka backing away at night. Kaweka is the newest of the three tugs, arriving in 2019. It is 24 meters long and features azimuth tractor drive powered by two Caterpillar main engines producing a combined 5,632 horse power. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/movie-review-project-hail-mary monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/41df64fe-bfc9-43ba-a6e8-aecd7c9d3c6c/IMG_2340.jpeg Blog - Movie Review: Project Hail Mary - Make it stand out We didn’t have the prefered “dead center” seats, but it turned out okay. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-13 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/440952c1-911e-4ee7-a4bd-53c77946852f/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+09.02.06.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The overnight run from Tauranga took the ship 200 nautical miles up the North Island to the Bay of Islands. The weather cooperated with following wind and seas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/750810ba-221f-46fc-a4af-f9d7c46bd0f7/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.29.04.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The ship was met by the harbourmaster and escorted to an anchorage off the historic Waitangi peninsula. It is the site of the 1840 signing of an agreement between the British Crown and the assembled Maori chiefs. The Treaty is a huge part of New Zealand history. Read about it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cb59a857-a8b4-4028-a91b-00d50bce536b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.43.24.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The ship tender dropped us off at the Bay of Islands Yacht Club, where the cruise line had engaged the use of their dock and facilities for the day. The morning weather was cool with a steady drizzle that gave way to breezy down-pours by afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e2a559b7-022f-4c18-99a0-4b34cf256e38/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.31.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Up in the hills, well inland from the Bay, we made our first stop of the day at a cave known for it resident population of “glow worms.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/87cc65ca-3dc2-4a7e-8c26-343b2db778a8/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+14.29.42.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The Arachnocampa luminosa is actually a variety of gnat, but its super power is a segment of its larva form that glows a blue green color. Because the owners of the Kawiti caves are very restrictive when it comes to photography, you can check them out here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/75a70e2f-d882-418a-83a7-9ca5b34ea93e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+14.47.10.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out When we emerged from the cave, we had a quick lunch in the crossroad town of Kawakawa and checked out the local attraction before heading further up into the hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/256a5251-9708-4e38-94eb-acf5392fec41/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.40.52.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Our climb back in time ended at the Manginangina Reserve. It is a protected forest that is home to the ancient Kauri tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ed9a47ac-3012-400c-82f8-022641e83c7d/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.39.44.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The species is massive, rivaling the Redwoods of California. They grow in rainforest conditions and can live for 2000 years. The trees are quite impressive, but when it is raining hard, it is difficult to get a photo that really captures the immense girth and height without filling the camera lense with water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/25313b5e-75d2-4e24-961d-7dc531af8bf3/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+09.49.24.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out On the way back down from the Kauri forest, we made a quick, rain dampened stop at Kerikeri, one of the first places the Maori and Europeans lived side by side. The shelter was recently built to store and exhibit a waka taua, or war canoe, for use on the Kerikeri inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/27a041d3-1b9b-4023-9737-1d46784944ea/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+09.49.46.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out ‍ Built at the mouth of the Waipekakoura River, ‍The Mission Station is the oldest surviving building in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/160a5d26-2287-47f9-bcf6-993f7604c83e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.57.50.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Our day ashore ended back at the BOIYC, where we checked out the boat park and club house. It felt a lot like home, except for the tropical trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4ed565d5-1628-4256-8068-0620cbabdd7c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.42.09.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Waiting our turn for the tender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8ebd3d63-d8f5-4f02-b205-c49b4e5552dc/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+10.33.08.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Sunset for our last night at sea. The short trip south to Aukland was memorable for the headwind and sizable seas. The pitching and rolling were enough to make you wonder if gravity was going to be enough to keep you in bed. Not to worry, the rough patch ended when the ship ducked behind the Barrier Islands near Aukland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b15a013b-ad7f-41b4-af82-a28dc749197c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.45.50.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The ship entered port while we slept, so 619 passengers awoke to a view of rainy Aukland. Our original plan called for a day enjoying the town before boarding the flight home, but a transportation snafu changed the plan and we departed the ship directly for the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ca97f94b-800b-4e50-8b6d-45a62345c49f/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.44.22.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Our last look at the ship. So long Pursuit, We’ll probably see you somewhere down the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/25476f28-7004-4d12-8891-fb91476821c7/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.54.05.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out Thank the Lord, our flight home went according to plan. The haul from Aukland to San Francisco was several hours shorter and less crowded than the out-bound flight. The Captain had entire row in the 777 to herself! United dumped us in the CBP line right on time and we were easily able to make the connection to Chicago and then home to Ohio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f3c4bb0b-6224-471b-9609-69076a28f11f/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.56.25.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The lights of northern Indiana are somehow more beautiful when they are illuminating the path home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a69cb6fc-8dc0-48a0-86b7-6fabdc37d85c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-12+at+08.53.02.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 13 of 13 - Make it stand out The first morning at home in the New Year. Sometimes traveling increases your appreciation of the view from your own kitchen table. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-12 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/81ae74c3-85b1-47d3-85a8-138b2fa73bb5/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+14.46.34.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out On the west end of the Bay of Plenty lies the beautiful natural harbor of Tauranga, the next stop on the ship’s itinerary. For background, the Maori arrived in the 13th Century, settling the general area. Europeans showed up in 1826. It was not well received by the Maori, and the British fought a low intensity conflict in the area through the 1860s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/76baa628-8f1b-4345-970c-9509bdfafdb4/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+15.01.33.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The most significant feature of the harbor is Mauao, a three million year old lava dome owned and managed by the Maori as a sacred location. It is open to the public and if you are feeling energetic, there is a trail around the base and up to the peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6ca25651-1227-4fca-8127-156af888fb44/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.48.48.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out In addition to beaches, beautiful terrain and being the fifth biggest city in the country, Tauranga is the biggest and busiest port in New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a2458109-f38d-46fc-bcfe-980c586ce9d5/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.30.53.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The day’s excursion to Rotorua was a fair distance away through some agricultural areas. Living up to its reputation, New Zealand had lots of sheep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/558a6051-1924-4629-a8d4-ae21ed9f5bf5/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+16.11.12.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out Up in the hills, past Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti, we arrived at Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and Te Puia, the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute. The cultural center was fantastic and mostly as expected. The geysers were very cool, too. A small version of Yellowstone, except with tropical folliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8a854281-9a55-4dc6-820d-4293003478ec/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.49.41.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The Te Puia staff provides training to young people in the traditional Maori arts and crafts. Weaving, wood, bone and stone carving in addition to various other skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dba08335-620b-4cfe-b7fc-8dde750ca032/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+16.34.31.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out Our tour was extensive and educational. We observed carving and flax making and weaving. The flax fabric was impresive in its soft yet durable quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/631b3f1a-f392-42db-9e42-addc94ef7dbf/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+16.39.17.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out In addition to the crafts, we learned about Maori performance art, including singing, dancing, and the Haka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/068d1b13-1c7d-4aa7-9fa5-c2f005b4d89c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.39.53.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out After we took in the amazing Maori traditions, we were able to view kiwi birds in a nocturnal display (sorry no photos) and then wander down to the thermal vents. The Whakarewarewa area has 500 pools and 65 geyser vents. The Maori settled the area around 1325, taking advantage of the hot water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0489f0c8-eeba-45f5-89a9-45eb4fe598dc/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.41.52.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The Pohutu Geyser erupts about once an hour, reaching as high as 30 meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c1ccc278-ddff-4109-aa41-8d4004d8868b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.39.13.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The mud pools constantlt bubble and plop, venting the steam accumulated underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/33f6310e-a0e2-4f18-a376-cc8d27b71b84/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.47.03.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The ride back to the ship was blessed with clearing skies and sunshine. Along the way we passed some cattle pasturing at the foot of a hill that was the sight of a Maori fortress before the arrival of Europeans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/57d0524b-afc7-46a8-9b26-1b248a5c38e4/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.45.28.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out Among the other bounties of New Zealand agriculture is the global supply of Kiwi fruit. It is grown on a cable lattice suspended head high above the ground and surrounded by wind breaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dd658b5a-0c6e-4860-8312-a53d18a30b0c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-10+at+09.44.23.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The fruit grows in clumps and the wind protection keep them from getting bruised by banging against each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/afdacd3c-3a38-46d1-aef8-658138f520eb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+14.56.40.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 12 of 13 - Make it stand out The day ended right where it started, but bathed in beautiful sunlight. It was the last good weather we’d see for a month. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-11 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1327f549-1791-4d47-9e44-285b48b6437b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+12.34.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out 90 nautical miles north east of Napier, the ship dropped anchor in Poverty Bay. For our day’s adventure, we were heading into Gisborne, a small agricultural community at the mouth of the Turanganui River. The weather forecast for the day was pessimistic, but there was a brief weather window with low enough wind and waves that the ship’s tenders could operate. The captain said it was safe, but also suspected it wouldn’t be a comfortable ride from the ship to shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6658dc24-fbfe-4706-8ba9-54ce21c075eb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.15.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out The view from the breakfast table, nine decks above the water. The conditions between the ship and the mouth of the river didn’t look too crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4724ddf2-849b-4d24-91a1-b8ee101f6cab/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.13.58.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out Watching the crew lower the tender into the water brought the condidtions more into perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4f0e8228-b641-4090-956d-ab76714a6c97/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+12.53.16.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out On the lee side of the ship, where tender operations were taking place, the wind and wave shadow was fairly effective at smoothing the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e5130a94-ed80-4d0d-8f53-9218c13aa555/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+15.51.45.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out Coming around the the stern of the ship, motoring with the waves and wind, the ride was rolly, but not terrible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5ab10ef8-abee-4f77-833d-c1b6e5a06a80/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+15.54.44.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out Once we made it into the river, the wind and waves dropped to nothing. In exchange we got drizzle and low clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f65e2265-1742-41e7-b9aa-a335e42da3cc/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.04.38.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out The destination for the day was a cattle and sheep station, half an hour drive north of Gisborne. The station consists of approximately 3000 acres of mostly rough and hilly terrain. Positioned on a hilltop, the house dates to 1908 and was built in the contemporary “Craftsman” style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5c022f0f-f596-44f5-ba98-47d6f4338793/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+13.16.37.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out The view from the back of the house gives a fair example of the easy terrain on the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/211eb1c4-be6b-40dc-bb2d-5b942e058b5b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.01.47.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out A mile down the drive, in the shearing shed, the third generation operator of the station gave a convincing display of sheep husbandry, including shearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d5a78513-86e3-4396-a2d0-9af93d320d65/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.03.07.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out This was the first shearing of the year for this animal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/53ef9a9e-3633-496b-9938-4925f9cd1672/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.07.41.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out Managing the herds and flocks on the station was done from horseback with the help of 8-10 working dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/30fb596e-1e2a-49c9-a799-854e80dad985/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+13.28.53.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out The station employee lounge. Heading Dogs and Huntaway Dogs. Each dog has a unique set of six or more whistle commands, loves what it does and would do it all day if left to its own devices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cd071669-51ec-4c91-a8bb-e56e528434d8/Screen+Shot+2026-02-09+at+12.48.24.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out Our day in Gisborne was shorter than planned, but watching the last tender motor back to the ship was enough to convince even the most hardy among us to call it a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c0fda611-09fd-4f2c-99cb-3533dd7c7132/Screen+Shot+2026-02-07+at+16.19.44.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 11 of 13 - Make it stand out By the middle of the day, the ship was moving out of Poverty Bay, passing Tuaheni Point on the way to the next stop further to the north. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-10 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9529f082-325d-4618-a468-b5473755c686/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+10.23.32.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out For reference, the day is February 6, 2026 when I’m putting together this installment of the vacation blog. It is snowing at a rate of an inch an hour. That is on top of the twelve inches of snow from last week. Pondering that…now let’s get back to a beautiful day in the southern hemisphere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8365da07-3813-4a74-8b28-5ac32f30d3ba/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+10.31.29.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out After a few days of cloudy skies and rain, it was a welcome change to see blue above us as the ship entered Hawke Bay and the port of Napier. It turned out to be one of the nicest days on our entire trip. Perfect temperature, plenty of sunshine, and a memorable town to wander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/268bbf90-6809-4177-a13d-8c2eee0a9b66/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+09.57.34.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out Looking like a piece of southern Florida, The War Memorial Park sure looked like a nice place to kick back and enjoy an ideal day in New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e4f9adab-5330-4dd9-8377-3f476de23b5f/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+11.02.42.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out Napier is a lovely bay and beach community with about 125,000 in the city and surrounding region. It is known for its sunny and mild climate. The port handles the export of lumber, produce, frozen meat and wool for the southeast portion of the North Island. The Maori settled the area in the 12th century and European traders, missionaries and whalers showed up in the early part of the 19th century. The Crown (Queen Victoria) purchased the land from the Maori in 1851 and set up a governor. The area was sleepy and slow growing well into the 20th century. That all changed on February 3, 1931 when an earthquake leveled the town, starting fires that burned most of the remaining structures, and killing 256 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55125aaf-c1c6-412d-a983-b282d0a2d83c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+10.03.51.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out When touring the town the architecture clearly gives away which buildings pre-date the 1931 quake. This row of early 1900s homes facing the beach are known as the Six Sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fe8f81ec-3863-4d57-adef-3a2edba0a0a0/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+10.44.45.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out Not far from the Six Sisters, 95 years ago, the commercial center of town was in ruins. The members of the Napier Council charged with rebuilding the community quickly put together a unified plan of architecture, based on current style, cost of building materials, and resistance to calamities such as quakes and fire. The result was an area built up in the Art Deco style. Since the 1960s, Napier has truly embraced it’s accidental-on-purpose style, and become the preeminent Art Deco community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4bfb42e0-b7fd-4622-98e7-f27988387ad7/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+11.43.45.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out The details of the buildings are spectacular. Brass rails, hard wood angular window and door framing, and the must-have the moulding and colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/46bca5fc-182a-44d8-85c4-4adf497cd2eb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+16.16.33.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out What would an Art Deco town be without and Art Deco theater? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/09374d08-63d1-419c-94c9-e3141e763da1/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+10.58.35.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out In an acknowledgement of the value of Art Deco to Napier, and Napier to Art Deco, this 2010 statue captures the essence of the Art Deco modern woman.‍ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f7417245-52dd-4d16-adc1-e7639eee0abb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+09.50.32.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out Looking southeast towards the new harbor across Hawke Bay, a reclamation project is putting new sand on the beaches. Outside of the central business district, the Art Deco gives way to old and new apartments and single family dwellings. Many of the neighborhoods are built on land lifted from the marshes by the 1931 quake. Some parts of the land rose by as much as two meters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/198fa4d1-96bf-42dc-9e49-b9a22b58a086/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+09.52.02.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out In the old harbor, it was nice to see the local sailing club and kids preparing to go out in their 420 class boats. There is no shortage of sailing clubs in New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55e0a570-9be7-4ba4-b6f3-e35b1a6e9983/Screen+Shot+2026-02-06+at+16.12.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 10 of 13 - Make it stand out Our final stop for the day happened right at the bottom of the gangway. The local car club brought out a dozen vintage cars for our amusement and admiration. These guys do a really nice job maintaining the nearly century old cars. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-9 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/20298d0e-ad6f-4010-bd0b-3ecde9452f47/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+15.23.11.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The ship made a slow 63 nautical mile crossing of the Cook Straight into Queen Charlotte Sound and up to Picton. Founded on land purchased from the local Maori clan in 1850, Picton is not big. The town is home to about 4500 people and is the rail, ferry and highway transportation hub for folks and freight moving between the North and South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d44e7451-f90e-44e6-9f16-713433fa1154/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+15.09.24.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out Day break revealed more low overcast and drizzle. The temperature dropped into the 50s, and our planned kayaking trip was cancelled. Not to worry, we made the most of our day ashore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8eb0a933-03de-4635-a06b-72c0feeede76/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.39.29.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The central business district of Picton consists of several city blocks on High Street running up from the harbor. Based on the population, it looked like every family, if not every person in the area owns a boat. While we had lunch in the Fork and Fable , I was pleased to watch the local sailing club drag a fleet of Optimists out for a couple hours of racing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e09e7bcf-50df-490e-9e1b-9b7f40780d97/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.41.01.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out At the foot of High Street we visited the War Memorial and then crossed over to the Picton Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5297dcc3-5e49-4872-9ad7-b18df692983d/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.38.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out Along the way we checked out a local fire truck and admired the stylish turnout gear worn by the emergency responders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a5330fa7-a199-459c-949e-f36f1d2db608/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.37.24.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out Given my fascination with Herman Melville and Moby Dick, I love a local museum, especially one that leads with Whaling as the top attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/603df863-4d08-4cd9-a643-817b225abec9/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+16.03.03.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The museum had a comprehensive exhibit dedicated to life in remote coastal New Zealand during the last two centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7222a90e-119d-4ee2-9d85-dc2aeba98418/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.45.53.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out Shore based whaling was an important revenue source for families along the Cook Straight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/51d20e0d-efad-4119-a9d5-83c21a71f0a1/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.45.23.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The coastal whale fishery continued until 1965 and incorporated modern technology including power boats, harpoon cannons, and radio guidance from cliff-top spotters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6bd8a5f3-6d4a-4f9a-904f-4028595ccee1/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+14.47.28.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The Perano Shore Station caught 4200 whales between 1911 and 1964. They were processed locally, packaged, refrigerated and shipped to buyers around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9601fc7f-7519-4d7c-8d84-a643dde2d01e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+15.12.56.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out When we’d had enough of Picton’s rain, for which the cashier at the local Four Square grocery apologized to us, we made our way back to the ship for the middle afternoon departure. The drizzle continued all the way up Queen Charlotte Sound, finally letting up about the time the Pilot boat came along side to collect the harbor pilot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a6f5dda9-5091-408b-b62a-ba1159453fd2/Screen+Shot+2026-02-05+at+15.16.41.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 9 of 13 - Make it stand out The last stop of the day was the ship’s Laundrette. Hanging out for an hour in a small room with six washing machines and dryers wasn’t too bad. It was warm and there were friendly folks coming and going to share stories and experiences. Thankfully, our next stop was sunny and bright. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-8 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5bf320bb-7a75-4ebe-97ba-817056d64f38/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+15.59.54.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out Our first stop on New Zealand’s North Island was in the capital city of Wellington. The city is known for being windy, but for our visit it exhibited maritime dampness. The Maori arrived in the area in the 10th century, and the English followed in the mid 19th. There are currently about half a million folks living on the hillsides and in the valleys that dominate the local geography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/473e556a-1785-4bfe-8bcf-28220ef463fb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.06.07.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out Once our ship was safely secured to the pier, the floating gas station, or lighter, came along side to top up the tanks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/26d048d6-fd00-4ecb-a0c0-d5220bfb6713/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.16.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out On shore, we got to see some of the city’s principal landmarks. This building is known as the Beehive. It is the executive wing office building of New Zealand’s government. Queen Elizabeth II declared it opened in 1977. No mistaking the disco era architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d30199e1-897f-489f-9987-fdfff4469264/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.17.55.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out At the other end of the government complex is the Parliamentary Library. Opened in 1899, it is the oldest of the current government buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0edc616b-162c-4095-acaa-d44f7f1c910e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.04.46.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out Inland from the port, entering the Zealandia eco-preserve was like taking a walking tour of the Jurassic Park movie set. The facility is intended to rebuild the pre-human conditions on the island on a 500 year time-line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e5d49622-03e2-4340-a823-7c3db0922961/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.09.32.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out For our visit, the rain came down non-stop, dripping and plopping from the canopy above the path. The damp conditions didn’t dissuade the birds and other wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a4275c88-9ff0-400a-adec-1ef3737f0cd0/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.12.20.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out The unique Tuatara reptiles hung out in their holes and under the big fern leaves, watching the humans watch them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a763c935-84b5-4780-9946-cb1ae3b19502/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.05.27.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out Near the Zealandia facility, the Otari-Wilton’s Bush botanic garden is dedicated to preservation of native New Zealand species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/36803102-b279-4a5f-b273-ccd99114b02b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.25.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out We were formally introduced the Silver Fern, the symbol of New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9b28d00f-67b8-4abe-b7b8-869c70b2468a/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.20.10.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out Our final stop was the Anglican Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul, the mother church of the Wellington Diocese. The building was commissioned in 1954 and dedicated in 1984. The final phase of construction was completed and consecrated in 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fe5f9dc6-127c-4c84-bbe5-282dd965d719/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+16.23.29.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out The audience filing into the cathedral from the main entryway for The Wellington Symphony Orchestra and The Somoa Choir concert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/20893d1f-8281-4afe-bc09-670e8e36c748/Screen+Shot+2026-02-04+at+15.40.58.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out The music was spledid, and the choir performance remarkable. According to the scuttlebutt going around, this was the biggest audience the choir had entertained since it was founded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c962d795-fde6-46de-954e-7ca60c4fbfe6/Screen+Shot+2026-02-04+at+15.38.34.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 8 of 13 - Make it stand out The visit to Wellington ended with a gloomy, rainy night time departure from the harbor. Not to worry, the weather for the next stop was forecast to be more of the same. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-7 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9f7afc9a-e237-4dff-894e-b8a9c9b0b4f8/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.02.59.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out The next stop on our visit to New Zealand was Lyttelton, the port serving the city of Christchurch. The port sits in the caldera of one of a cluster of old volcanos. The area was settled by the Maori in the 1200s and then British settlers arrived in 1850. From here we toured Christchurch and out into the western mountains in search of movie sets and The Lord of the Rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e291cca0-d4a9-41de-a0cf-366898e35216/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+11.23.55.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out The settlers built a largely English style city, including a massive cathedral built over 40 years starting in 1864. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0f8ceb61-1787-405a-b325-5dc2c427c24e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.26.01.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out That English style city experienced earthquakes throughout its history and was nearly wiped out in 2010 and 2011 when a string of earthquakes toppled the original stone buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8eea3798-8b3d-4df6-9f83-c340f966a44d/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.24.50.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out Passing through the city in 2026, the city is still coming to terms with the destruction 15 years later. Empty lots still dominated the scene in the central city. Clusters of bland apartment buildings are filling in the spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f492f9ad-223e-47f1-b88e-c5b6c5f2c2fb/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+11.39.17.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out Some of the old buildings have been preserved, stabilized, or otherwise repurposed. Our short visit to the city was eye-opening with regard to how hard it is to persevere and rebuild after a disaster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c90c2426-c428-4bc4-a79e-10cc711645f0/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+13.42.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out After the pass through Christchurch, our travels took us west across the North Canterbury agricultural region of the South Island in search of the city of Erdoras. The runoff from the western mountains is harness for irrigation and the pivot type irrigators are a common feature of the landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/70231fdd-4321-49d5-85a1-1d68ea3683b9/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+13.43.05.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out Strong winds are common across New Zealand so wind breaks between fields are a necessity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ef2c387f-8ac0-4707-aef0-1ee197054605/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+13.32.09.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out The highway heading west crossed several “braided rivers” running down from the mountains. The term refers to a wide and shallow river bed that features many stream paths that weave together. These rivers are prone to flash flooding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0e5f63a2-7413-4aeb-b23b-f1077d5a121c/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+13.38.49.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out The national Kiwirail railroad runs on 3’6” narrow gauge tracks. (Standard in the US is 4’ 8 1/2”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/85aae26f-63d2-4af4-9f26-0226ac94e126/Screen+Shot+2026-02-02+at+13.41.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out On the edge of the “Rohan Kingdom,” the Department of Conservation maintains a recreation area at Lake Clearwater. Along a narrow neck of land between two mountain stream fed lakes, there is a village of rustic holiday cottages. There are specific rules and requirements for maintaining a Bach on DOC land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4e73d46d-2248-47cc-a8a4-e62ebb9bce8b/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.29.47.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out A few miles down the road from the Bach community, we crested a ridge and beheld the Kingdom Rohan, or at least the way movie guy Peter Jackson envisioned it for his movie trilogy. Before becoming a movie set, this valley was just for sheep and cattle. 25 years after the films debuted, it is a pilgrimage site for generations of sci-fi/fantasy fandom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5f1c409d-ca3f-47ea-94d4-f6233b165a7d/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.40.06.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out On the rock outcropping in the center of the valley, known locally as Mount Sunday, Peter Jackson’s set builders spent months living rough to build the city of Erdoras. This photo captures the first scene where the heros stop to view the city. The movie was made in the dead of winter to enhance the visuals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7c16b6ee-8e81-4fa3-b698-db5e69fd3376/Screen+Shot+2026-02-01+at+16.36.02.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out Mount Sunday as it sits now, in the middle of pasture land. A path leads to the top, where the local shepherds used to meet on Sundays. If you haven’t taken the tour of New Zealand that is the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Rohan shows up in the second reel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7e696a9f-94f9-469e-bf08-ccdfc40fdc0e/Screen+Shot+2026-02-03+at+09.45.15.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 7 of 13 - Make it stand out Our final stop on this outing was in the tiny crossroads village of Mt. Somers. We had lunch in the War Memorial Hall, a local gathering space opened in 1922 and dedicated to the local ANZAC soldiers who served in WWI. The other non-domicile building in town was the Mt. Somers Tavern. The Family Lounge and Bar also serves as the local Bottle Shop, where you can purchase alcohol in sealed containers for consumption elsewhere. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-6 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e6be3830-5969-48e4-bc28-a6a9f7f92b0b/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.30.55.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out The lumpy and windy journey aroud the south end of the island ended at Port Chalmers, the deep water port serving Dunedin. We spent a night in the port hiding from the weather system crossing the Tasman Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cef3bb63-d236-47ce-bfde-863cab5d67af/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.33.17.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Passing Taiaroa Head at the entrance to Otago Harbour. It is home to a coastal artillery battery dating back to the late 1880s, sheep, seals, and sea birds. It’s also a lunch stop for hungry sea lions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6ee0f1a2-f771-497b-9c19-80015996de66/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+16.50.19.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out The six inch Armstrong Disappearing Gun and turn table built into Taiaroa Head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a98e13ee-c0c5-48f3-b641-1c6a658cbf46/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.38.32.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out One of the first things a visitor learns is that Monterey Pine is one of the economic engines of New Zealand. It is exported to China for pulping. It also makes a pleasant wood smell that wafts over the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1d0dfeae-4035-4bc7-bdb8-c591a4b02c3c/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.40.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out For the sailors, the signs and indications of a ripping wind were plentiful on Otago Harbor during our visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/82260048-5800-4e3b-87e5-9009c0833b41/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+15.40.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Traveling around Otago Harbor on our first outing, we passed through the city of Dunedin and Anzac Square. The area was settled by Maori around 1300, followed by europeans in 1748, and was incorporated in 1855 when it was built up in the Victorian style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f0b7878d-d250-41d8-9425-4bd90c4e6ae9/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.44.07.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Opened in 1906, the rail station handled up to 100 trains a day. The building is reputed to be the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, behind the Sydney Opera House, of course. It now handles scenic train rides and houses museums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9d161358-9a69-49e0-a676-07ad81e3a546/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.45.41.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out The platform at the back of the Dunedin railway station looks like its ready for the next train at anytime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/92eee6e0-c0ee-4d99-806d-b858b7682dea/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.48.44.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Out on the Pacific ocean side of Taiaroa Head, there is a wildlife sanctuary that host Antipodean Fur Seals and Little Blue Penguins. Our arrive coincided with baby time. Pups and chicks were visible all around the sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2fd947e6-cd0d-4e61-9b2a-35503aebd7d6/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.49.53.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Fuzzy penguin chicks waiting for dinner delivery in a man made nesting box designed to increase reproduction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f33f9d0b-f3f9-4eca-afc0-d8c90685a2d2/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.51.23.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out An adult Little Blue Penguin sitting on a nest. Considered the smallest penguin, they weigh in at 2 pounds and stand 10-12 inches tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/96513009-b3f5-45fb-ae69-229470d8ae09/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+16.19.28.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Fur Seals basking on the rocks, contemplating a swim in search of anchovy and arrow squid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d190030e-67dd-4d07-a29b-a0d7ffdad516/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+09.59.01.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out Back on the windy harbor side of Taiaroa Head, a sanctuary is maintained for about 60 nesting pairs of Royal Albatross. The birds appreciate the high winds on the slope. Like a hang glider, just spreading wings results in takeoff. Landings are not graceful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2fe465dc-93ab-4fd9-86d1-bfcf84a069da/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+10.05.14.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out The Royal is considered the largest of the Albatross family. They check in at up to 18 pounds and 10 foot wingspan. It is frankly hard to appreciate the size of these birds until they are seen in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e502821d-b8ee-4b68-98c1-f4b505155a47/Screen+Shot+2026-01-30+at+10.22.39.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 6 of 13 - Make it stand out On the lee side of the hill, a more common variety of bird nests in the long grass of the sheep pasture. The Red Billed Gull is considered the smallest of the kleptoparasites in New Zealand. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-5 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2423c6d2-aafe-4f53-b98d-d6b23448ba8e/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.23.05.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out On the third day of crossing the Tasman Sea, the sun was blotted out by low clouds, mist and rain. The weather went from sun and swimming pool to sweaters and rain slickers. We used that time to take a tour of the ship’s working spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4a17b79-ed65-4b6a-b450-8bc3743a7e3d/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.31.58.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out The tour showed off the kitchens, storage, engineering and laundry spaces. Here one of the bakers is assembling desserts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c83caa84-c02f-4bd0-9b97-83423aebbc77/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+14.17.19.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out One of the several produce lockers on the ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/454bc488-bfff-45be-9c33-01245cb6f0d6/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.51.54.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out After the lower decks, we were shown the bridge and navigation department. It was awesome to see the crew and spaces, and get a better understanding of how a ship works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a554a6c6-9158-4e3b-98ce-9e139777bbb0/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.23.44.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out Just after breakfast on the fourth day out from Sydney, a land mass emerged from the gloom. It was no doubt similar to what Abel Janszoon Tasman and crew saw in 1642. While Tasman took his ships northeast in search of an anchorage, our ship went southeast and entered New Zealand’s remarkable Milford Sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/67d50ce5-02de-48ed-b187-dabdd9ee325e/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.27.15.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out The low clouds and rain clung to the tops of the mountains, adding to the already dramatic water falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1d96ce68-668e-4a62-b7a7-670d8df96d09/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.25.30.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out Understanding the scale of the terrain was made much easier by the referencing the tour vessels operating in the sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7798c785-3bdc-40cf-b2ca-cd1ff7da70a5/Screen+Shot+2026-01-29+at+13.30.16.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 5 of 13 - Make it stand out Departing the Milford Sound, the ship turned south to round the tip of New Zealand’s South Island. The howling 40 knot wind and 15-20 foot waves were examples of the conditions that earned this latitude the moniker “Roaring Forties.” After a bouncy night, everybody was looking forward to making port the next morning. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-4-1 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f68cf8a3-4d23-4b76-b0ef-c734a04d3ac5/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.20.02.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out On the second day of our visit to Sydney, we took a road trip west to the Blue Mountains and the old Victorian town of Katoomba and Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0812bf13-8414-4dd8-b5c0-a11cbd4ac8b4/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.18.28.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out On the lower end of Katoomba’s main north-south street, the view is spectacular at the Echo Point overlook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/53d56e20-8386-4a49-b64f-eb4b987458b0/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.21.17.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens occupies its own mountain top with views all the way back to Sydney, fifty mile to the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/26de856f-0b62-4abc-87d4-e9333abd7e2b/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.26.04.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out For the non-native visitors, gentle reminders are posted along the trails that everything in Australia can kill you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/76930b76-7792-4952-b51e-449cf709b0b3/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.43.49.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out The visitor center is a nice building with a great view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2ee91b55-8a83-443c-87cc-791469a1771c/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.45.35.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out If proper church weddings aren’t your thing, the folks at the Botanic Gardens will be happy to help with a venue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/60a14134-f0e9-410a-818e-6f0d2b96288b/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+14.21.39.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out After a day inland, the ship departed Sydney at sunset, beginning a three day dash across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/33b5d455-1ce8-4710-bd6e-f30c8df86264/Screen+Shot+2026-01-28+at+10.29.27.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 4 of 13 - Make it stand out The Tasman Sea gave us two days of empty horizon. The clear skies meant sunny summer days by the pool and gazing at the stars of the Souther Cross by night. Day three was something different. More on that next time. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-3-1 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/812b4e06-ccd4-4713-b521-d34eec3611e3/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+10.52.51.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Wind and waves welcomed us aboard the ship, and kept us company for the rest of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/49812cec-5499-4a32-9e80-91151a0d0d22/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+11.20.43.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out 36 hours after leaving Melbourne, the ship made its way around the southeast corner of the continent and arrived off Sydney just as the sun rose above the eastern horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9e474194-8c0c-4cc7-bc85-92b861e423bd/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+14.06.26.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out One of the calmest port entryies of the trip, the ship motored up the Sydney Harbor with passengers lining the rails or observing the iconic port from their breakfast tables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f37b4e2c-207c-4569-b904-f6febf493a5e/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+14.12.11.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out As common as sea birds, the green and tan Sydney Harbor Ferry boats criss-cross the waterway, connecting the many points of land that make up the metropolitan area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8f9743e2-f58e-46a7-8ce6-3b93e29e8438/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+14.11.23.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out At the end of Bradley’s Head, among the 1800s defensive fortifications, the main mast of the HMAS Sydney commemorates the first naval engagement between an Australian and German ship during WWI and the naval personnel lost in action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7ac0eba2-d213-4ba0-b873-a122c4dd7d0c/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+14.10.25.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Fort Denison Island sits squarely in the middle of the harbor, guarding the navy base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/733a0115-ac6d-4247-9389-ca126405fb94/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+14.43.23.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out The iconic architectural symbol of Australia, the Sydney Opera House, opened in 1973. It is considered one of the most photographed buildings ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aca06b55-5842-4ea5-935d-881cfa88c5a8/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.33.40.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Passing under the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Later in the day, The Captain and I climber to the top of the center span. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6658a903-d58e-4e01-adc3-77aa3966658e/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.34.43.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Our ship along side in White Bay as seen from Barangaroo. The Balmain neighborhood lies at the top of the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/77ed2efc-cbee-4ada-bb39-4d6279de5462/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.35.36.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out The Sydney Cove and Circular Quay viewed from the Cahill Walk Lookout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a7ce6808-7153-4fa3-87c4-2c9855e6f384/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.36.19.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out We walked the grounds of the Government house and Bennelong Lawn and enjoyed the land side view of the Sydney Opera House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/86b8240a-4f2e-40af-941e-442b5c5c1ef2/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.36.48.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Along side the Government House, we walked the Royal Botanic Garden. This Ficus Macrophylla Columnaris was amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/410d1b14-52e9-45f6-9ad7-51e667b78d28/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+10.39.29.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Like the exotic Ficus from Lord Howe Island, it was amazing to see the exotic maize from America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d18fc4fa-989c-4b69-9028-da49a4bdbee6/Screen+Shot+2026-01-27+at+11.02.37.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 3 of 13 - Make it stand out Our busy day in Sydney ended with a beautiful sunset over White Bay. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-2-1 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fc29092a-2b36-4f21-bbb3-b81a2c5a08c5/Screen+Shot+2026-01-25+at+13.06.34.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4ed90302-17f9-46f5-a59b-da3ef1979993/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+09.49.57.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out Melbourne is not an old city. Founded in 1835, it is named for the British Lord and Prime Minister of the same name. Most of the original public works are built in the “Victorian” style because Victoria was Queen at the time of construction and the mid 1800s gold rush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3ca84124-e674-4876-b584-3909b04fe632/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+09.48.21.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out The post-WWII construction is modern concrete and glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0730cc3f-f032-4622-81f0-2f8c517b344e/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+10.02.06.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out Like most big cities, Melbourne is crowded with small streets and alleyways. Many of the small businesses are located in these spaces. They do a good job of cleaning the pavement, but the walls are well marked with “street art.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e434e39f-bc2b-483b-84b1-8f8d0f437fcc/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+10.11.31.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out We took a side trip to the Moonlit Sanctuary. Tours are given after dark to allow visitors to experience the local animals during their nocturnal activities. The quokka, wallaby and kangaroo wander the park begging snacks from the visitors. We also saw koala, wombat, Tasmanian Devil, Gliders and a number of other species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/da9435d1-6089-41ad-8aea-10ee29a54c5f/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+10.20.27.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out From the Skydeck at the top of the Eureka Tower, our home away from home was visible at the cruise ship terminal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/74920922-d96e-4e62-ae80-288fc7b232e2/Screen+Shot+2026-01-26+at+10.39.17.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 2 of 13 - Make it stand out Unfortunately, our stay in Melbourne was cut short by the airline snafu, but we enjoyed our visit anyway. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-1 monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/894cf201-0e38-4f88-990b-7438f11b6670/Screen+Shot+2026-01-25+at+10.58.19.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure: Part 1 of 13 - Make it stand out A United Airlines 787 sitting at San Francisco’s G5 gate. Our ride to the other side of the planet. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-pilots monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b1238e88-f033-47c3-9969-8e0634a57cec/Screen+Shot+2025-11-06+at+15.10.42.png Blog - New Pilots - Make it stand out One of my junior bird-men flying overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5d05aec5-ed74-4292-a070-a2ed18a0d921/Screen+Shot+2025-11-06+at+15.27.34.png Blog - New Pilots - Make it stand out The newest Private Pilot Certificate holder in the country…for a minute or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bb76cc5d-b7e7-4472-b6e2-2c3b308a2ed1/Screen+Shot+2025-11-06+at+15.22.57.png Blog - New Pilots - Make it stand out And then another! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/castles-a-la-mode monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9b49e545-b631-42fd-9613-8d3642da8987/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.42.51.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out The castle was built in the middle of a many thousand acre reserve and was expertly executed. Only the best materials were used, and every modern feature was included, but concealed so as to maintain the Tudor style and the illusion of old construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/236beec3-0caf-479c-800b-a3e741bb7cfd/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.44.30.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out The great hall has a “vaulted” ceiling, cleverly suspended inside the building. The house has steam radiators throughout, so the fully functional fire place, always cleaned and ready, is really just for show. The bear skin rug is said to be pieced together from three animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a671a61a-ef28-49c5-82cb-252500def222/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.45.42.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out The music room features a built-in player pipe organ. The pipes are concealed by tapestries on the walls. No need for actual musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ae5e428e-e153-4ac3-9236-ebbf9113adfb/IMG_8202.jpeg Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out The dozens of staff were provided modern dorm style living in the house and all the greatest modern tools to facilitate their duties, like this massive multi-fuel range and oven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cc870f4b-6e22-4844-9a76-c180d6281be2/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.37.44.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out The Loveland Castle overlooks the Little Miami River and features extensive gardens built into the hillside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aa42f311-ddee-4a13-bd65-69de27d0828e/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.40.30.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out Harry built a small tower room for himself, complete with an essential fireplace heat source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dd2e8f78-c723-4158-a93f-b2949a5c3d68/Screen+Shot+2025-05-26+at+08.41.35.png Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out Harry’s great room had enough room for a dozen Knights of the Golden Trail and featured a fireplace, balcony, and kitchenette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/30a6ecb0-6deb-4451-acdd-509ecf64d1bf/IMG_8352.jpeg Blog - Castles a la mode - Make it stand out Chateau Laroche is similar in size to actual “tower” castles common in the British Isles, but it’s really a miniature castle replica. It lacks any actual defensive structures, while the counterpart in Akron featured a security wall around the property and a fully staffed gatehouse protecting the family. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-7-of-7 monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/22b2c294-6a81-40e8-a4d3-95308f2f8f85/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+14.28.52.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out A short hop from Gibraltar to Cadiz, then west and north to Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4da1b909-f8c6-4eb0-be37-591d26689176/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+08.04.53.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Inside the breakwater at Cadiz at dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7d265dce-fc3f-46d7-b4b1-48283e13ff88/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+08.10.28.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out The fortification Napoleon’s army faced when they laid siege from 1810 to 1812. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1f2a5123-d2c7-4f34-88c1-b173daba1841/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.27.44.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out A complex of old warehouses store the aging-blending casks used to make the Tio Pepe products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c0d289f4-0e9c-4851-a8e0-a24e14948fd1/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.26.20.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Records of the top-down blending process. A fraction of the bottom wine cask’s contents are removed and then replaced with wine from the cask above. The process is repeated with subsequent higher casks, ensuring a uniform blending over the course of several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0e720d8a-2be8-4806-8882-1c7f14438d7a/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.30.56.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - The Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Fino (15% ABV) and Solera Cream (18% ABV) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d68103ba-5053-40f7-bf82-443424de8b69/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+11.17.02.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out A warehouse set up for a wedding later in the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cc32ea7a-82f9-419a-87f0-60c11b8f7d58/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.35.58.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Fundacion Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre maintains a beautiful campus in Jerez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/33aa8c3c-763c-4403-999d-65febb906fc7/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.36.48.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out The campus exhibition hall where the students and horses under training give twice a week performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1193cebb-65cb-4f98-86c0-2b3da0f798f0/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.49.18.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out The equestrian arts performances include solo rider demonstrations, two and four horse wagon maneuvers, and a segment with eight synchronized horses showcasing all the skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/20d9571e-4e1d-44c0-8e48-8c511e14e7e6/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.40.55.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out The four hitch team pulled a fine wagon, complete with hydraulic disc brakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a565ccaf-5054-45c1-8f4b-114532fa97f1/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.51.59.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out The harbor was a gray miserable scene by the time we returned to the ship. It was just as well, as the ship was departing in the middle afternoon for the long overnight run to the debarkation port of Lisbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9c0eed36-34ac-43d1-9845-feddcecf1b06/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.56.11.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Passing a container ship while en route to Lisbon. The weather continued to dog us for the last 48 hours of the trip with plenty of rain and poor visibility. The ship bashed into fifteen foot waves and forty knot wind from the west all night. In the morning the wind backed to southwest and subsided, giving the ship a staggered roll and surge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1a1b95b9-4fcb-46f9-a205-189d5e168e26/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+08.58.35.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out More rain and clouds greeted us at the cruise ship terminal. Bright colored buildings and construction cranes were a poor antidote for the gloomy skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/841b9e13-9dad-4250-b169-2e9f97d32acb/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.00.42.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Our afternoon of exploration took us up to the Fronteira Palace, the 1670 hunting lodge that escaped the earthquake of 1755. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/56413365-e58b-456e-ab65-5d23259c0ff4/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.03.40.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - After examining the style of the First Maquis de Fronteira, we moved down into the old city center to appreciate what we could in the persistent rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0a0ee9ca-b541-4b25-9a9b-b17f9e6f201f/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.04.28.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Like the Fronteira Castle, the Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria do Carmo, founded in 1389, are a reminder of the 1755 earthquake. It is reported that the roof collapsed during mass and killed most of the occupants. It was decided not to rebuild and the valuables distributed to other churches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cc46f225-cf21-40bd-a298-e1bd2fcb48c3/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+14.16.04.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out In a similar story, Igreja de Sao Domingos has been standing near the main square of Lisbon since 1341, but it hasn’t been without incident. In 1531, an earthquake left the building unusable and it had to be rebuilt. The 1755 earthquake and tsunami knocked down most of the building again. Then in 1959, fire burned the wooden superstructure and buckled the stonework. It was rebuilt a third time, and during the reconstruction the parishioners elected to keep the interior unfinished, giving the church a unique atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e8e421be-68cc-412e-80ce-9fd2fc96cf86/Screen+Shot+2025-04-10+at+14.18.06.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Our afternoon tour of downtown Lisbon included some shopping and sampling of the local pasteis de nata. The custard tart is really good, and probably the most upifting single item in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/49727d73-c009-4479-a77e-fea932bcf694/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.13.47.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - On our way back to the ship, we were treated to a few minutes of clear skies and sunshine. Unfortunately, it bathed the modern state of the city in a revealing light. Outside of the tourist areas, the city is mostly utilitarian apartment blocks with copious graffiti surrounded by abandoned industrial buildings and traffic snarls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c2fec773-5310-4741-bb86-b7077a7c7897/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.15.59.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Our last morning on the ship was as beautiful as they come. The sun rose over the Sea of Straw, showing off the prettier side of Portugal. Unfortunately, the fair weather arrived just in time for us to fly home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/76c629c9-c1ac-442e-8c6b-2d4919b050a0/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.19.29.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out On the bright side, while walking the full length of the building in search of the banheiro, we got to see the Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/afc754f0-62ef-4004-ae53-5ae982502936/Screen+Shot+2025-04-08+at+09.18.00.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Leaving Portugal behind for the high altitude sunshine. Kinda feel like the country didn’t show us its best parts. Maybe another time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f71ca45b-95bb-42a1-bbc2-f86968c97ea3/Screen+Shot+2025-02-24+at+14.55.20.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 7 of 7 - Make it stand out Since this is the end of the line, for now, I thought I should make one more shameless plug for the new book. It is available for pre-order at your favorite bookseller today! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-6 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/65787cf5-a109-48d0-bd1a-c151bd25f72e/Screen+Shot+2025-04-06+at+13.56.55.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - The overnight trip from Casablanca had us arriving in the Strait just after sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b3af943c-47be-4e7f-89bf-89413adc424f/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.05.16.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out An hour after sunrise, the Moroccan coastline came into view, along with ships converging on the strait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/330af507-5563-425a-a59d-9ccdd46bd74b/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.10.01.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out By mid morning, the south side of the strait, and a Pillar of Hercules was visible… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4835f726-e36a-40af-a93d-a5f043965da9/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.11.05.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out …and then the Rock of Gibraltar hove into view on the north side of the strait. The other Pillar of Hercules was clearly “holding up the sky.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3046064c-ac15-4514-b37d-ae80d11440ea/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.28.55.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from the outer pier. The west face of the rock is covered in greenery. The east face is bare rock. Because real-estate is hard to come by, the modern buildings in the foreground are built on spoil dredged from the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d3be723b-15f1-4254-a64d-2b7b4883e746/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.30.29.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out Gibraltar has been a well armed fortress since ancient times. At Europa Point, a late 19th century 12.5 inch gun still overlooks the strait from Harding’s Battery. In the background is the territory’s mosque, a gift of Saudi Arabia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f45f8c6f-405a-469f-a937-875647ca446b/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.32.03.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out Looking across the Strait of Gibraltar, Africa looks remarkably close. By the time World War One broke out, artillery could cover the entire entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, leaving the British mostly in control of who came and went. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ef255243-f5dd-4b76-a98f-82058867ade2/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.43.15.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out Looking west towards Spain from halfway up the Rock, it is obvious that shipping is the life-blood of commerce. Gibraltar sells fuel tax free, making it a popular stop for vessels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6147faf3-b26a-4631-a758-7f66ebf85e37/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.47.31.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Gibraltar has population of Barbary Macaques. They are known for begging snacks and snatching glittery objects from tourists. The Captain hinted that I might have something in common with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/61bbcc33-e755-4119-93c7-6f3d0e247f73/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.48.48.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - One of the most interesting stops we made was the WWII tunnel exhibit. We walked a couple miles in the 30+ miles of military tunnels excavated in the rock. When you visit, take a jacket. Water is constantly dripping from the ceiling. A lot of it. So much water is dripping it feels like it’s raining all the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4a1302a-7cbe-4ba6-802f-d66d79052f94/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+09.57.32.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out At the north end of the tunnel complex, an opening called Jock’s Balcony offers a view of the territory’s airfield and well past the Spanish frontier. The green area between the apartment blocks and the runway is the local Christian burial ground. To the left, the gray rectangle with the blue-green dog-leg path is the Jewish burial ground. At the left end of the visible portion of the runway is a public road that crosses over to the border with Spain. It has railroad like crossing gates that close when an aircraft is present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bd349eb9-fcf6-44b8-9805-9ddf1fcad8aa/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+10.03.14.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - Make it stand out My favorite activity was walking the road that crosses the airfield. From the midpoint of the runway it is possible to get a nice view of the familiar “Prudential Insurance” face of The Rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f8896bb6-6e9d-44e1-aa8e-726f0df6d153/Screen+Shot+2025-04-07+at+13.23.43.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 6 of 7 - We rounded out our day on Gibraltar with fish and chips at the Lord Nelson. As a self-appointed authority on the pub lifestyle, it was a great choice. For historical value, the pub is in a casemate dating to the early 18th century. For local color, we met the UK Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Team and learned about their “army man” team spirit/drinking game. The handy tip we picked up was actual Diet Coke can be had in Gibraltar markets and pubs! That fact alone landed Gib as our second favorite place on this journey. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-5 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bd5b03b2-48b1-406f-a040-3564f11e7a2e/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.41.02.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean, en route to the African Continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1a756212-86c9-4c82-bd51-55ab0a9d86dc/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+09.16.45.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The port of Casablanca with the city stretching out to the south and east behind it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/718092fc-543a-42b4-8731-2ee709f1cd11/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+14.31.35.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Just in case you forgot who’s King, here’s another photo. You never know when you might meet him on the street, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cc0a11ee-e1e1-47e6-8c3e-26af2915efca/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+09.27.58.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Most of my photos ended up with a flag in the frame somewhere, so it became my personal challenge to not have flags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b87ec307-c4bc-4cf0-80bc-bb06c1dfdb4f/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+09.30.06.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out From the street, it is really difficult to understand the size of the place. (By the way, see the little van over on the right, with the two gents standing next to it? They are Tourism Police. A similar van somehow ended up everywhere we went, even a gas station bathroom break.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fc35a39d-a435-4a86-8098-a9c4891c956e/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.50.18.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Looking down the center of the interior still doesn’t give a sense of size, unless your eye picks up the little human specks on the left side. For the unfamiliar, the men do their prayers on the main floor. The women assemble on the raised decks to either side, safely separated from view by lattice screens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/390e217a-9bf1-49f4-8fde-715bc8deedd8/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.20.27.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The decorative tiles on the top of the minaret are often knocked loose by storms. Watching where you walk can yield a handful of souvenir fragments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8ae3a180-bec5-4aae-8edc-865c7689c386/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+13.57.55.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - The original soundstage Rick’s. The soundstage Rick’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6657497e-577f-4b5c-96f2-acf0703ba9a8/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.58.34.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - The replica Rick’s tourist attraction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f5bc4718-13b7-4d16-ac91-f9af6f4b65c4/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+14.12.15.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The tea was sweet and minty, but seriously strong. The Pepsi was mostly the same, except for the retro pop-top can. I felt compelled to drop the pop-top in the can afterwards, just to hear that familiar rattle sound from my youth. Then I had to hum the Jimmie Buffet verse from Margaritaville about flip-flops and a pop-top…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/22031eb1-531d-4dbc-ac40-61da4ae4b373/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.26.13.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The beachside was empty except for some maintenance workers in one of the pools. Casablanca is considered a resort destination during the summer high season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3d643b50-9c2c-4b47-8d48-edf8f80d55e3/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+14.33.32.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - The three different agencies represented at every post, even around the back of the royal gardens and residence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/89ed2258-32fc-4574-9d1d-ba8a1691d9d9/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+14.57.30.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The next morning we watched the sunrise over the Casablanca container terminal. Memorable for the hum of machinery and back-up beepers on the trucks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d7d774d9-0c2b-4a93-b1ea-5a93f5656f28/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.28.43.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Morning traffic in the city. Motorbikes are the prime mover for much of Casablanca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/69af524e-c4bd-4e7d-b877-9bfda372dbf5/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+15.18.22.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The Casablanca fish market wrapping up for the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f1e47f91-2624-45a5-95a0-15f61280d8d4/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+15.17.17.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Local growers haul produce into the city every morning, selling directly to the apartment dwellers. The empty lot has been cleared to make way for new apartments, hopefully completed in time for the 2030 FIFA Cup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7b402bb8-c1ce-4c3d-9da9-66a821e39ebb/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+15.21.07.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Finally on the freeway, our bus (and tourism police van “escort”) cruised through the agricultural countryside, enjoying the authentic sights and smells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0c150ce7-31c2-43e5-8212-b7f8996b5949/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+15.36.20.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Most farms were either planted with produce or used for grazing. The flocks were always attended by at least one shepherd. On the left side of this photo three people are crouched on the ground, watching the animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/75fff870-a1af-4664-b4a8-240d63734288/Screen+Shot+2025-04-04+at+15.38.00.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 Just inside the check point, we passed a McDonalds. Closed for Ramadan, of course…no McArabia today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8e218b90-2340-4e75-96eb-feafeef50ba8/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.43.24.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The fort at Al Jadida is a classic four sided design. Elevated bastions on each corner protect the the harbor and the approximately 300 meter long main walls. The collection of guns ranged from very old Portuguese and Spanish pieces to a pair of US Parrott Rifles and an unidentified breech loading type of field gun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/00eb0f44-00f8-45d3-9428-5d929541d320/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.44.40.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The land side of the fort would have been low, level ground that is easy to cover with cannon fire. Now it is the main street. The once “defiled” fort is still home to a couple thousand residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b065f78b-54b5-4d2e-9b19-bd117da6252e/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.38.24.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Our guide Ali, always with his flag in hand, explains the two part door and double knockers on this structure inside the fort. The lower knocker and inset door are for visitors on foot. The full door and upper knocker are for visitors on horseback. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aa5c211b-bfd6-4c82-90ed-1794eb09a664/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.46.50.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The grounds outside the walls of the Azemmour medina undergoing some much need refurbishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/90b945ab-aceb-46cc-95aa-193fa16a47b8/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+09.49.01.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Occupying the high ground along the river, the casbah fortifications towering over the walls of the medina. Despite the advantageous position, the Portuguese took the town with minimal resistance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4dcad83a-9a58-47fc-a024-e8ab28e79ec4/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.19.12.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - The inside of the medina is a crazy maze of narrow streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/be7805e0-1443-4a0d-b321-5ea1357ddd81/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.24.55.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Our next stop was an authentic Moroccan lunch, but first there was the matter of passing another check point guarded with the assistance of some sheep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/05c37fff-3383-49c0-a74e-996ca93d5d44/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.25.44.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out On our way to lunch, we passed this facility. The King is a fan of the equestrian sports, and as such, he took it upon himself to build an exposition center named for himself. It was probably the nicest building we saw in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d13a8c57-f3ad-45e8-a877-d5cc770b4d85/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.26.37.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out The second nicest place we saw was the Royal Golf, located right down the road from the horses. We were able to have lunch in their Al Jawhara dining room because it is a “private” establishment. So, I’m still wondering… if you eat authentic tagine during daylight hours during Ramadan, is it really authentic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a2a8fcbe-5448-4d09-ae6b-aa2763560af6/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.43.54.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out On the way back to “Casa,” we got a Moroccan “lifestyle” reminder. On the shoulder of the freeway overpass, the local market was forming up to sell goods for the evening meal. Little carts of veggies, eggs, and live chickens with bound feet were arrayed along the road. This young lady was in to refill her water jugs and buy some groceries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d3775d7a-923d-48a4-9a69-f46a7e17841c/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.44.58.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out As we approached the city, it was once again the land of concrete construction. This time it looked like more “upscale” townhouses in addition to the usual ten story apartment mega-blocks. There was even a “mall” being built near this neighborhood. Note the ubiquitous local “highway patrol” car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8168e7c3-fc8d-481b-be0d-72a8d3066b99/Screen+Shot+2025-04-05+at+15.46.05.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 5 of 7 - Make it stand out Our time in Morocco ended much the same way it started, with the unmistakable view of the Hassan II Mosque, this time with the full-on green laser light show. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-4 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/85c78ac9-8449-4889-9a95-39a2a04da0c8/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+07.47.51.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The pilot boat leading the way into the port of Funchal on the island of Madeira. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/23503353-595f-4edd-91fb-51d2cbc9ecec/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+07.50.30.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out We felt right at home when we walked past Funchal’s boat park and saw J24s, ILCA dinghies, 420s, Opties and an assortment of other sailboats and sailboards. Later in the day, a dozen boats were out for sailing class at the mouth of the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5aa9e830-9825-45a5-90ae-fd25432ea3f5/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+07.56.08.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The streets of Funchal are as welcoming as any in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4abf7c3d-3475-4484-a319-33ad4a391fe6/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+07.52.33.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out Fortifications dating to the 1600s still guard the entrance to the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/60f36809-5adf-4ee2-b58d-6e6b9a76aa53/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.03.50.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out These old Defender 110s are well suited to the steep, narrow, and often flooded backroads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/847a15a5-2ca3-43e9-b20a-3e96531f333b/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.16.31.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out After bouncing along the muddy tracks, the drivers began the slightly terrifying descent towards the ocean and the sunset point on the island’s southwest beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e902a3a4-80a9-4a8e-b9e3-6fb7937af73f/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.15.35.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The last of the sunlight was appreciated from the stone beach at Ponta do Sol while the local barkeep passed around cups of poncha, the local rum and fruit juice beverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7d5dd792-79bb-406b-9b27-8c6953ab59d5/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.21.30.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The last stop on the off-road journey was an overlook where we caught the moonrise over Funchal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/57e29486-90d4-41db-84fb-7d1d7288310e/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.22.35.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The beginning of our hike. Try not to think about how much it will hurt to fall down the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/77205e32-205b-4f6d-b53f-86aa16d730f2/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.27.33.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The levada channel follows a gentle slope, winding along the mountain side. The paths are very popular for hiking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3598fe02-99e1-4306-aaf5-8889e22fe15f/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.28.33.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The rural farms are built on terraces. Gates in the concrete channel can direct water to the various levels below. At the end of the channels, the unused water is directed into hydro-electric stations and then collected at water treatment plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8015ca19-32b2-4ea2-b383-c7f1718191f0/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+08.36.13.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out A terrace below the levada channel planted with taro. We covered several miles on the Levada del Norte, except for the mist, drizzle, and mud, it was pleasant hiking with beautiful scenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/abb90daf-4153-4b8a-b962-ccf3d2b63399/Screen+Shot+2025-04-02+at+11.48.04.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 4 of 7 - Make it stand out The itinerary called for a day at sea en route to the next stop in Morocco. We were ready for a day of rest. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-3 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a847e61d-365b-4b7b-951f-c486768ffeec/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.11.01.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out Continuing the volcano theme of this journey, the harbor at our next stop, Santa Cruz de la Palma, is built on the outfall of an old caldera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/348db882-9e04-49ec-bb27-722c6a0e1485/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.23.44.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out From the south side of the caldera, it is 6 miles across to the north rim, and the bottom is 4,000 feet down. The Barranco de las Angustias (Ravine of Anxiety) runs southwest from the bottom of the caldera to the the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/06d1fd02-7b70-42b1-a632-daa65c80922d/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.19.04.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out La Palma mountain tops wrapped in clouds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e1d257b7-00ce-43a6-bdc0-b22629a94ae3/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.16.48.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out Roadside lesson on volcanology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8d608e18-6930-45bd-9c76-db9cf1e6afe1/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.29.07.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out Prior to September 19, 2021, the mountain in the background didn’t exist, and the road went on to the next village. Our guide reminded us to never take anything for granted. You never know when it will be your turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/54f9f334-804a-4ccd-8aa4-74e15714e33f/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.41.13.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out Pops putting on the outer wrap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b7063161-63dd-493a-bc1a-1b96414a45c9/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.38.03.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out The church is built of native volcanic stone and timber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c1bd285e-34c9-43c7-b94f-d6912c9a304a/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.35.26.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out The woodwork is beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1dbbaa80-2f7c-451d-b759-c7a047cc4158/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.36.01.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out The alter is amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c707e414-0775-4333-b88b-46d173c8ddab/Screen+Shot+2025-03-31+at+08.48.20.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 3 of 7 - Make it stand out The water spout hung around off the starboard side for several minutes. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/wind-waves-and-new-pages-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c53d0c57-7ae6-460e-a786-9de618de53ac/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.02.52.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out Waking up as the ship approaches Tenerife. The sun’s upper limb is about to peak over the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/875502f0-c512-496d-8432-fff4ce44fcb3/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.04.24.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out The harbor pilot coming along side to jump aboard our ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ef85d6bd-facb-478e-91e1-5ad911fcb368/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.09.00.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out The densely populated north shore of the island and the slopes leading up to Mount Teide in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/249153f9-b391-4289-93a9-24bb0af99da5/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.22.50.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out The Roques de Garcia are reckoned to be the core columns of old volcanos. In the distance, a standing cloud has formed over Mount Teide, our first indication of changing weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/20c75420-5f72-45c9-8be2-0064ac62da59/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.22.43.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out Desolate remains of old volcano eruptions flank Mount Teide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d85f78c3-c79f-4448-8a20-447926dd4c31/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.19.43.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out On our way back down the mountain, the peak is obscured by clouds and the north coast is fogged in. The clouds pushed up over the road ten minutes later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3ff9d14d-7cb7-4fae-bd86-b951186c7e2c/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.20.38.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out Clouds being pushed uphill by the wind, about to reduce visibility on the roads to less than a hundred feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2988b0b7-4f78-4e3b-80fd-65d59d0df30a/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+15.24.10.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 2 of 7 - Make it stand out The performance was in the distinctive Auditorio de Tenerife Adan Martin. The main hall seats 1600 and is inspired by the sea and the Sydney Opera House. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/52whpcbn1ifohzi3ezbzw52qmtc84m monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3389dcce-7211-443b-af7c-eb2fca7bd6b3/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.11.07.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/98b1ba6f-0aa3-408e-a388-2ef12e5f5674/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+10.34.02.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out Unloading via air-stairs makes it feel like you’ve really arrived, not just walked into another airport terminal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4f6e66c-9c7b-4b65-85a4-cf032ab7483b/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.12.04.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out The rising sun revealed the partly cloudy skies, ocean and volcanic rocks. Pretty much the background theme of the trip. (I thought this was the infamous Tenerife airport, but it wasn’t. That field is up on the north ridge. We saw it a couple days later.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/277632bc-71ae-4ce6-a0d9-48445bf0a6ba/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.13.09.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out The ATR-72 is a workhorse of the tropics. Maybe because of this incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/66143386-2e0d-486c-8212-6992a826ac1f/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.14.30.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out Las Palmas is a mostly a mid-price European beach destination. Expect euro-beach behaviors, like granny out for an early morning naked swim or relentless sunbathing by puffy pear-shaped men in speedos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6431afb0-e272-479c-93ed-65278e0d5e14/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+07.17.33.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out The view from stateroom 7037. The fishing fleet getting maintenance and our ship taking on fuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b366e7f8-2473-46f5-874f-15428b1b915d/Screen+Shot+2025-03-26+at+14.00.37.png Blog - Wind, Waves, and New Pages- Part 1 of 7 - Make it stand out When our ship left port a few hours after dark, we passed behind this vessel. I guessed it to be a livestock carrier taking on fuel. 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Better luck next time Hollywood. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/whats-eighth-grade-got-to-do-with-it monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2097b73d-01b8-4e2a-9323-b19a7c3e1b9a/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+15.47.37.png Blog - Walk Among the Trees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d5e7ad82-aa41-49d2-8450-97841f0039f4/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+15.44.55.png Blog - Walk Among the Trees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3e96102d-5213-45d3-8b31-ca8a1d8cb3b0/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+15.43.27.png Blog - Walk Among the Trees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cf2b4eaa-2947-4a12-b6eb-0f8cc4606db0/Screen+Shot+2024-11-11+at+09.52.24.png Blog - Walk Among the Trees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6c4962fa-141f-45ea-a6e1-49aa7d6fc5c8/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+15.54.35.png Blog - Walk Among the Trees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/please-dont-do-this monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f469dcc1-6014-40f8-a9fa-a21494d4f6de/Screen+Shot+2024-09-30+at+08.25.22.png Blog - Please don’t do this. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-5-1 monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7e907edf-1bbd-4a20-ba8a-aa6dbde45081/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.31.36.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out No tour of Ireland is complete without crossing paths with St. Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland. The St. Patrick Anglican Church of Ireland Cathedral is built in the vicinity of a water well where Patrick is said to have baptized the locals sometime in the early 5th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c6543dbc-4ba1-4f0e-b181-3da7263b45a0/Screen+Shot+2024-08-27+at+15.29.19.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Because it is Ireland, the churches have some...issues. Christ Church, or the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, dates to 1100 or so, and has undergone several major reconstructions and probably doesn't resemble the original building. The last rebuild was in 1871 when they added fake flying buttresses to make it look more authentic. The building currently serves as the cathedral of the southern diocese of the Anglican Church of Ireland. It is also claimed by the Roman Catholic Arch Bishop of Dublin as the Roman Catholic Cathedral for Dublin. Since ownership is still vigorously disputed, the Roman Catholics are using nearby St. Mary's Church as the "pro-cathedral." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3f05b271-b62e-46d3-ba21-1ee35ab92291/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.34.20.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Just a short walk from the center of the old city, Dublin has one of the largest urban green spaces in Europe. Originally a royal hunting ground, Phoenix Park is home to the local zoo, a fortified 18th century weapons magazine, St. Mary's Hospital, a 5,500 year old burial chamber, the U.S. Ambassador's home, and a whole lot of other smaller activities and monuments. This one is the Wellington Testimonial. Dating to 1861, it is the tallest obelisk in Europe at 62 meters. It honors Irish-boy-done-good Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/81302033-1313-44be-9b98-55f945196af3/Screen+Shot+2024-08-27+at+10.48.11.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Capital cities usually host museums full of national treasures. Dublin has the National Museum of Ireland - Archeology that features artifacts from early Christian, Viking, and Gaelic periods. Among the really unique displays are well preserved human remains recovered from bogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0c8bfe8a-6367-4238-9019-fef2f2c54ed9/Screen+Shot+2024-08-28+at+08.48.01.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out This exhibition, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, was perhaps the most confusing of the entire journey. Using a renovated 1820 customs warehouse, it is essentially a privately owned display of all the ways people fled Ireland, (boat, ship or airplane) and how their descendants went on to do great things in other places. It was like Ireland was taking credit for any and everything. For example Henry Ford's father was from Cork. Okay, that's interesting. The parents of Robert Fulton, the inventor credited with the first practical steamship, were from Kilkenny. That's nice. How about Samuel O'Reilly, you know him, right? The guy who invented the first electric tattoo needle machine? His family left Ireland during the Great Hunger (1845-1852) to find a better place to live. Gosh, that's remarkable, but what does that have to do with converting a dental implement to inject ink into the skin? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f20a0fe4-3da6-4766-b424-5a4f6cf2d3ef/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.30.17.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Following the theme of the Irish Emigration Museum, on the ride from the hotel to the old city, we passed the US Embassy. It was a reminder that there are still people in Ireland trying to get to the US, like these folks cueing at the gate. We passed a number of other embassies along the way, but none of them had a line to get in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5c312a5b-99c6-4d2b-a2b2-491f7367cb88/Screen+Shot+2024-08-27+at+10.49.49.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8c1fc1b1-e6f8-40bb-99e2-474a98c79046/Screen+Shot+2024-08-28+at+09.32.11.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5bb5f463-6542-4912-953f-a6d44b5521c9/Screen+Shot+2024-08-27+at+10.50.58.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d5c8f6c7-908b-456c-a185-276bce24b773/Screen+Shot+2024-08-28+at+10.08.31.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4704ef0-c036-4d3d-98dd-4b4a148110f3/Screen+Shot+2024-08-28+at+09.39.01.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 6 - Make it stand out The trip was an amazing dive into the old world, but like every trip, it was really good to watch the shapes and colors of home come into view. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-5 monthly 0.5 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f6465554-c0c4-489e-b072-9eab53dc8ab4/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.13.05.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out Ship building was the "bread" to the textile industry's "butter" of the Belfast economy up to the end of WWII. One of the famous products of the shipyards was the White Star Line's RMS Titanic. Most everybody is aware of how that story ended on the night of April 14, 1912. But like all headline news, there is way more background information. To tell the story, Belfast has exhibition hall on the grounds of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, where RMS Titanic was built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b01ec16a-11a0-4395-aeea-850c2c20f0bb/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.47.48.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out In addition to the Titanic story, the museum has exhibits on the history of Belfast and its industrial past. The crazy modern building is stylized to resemble the bows of a large vessels, like the RMS Titanic or one of its sister ships. Did you know there were two more ships just like Titanic? The Olympic, launched in 1910 and Britannic, launched in 1914. Olympic was retired in 1935 and scrapped. Britannic was lost to a sea mine during WWI while serving as a hospital ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fd6caa01-64a7-4c6d-8545-1f773ae24a4c/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+09.46.04.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out From overhead, the star shaped building can be seen at the head of the slipways where Olympic and Titanic were built side by side. Much of the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast lies empty and unused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5778fd9d-c848-462e-97a1-3e82fc036554/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.07.01.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out The newest tenant in the shipyard is Titanic Studios, where much of the hit TV series Game of Thrones was produced. In addition to the sound stages in the large buildings at the shipyard, the counties of Northern Ireland are often the locations used for shooting outdoors scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7014e0c9-7cda-49df-ab61-3f9d95094772/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.15.51.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out In contrast with the ugliness of a shipyard, we ventured south and west to County Down and the Hillsborough Castle. Built in the 1700s for the Marquess of Downshire, it was acquired by the British governement in 1922, following the partition of Ireland. It was the Royal Governor's residence until 1973, when the post was abolished during the devolution to local rule. It is now managed by a trust, and serves the King when needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/24826f54-0f88-461a-9a06-fa72e93e1814/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.20.38.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out The Castle has a significant art collection and a strict "no photography" policy indoors. (Sorry.) The collection of miniature enamels of all the Kings of Britain was remarkable. Once outside, we toured the impressive gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d17c0549-e3d5-4677-b322-f1a710204195/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.22.29.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out The rose garden was amazing. Flowers love the climate of the northern counties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bb8b58df-d177-41bb-a092-e3bace3973e3/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.24.13.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out The grounds are now a horticultural park, open to the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0e35f568-cc1b-4af6-8f1c-72e83deed7f6/Screen+Shot+2024-08-26+at+08.27.59.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 5 - Make it stand out After a couple more hours on the road, we crossed the River Liffey and finished the day in the very modern city of Dublin, Ireland. More on Dublin in the last installment. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-4 monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b1dec510-f2b9-46bc-9d11-a2d5d6103ed7/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.32.19.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out On the Falls Road side of Belfast's longest wall, the murals depict "Nationalist" causes and issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/91ce8b79-459e-4ad6-9aa8-b61c12fb6bf7/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.33.48.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out The constant reminders of "The Troubles" means they will never really go away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/adb93c05-44e9-4190-b278-59b031d9daf5/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.37.07.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out To emphasize the complicated nature of the conflict, there are sub-groups with their own agendas. This mural depicts heroes of the INLA that seek to make all of Ireland a "socialist nation." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4cedb036-096b-49ed-bda9-6b93a58bce1c/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.39.37.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out Crossing through the Howard Street Gate to the Shankill side of the wall, the murals immediately switch to Loyalist themes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cdb63a3a-71a8-4d59-b090-72963fbbd678/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.40.32.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out The memories run deep and long. Lord Kitchner, Secretary for War at the outset of WWI was a County Kerry lad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6746d4d9-5880-4f42-8c29-7c0c735565fd/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.42.19.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out No Man's Land between the neighborhoods. The 800 meter long "Peace Wall" is imposing. Martin said the Howard Street Gate is still closed every night for security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9716bb18-71fa-4a7b-a90b-234ca54238d6/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.43.42.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 4 - Make it stand out If you were uncertain about how fresh the feelings are between the "Loyalist" and "Nationalist," King Charles III took the throne just over a year before this image was captured. I wonder what the king thinks about being a divisive character in the fragile peace? https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-3 monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/472c0f41-f837-4516-813f-ac9d4e204f0d/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.07.57.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Sunset behind the hills northwest of Belfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2699c550-da38-473d-9299-99bf4ca10cb3/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.02.21.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out The ten meter long Big Fish was constructed in 1999 to celebrate the post-industrial clean-up of the River Lagan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4f06b8f9-51ee-4e60-b419-0b02f6068db0/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.06.56.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Built in 1869 to honor Queen Victoria's husband Albert, the clock tower is 35 meters tall. Because it was built on land fill, it has developed a lean of over a meter at the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55c3d097-2a33-4ece-850d-015c176ec9e8/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.10.59.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out The clouds and rain color the beach at the foot of Glenarm, one of the nine glens of Antrim county. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/66418db2-4171-4577-aae5-89e0d919318b/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.09.53.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out A church yard in Glenarm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/782e69ba-5144-402c-9233-5c1cd6e3804c/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.13.51.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Rural lands along the coast road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bf3d5a8a-8f3b-4c72-a864-13030dc6a411/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.15.19.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out With the rain clouds moving out, the sparsely populated Rathlin Island is revealed in the North Channel. The western islands of Scotland are visible on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/169ed320-eb78-435c-a3ae-5b1747bec5de/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.16.07.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Carrickarede Island in the foreground and Sheep Island in the distance. A band of rain clouds approaches the town of Ballintoy and Boheeshane Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/be959301-1d7b-4c99-9e43-131a6ed5ec13/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.18.03.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out At the end of the coast road, near the town of Portballintrae, is one of the natural wonders of the world. Here we joined the multitude of tourists and locals on the path to the Giant's Causeway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/698deab3-ad2f-4fdb-bb6d-d22418e5f4c6/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.19.33.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Rounding the corner, the unusual formation of rocks and the human visitors come into view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8376f6f3-1dae-4b31-a155-5bfdbd08f9c4/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.22.52.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Fifty million years back, a mass of molten basalt rock forced its way up to the surface, where it cooled and cracked into multi-sided columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f02e7230-b9f6-4bb2-bb28-c56b452558d5/Screen+Shot+2024-08-20+at+14.27.23.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out Cross Keys is known as a great local music venue and it proved to be true for us. When we dropped in, a quartet of local musicians were jamming around a corner table, next to the warming fireplace. Very cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/90e0a979-631d-4ed9-b04a-1e513e07e59c/Screen+Shot+2024-08-22+at+08.05.12.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 3 - Make it stand out A quartet of "Pangolin" armored Land Rovers running with sirens and lights headed west towards the demonstration. We also observed the PSNI EC145 helicopter in a high orbit west of our hotel. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1705e7bc-04a8-445c-a049-936511e683e8/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.05.39.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Traveling west across the heart of Scotland, the clouds began to lift, and the sun brought out the brilliant color of the farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/826cbde6-e956-4392-b9e2-0ce9fac931e6/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.14.53.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Robert Adam, the 1777 architect who oversaw the conversion from defensive tower to county estate created this fake arch ruin to frame the visitor's first glimpse of the property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c3b8682e-5ce5-4305-b37a-60b430c3432d/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.15.55.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Looking across the gardens towards the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5f43a5ac-6998-4950-b39f-6816445985c5/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.18.07.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out In typical Georgian style, the main entrance is equipped to impress and intimidate the visitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/54c28c44-da2a-43c0-ae73-f84c4162af16/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.19.31.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out The dome caps the central stair case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/66116eab-d74c-4951-b6bd-d64d50e44623/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.19.15.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out The stairs curve down to the lowest level of the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/736c4445-0e58-4110-befa-826d170caad0/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.21.38.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out The kitchen extends off the north wing of the house at ground level.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b77a4fd5-119f-4f58-a0df-62488362cabe/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.24.43.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out In the carriage house, a special wagon awaits the family and guests for a ride to the streams and lakes on the property for a day of fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/23060b86-00a4-4bac-ac07-f581e3b98e9f/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.19.58.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out One of the significant works in the castle is Alexander Nasmyth's painting "Culzean Castle from the Sea." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/36dad542-ba59-4bcf-9f1d-36011f228eba/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.26.01.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out The castle was lit by "coal gas" until 1940. The gas was produce on site in this "gas house." Coal was delivered to the beach by sea and stored in a dedicated shed. In the gas house, the coal was heated, releasing the gas which was stored in a "gasometer" next to the gas house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/df6abc80-daeb-4855-a967-4e0e4ca65228/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+10.23.58.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Enjoying a beautiful day overlooking the Firth of Clyde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8d5105be-6664-42f1-b0ef-f0b4419da79c/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+16.13.55.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Ailsa Craig appears to float lightly upon the sea. It is the source of the stones used in the sport of Curling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/64d6a4e0-e861-468f-888a-5fd9110b5506/Screen+Shot+2024-08-19+at+15.47.15.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 2 - Make it stand out Our ride to Ireland, the Stena Superfast VII waiting in its berth. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/celts-in-the-city-part-1 monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ed99e7cb-7a8a-423d-92dd-5c77441799ca/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+08.27.09.jpeg Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out Landing to the west, we approached from over the Firth of Forth, and got a nice view of the city and its environs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0b038292-e677-4455-92a4-01417415ba04/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+08.43.09.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out Baggage stacking up in the entrance hall of the hotel as more and more guests are unable to check in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a6ead80f-375f-4d88-a95f-ff7c59455e3d/IMG_3974.jpeg Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out The Water of Leith is a small river that flows from the southwest to the northeast through Edinburgh with a walking trail that runs next to it. In Murrayfield, it passes by a large public park and the local football stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4bd20bd5-7ab5-468d-816d-3820e4564052/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.15.06.jpg Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out The area of low atmospheric pressure between Ireland and Iceland was our constant companion for the trip, bringing clouds and showers to northern Ireland and Scotland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2d036ba8-86d4-453c-b2a0-a01bc4310d71/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.11.36.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out Typical Georgian buildings in the New Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fdf68617-06c2-4f3a-97f7-f59ac7a7b986/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.16.52.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out I'm not sure how I feel about a craft bazaar hosted in a burial ground. I purchased a wall calendar from one of the vendors. Will that come back to haunt me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/72d87b63-4a2f-4ace-b821-3851ab1304d2/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.16.11.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out Looking north from Edinburgh Castle towards the Firth of Forth. This fortified rock has been the seat of the Scottish monarchy since forever. The first king to sit upon the hill was King Malcolm III during his reign from 1058-1093. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/717ceb5c-bffd-42fa-88e2-f714ddf1165a/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.22.11.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out The parade ground for the Tattoo is built on the castle's esplanade, basically an open area outside the wall where there is nothing for an attacker to hide behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1c2f035c-48b0-4cc1-9f7b-74c2435df666/Screen+Shot+2024-08-16+at+09.20.46.png Blog - Celts in the City - Part 1 - Make it stand out The sound of hundreds of bagpipes and drums is almost indescribable. Turn the sound way up and follow this link to get a taste. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/always-leave-them-wanting-more monthly 0.5 2024-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/35b6c978-421f-48f1-952d-3d25144e0643/IMG_8006.jpeg Blog - Always leave them wanting more. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/another-book-in-the-pipeline monthly 0.5 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aadb4ef4-b4e7-4be3-b868-f8a1f356ff3e/image000000.jpg Blog - Another Book in the Pipeline - Make it stand out Tim and Jim with with a few of the book club attendees. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/rknyqovcljjma4rzf02107us1sbw3l monthly 0.5 2024-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/53e10d47-cffc-41bd-91a8-0cef760bcbea/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+07.44.36.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1e2420b3-776a-4ca4-a106-5c37a8110bf8/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.36.12.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out The Number 2 furnace and cast shed at Sloss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ffc0dc2c-809a-4cd8-a013-85e2db773ece/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.34.17.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out From overhead, it makes more sense than seeing it at ground level. The “blowing engines” are in the large central building. Below that are the boilers. On either side of the central building are the hot blast stoves. Then forming left and right wings are the blast furnaces and cast sheds. Above each cast shed are slag pits, and running the length of the complex on the other side is the stock tunnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3cb7f2f3-dc02-4b4f-aa2a-0bbf5268ea31/Screen+Shot+2024-05-18+at+09.21.49.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Input and output from the blast furnace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6a8e553a-7ffc-4969-8bef-8d731d75d07a/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.39.35.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Fire boxes under the boilers with air handling equipment to feed in more oxygen for an efficient burn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0779d011-f2b9-4846-bfa1-02897148a501/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.42.04.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out The hot blast stoves turned heat from waste gases from the boilers into preheated air for the blast furnace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aa28d153-fc52-46e7-9610-4ccca75277e2/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.42.27.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Until 1949, Four reciprocating blowing engines used steam to compress air for the blast furnaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/45195092-f0f0-41c4-ba73-8b3cf979acf3/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.42.58.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f03fef2c-134b-4dda-841e-47e432488e60/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.43.20.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out After 1949, the steam from the boilers was directed to turbines that spun high-speed blowers. Here the covers are lifted to show the internal workings. The upper photo is the turbine and the lower is the centrifugal blower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55127d02-db46-4992-bd5b-0a85e5127621/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.44.49.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out Blast furnace number one as seen from inside the cast shed. The channel leading away from the furnace carried the molten iron out onto the sand floor for casting or into a ladle car outside the shed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/378af3ed-2421-4ebe-8408-615f737708b9/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+16.45.43.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out The sand floor would be prepared with trenches for the molten metal to follow after being poured out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0d8aa587-a8bf-4cb6-bc1f-bc14d9d87f16/Screen+Shot+2024-05-17+at+15.40.30.png Blog - Sloss..worth a visit. - Make it stand out The ladle car carried the molten iron to a conveyor belt-style pig iron casting system. This method cast the pigs faster by cooling them with a water spray and automatically dumping them into a waiting rail car. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/movie-review-dune-part-two monthly 0.5 2024-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/168b92b3-e43a-47c3-bc79-5f955ddb059d/Screen+Shot+2024-03-24+at+17.06.27.png Blog - Movie Review- Dune: Part Two - Make it stand out Gratuitous Grace the Dog photo that has nothing to do with the movie, except that she really needed to go out when we got home. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/dopey-dog monthly 0.5 2024-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f611df32-0e5c-495a-8dd6-433cd61803b4/Screen+Shot+2024-03-05+at+09.40.21.png Blog - Dog Diversion - Make it stand out Cone Dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/647a789b-3cfc-4c22-9354-aa9892b2e6b1/Screen+Shot+2024-03-05+at+09.41.03.png Blog - Dog Diversion - Make it stand out Dope Dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6589f1ff-c870-41f8-981e-6376f05147d8/Screen+Shot+2024-03-05+at+09.40.48.png Blog - Dog Diversion - Make it stand out Dogs laugh at your “child resistant” containers. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/7n7l2haf2tlcz4w53c7ehaioh5e40v monthly 0.5 2024-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6ed4087f-8501-40ee-ab36-b307b9461c0b/IMG_4776+3+2.jpeg Blog - Number One Son - Make it stand out First Communion at St. Michael. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/617e4e63-7d93-4dd6-9dee-5ed5317c20a0/91980611_10222705915219373_8384130608263069696_n.jpg Blog - Number One Son - Make it stand out Lynn and Scott racing 1340. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/8k62s5cqo7caa17ovhiduyntw9qrk0 monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/xucq3ciwqposant9xqxyk1yfw9igbb monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3084d93c-cbc6-4eeb-b5c7-912781e40ff8/Screen+Shot+2023-10-18+at+08.42.43.png Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Our path on the Aegean Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/62a33bf5-2021-4db4-a9cc-a6532c3a476f/IMG_5971.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Behind the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the city stretched to the Aegean Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7270f789-cd37-461a-a08a-bcba424ef600/IMG_5982.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out By ten o’clock, the lines of sightseers began to back up at the Propylaia, or ceremonial gateway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/872646de-2e55-4f9d-b6e9-f15d89a2c1f5/IMG_8772.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The Temple of Athena Nike stands on its own bastion, its modern purpose is to provide shade for tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b1506783-29ba-4b93-8b69-c02d38b69104/IMG_5999.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Atop the Acropolis, the crowds were even thicker around the Parthenon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7ad6a09d-3eea-4964-8a29-8b67565a77ba/DSC01178.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The Erechtheion. The attached side structure is the Porch of the Karyatids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ca0d3946-12b4-4707-bed8-49ff77cb45cd/DSC01188.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Looking north from the Acropolis, the city seemed to go on forever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dffdfa6b-3ce6-4e63-beda-21450505d24a/IMG_6032.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out When we’d seen enough of the crowds at the top of the Acropolis, we descended back down to street level. By this time, the line going up stretched from the Propylaia nearly to the bottom of the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6fabe8dd-96a2-4949-a2da-07e5d7273062/IMG_6038.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Every block has street performers hustling euros from the the passing tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/88bbfc90-0781-4aa9-956c-bd97e3172a7e/IMG_6043.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out At the end of the street from our hotel, the modern Cathedral stands in contrast to the 13th Century Byzantine Church of Theotokos Gorgoepikoos and Ayios Eleytherios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5e09775c-ed59-4f01-89fd-75ca4bd75b51/IMG_6044.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Church of Theotokos Gorgoepikoos and Ayios Eleytherios. Small churches of this era are spread throughout the older neighborhoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4dfb50e-6212-40e6-84b9-ff896eb9c72a/IMG_6060.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out After a cafe lunch, we made our way across Plaka through the more charming part of town to the Acropolis Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1d6f4690-c75f-4646-aedd-742d958e1ef4/DSC01201.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out This modern facility houses much of the original art uncovered during the preservation and restoration of the Acropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/106d862e-2d8f-4500-8701-c5f746347db8/IMG_6063.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out During the construction of the building, an ancient neighborhood was uncovered and preserved beneath the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/94dd7643-5cf8-47fa-b5f3-8e65aa45d7c6/IMG_6089.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The museum breaks down all the artwork on each of the structures found on the Acropolis. True appreciation would take years of study. After looking at a few hundred pieces, we were reduced to just marveling at the detail and life-like execution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8ef8f893-da1f-4e3d-8532-d4cad462aad8/DSC01232.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out As if the ancient Greek artifacts weren’t enough, walking back to the north side of the Acropolis, we made our way through the the Roman agora and the market where St. Paul reasoned with the Athenians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c82c7ae6-32fc-480b-905d-c66ca4002700/IMG_6151.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Hadrian’s Library dates to 132 AD. Hadrian is credited with buildings and projects all across the Roman Empire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a93667b7-6c32-410d-a4fd-ac56b97110e7/DSC01236.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out On the way back towards our Plaka hotel, we passed Panagia Kapnikarea Church. Built around 1050, it is one of the oldest churches in Athens. From here it was a short walk to dinner and then back to the hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3c4707da-7666-4ede-9d52-5980d0533ff5/DSC01257.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out Our last full day on vacation was spent taking in a few more sights in Athens. The first stop was the changing of the Evzones Guard at the tomb of the unknowns at the Hellenic Parliament Building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c64ea34a-dda3-4bf4-8bad-ca3c4de385ff/DSC01265.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The Evzones were originally light infantry. Established as the King’s personal guard in 1824, during the Greek war for independence from the Ottoman Empire, they are now the presidential guard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/94ce828e-9682-44c6-b590-46bf2db19e58/DSC01271.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The elaborate uniforms combine traditional elements with features designed by Queen Amalia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5051e99b-d8ca-4852-b23e-1421e696ba65/DSC01293.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The white marble Panathenaic Stadium dates back to the 4th Century BC. It hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and it the starting point for the Olympic Torch relay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bebb6e3f-6051-4526-a735-fc4421f438d9/IMG_6193.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out After a cafe lunch, we spent the afternoon in the National Archeological Museum. Like the Acropolis Museum the previous day, after thirty minutes we were reduced to looking for the pieces that caught our eye rather than the historically significant works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e4719931-9143-4c1e-8ccc-2e479f8c3f18/IMG_6232.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out A collection of busts from around Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aa162190-51c6-41db-af4e-86dd60a488d6/DSC01337.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out A 2nd Century mosaic floor depicting Medusa uncovered in Piraeus. Medusa’s gaze was thought to ward off evil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fcda03a3-bc30-4e33-9362-2c4690de8f24/IMG_8778.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The last morning in Greece and dawn over Plaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c9bd18bc-62b2-4c00-ba3a-951156e96bc8/IMG_8787.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out After a full day of traveling, our E175 descends through the slop on approach to 27L at Columbus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6ee64c2d-b1a1-4a15-b737-996693442376/IMG_8798.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 12- Athens and the Way Home - Make it stand out The next morning, Grace the dog was bailed out of the kennel. She was as glad to be home as we were. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/sslzd21yqitvumt9kihf12gtmc7tnp monthly 0.5 2023-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1c196dff-3dba-4ed6-8ac5-8e30e8d32a7b/IMG_5490.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The cruise ship anchored in another small inlet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/978184ad-0cab-4491-a36f-fe377173b83f/IMG_5542.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The road dates to around 1000 AD and connects the town of Lefkes with Prodromos. The views are worth the walk and the quiet of the country is relaxing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fbe422d1-d17f-4fd5-a0b1-ff1d7a7cc6ea/DSC01094.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Leaving Lefkes, the road descends into a valley lined with stone walls and olive trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5f8e78a8-1311-4989-b98c-602075913642/IMG_5552.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Looking back at Lefkes from the Byzantine Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f62455e1-7133-4965-a4e2-57b68887ad98/IMG_5563.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out At the end of the valley, the road drops into the town of Prodromos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/35f79f8f-b949-4558-adda-871a90ddc555/DSC01112.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out During the tourist season, Chora, aka Mykonos Town, is an all-night club scene. When the early morning light crawls over the horizon, the party crowd retreats and the street sweepers take over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55696156-71c6-4f3c-9c1b-085bcf0bc5dd/DSC01118.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out We stepped ashore near a row of water front buildings known as Little Venice. Back in the day, they were luxury waterfront homes. Now they are bars and cafes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/23937dd6-7b75-44ab-9d01-86f9204dadb9/DSC01121.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Like most of the Greek islands, windmills were built to harness the typically strong and steady wind. On the day we visited, there was no breeze and the harbor was almost glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/973e0476-f6dc-46c5-a01a-8e7aff473bd3/IMG_5628.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The Chora windmills are now private homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0a8dae94-9728-43aa-ad16-9b87204022cb/IMG_5646.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Snapping a photo of an empty street in Mykonos Town was challenging. Even with the sun just cresting the hills, the streets were busy with locals getting breakfast, cleaning up from the night before, or restocking for the day to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a4136232-26a4-4d15-89d2-0a06a80375c8/IMG_5664.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The crew of this bakery were busy filling the display case when we popped in for some pastries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3efb87f0-3e9a-48d7-8ec1-798388eb245e/IMG_5866.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The captain of the Orca, standing on the bow of his vessel. His appearance and manner were everything one might expect from a very salty Greek mariner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3d65a6b6-e84b-4ef5-b7da-a37cfd942938/DSC01135.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Part of the briefing from our guide included a warning about the absolute lack of shade, water or food on the island. With the unusually calm winds, it would be hot. She was right on that score. By late morning, every stone radiated heat and the sun was relentless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a23ff9b4-6829-4f39-b02e-1dc26bd3d410/IMG_5691.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The remnants of walls provided slivers of shade, barely big enough for a cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1f78fa4f-ec78-45e6-bf41-1490f8bcd7bf/IMG_5706.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The House of Dionysus contained what is reported to be one of the most important mosaics of the Hellenistic period. The center panel featured the god Dionysus riding a panther. The original panel was removed to a museum and replaced with a replica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/742f5b9f-5a53-46cc-afd4-e7248afca5d0/IMG_5728.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Because the island had very little water, cisterns and water collection channels were built into or under residential structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/64c67ecb-e443-4655-9097-bea302dd4b7f/IMG_5804.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Many of the island’s buildings and temples were built as offerings. Around 600 BC, the people on the island of Naxos donated the Terrace of the Lions. It is estimated that as many as 16 Naxian marble lions lined the avenue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e24c5db8-8028-434d-a4c1-ce8375a02b9b/IMG_5729.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out It was a Greek city, so it had to have a theater. It was completed around 250BC and seated nearly 7,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ad86d0d5-ddcb-40fa-9c93-c91c5cf5d8a0/IMG_5760.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out A common architectural feature was the exedra. A recessed curved bench, often topped with a half dome, used for conversation. We saw these in many of the ruins we toured and it occurred to us we might need one in the backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/045fa875-7dbc-4a34-9d02-cfda12e0a2e2/DSC01139.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Aside from the 15 to 20 people who maintain and guard the island, the only other residents are animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/068fbddc-742c-4351-8fe4-bb138dab540f/DSC01146.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out On return to Mykonos Town, we were amazed at the size of the crowds. There were three other large cruise ships in the port, accounting for several thousand folks on the street. We made our way through the masses and followed our guide for one more taste of the Mykonos life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b4ac6454-463d-43e7-95cc-1f13943a0d92/IMG_5902.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Twenty minutes by bus and we were in yet another version of Greece. The town of Ano Mera is mostly locals serving locals and blessedly quiet and calm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7c9825a2-0a54-419e-92ba-9f0d1daf8a54/IMG_5877.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out After a traditional Greek mid-day meal, our last stop on the island was the 16th century Tourliani Monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4b5e9ec8-bcf6-41da-894d-9e67b99175da/DSC01161.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The bell tower facade was restored in 1806. Everybody smiles in this monastery, even the snakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e8ffdc05-48ec-4700-bcec-2fd86afb339a/IMG_5883.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out The iconostasis, dating to 1775, was something to see and stood in complete contrast to the island’s reputation for tourist debauchery down in Mykonos Town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/01fc5f27-eb0a-4491-8712-31f027cfdff7/IMG_5886.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 11- Paros and Mykonos - Make it stand out Our guide explaining the sacred and miraculous Icon of the Virgin Mary. It was found floating in the sea some time before the church was built in 1542. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/c0r7xogz8b9xp2yzmbwk1apddkzbli monthly 0.5 2023-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cedb8179-fb7b-44b0-a085-7ea43b25c8e1/IMG_5263.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The island has several small inlets that pass for harbors. None of them are big enough for a small cruise ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/14e71974-dc94-4676-9003-b71f03c5325f/DSC01053.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out For the gear heads, we spent the day driving around a second generation Hyundai i10. It had a massive 1.0 liter Kappa II petrol/LPG engine driving a 5-speed manual. It proved to be a suitable donkey substitute for the island. The dent came with the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/807c86ef-4983-4de4-8d81-4432ae2b61c4/IMG_5268.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out Looking down on the ship and harbor from the road to Chora. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7ff559e2-0216-4d55-8b99-4bacfddd6953/IMG_5270.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The castle occupies the rock on the left and the former grain milling windmills occupy the island’s central ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/37fbd46f-0387-44f8-a3d2-7ae884f719f6/IMG_5300.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The Amorgos version of a dump truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/93272ece-4373-413a-ba0a-5f8c01368310/IMG_5309.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The mountainous areas are used for grazing goats. We were warned to expect them on the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d0e9a592-5dcf-4247-91b4-648372a9df31/IMG_5328.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out At the end of the island is Kalotaritissa Beach and a beautiful little anchorage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9f84099e-4909-47b5-9332-c96affb75201/IMG_5338.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The Liveros Bay features the wreck of the Olympia, former Inland. The ship lost power and was blown ashore in 1980. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ff4cba87-e361-42d4-946f-7b16eedbf472/DSC01090.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out 350 steps up from the gate, The Monastery of Hozoviotissa is built into the cliff face 300 meters above the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/04cc795c-8aa7-4267-9e10-b01ea5be1425/IMG_5380.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out The Aegean Sea below Hozoviotissa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c7393223-3cb2-4e77-b453-bc06b86cdbdc/IMG_5400.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out Looking out from the lobby of the hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a1ac51c6-6a81-455b-a0f8-0c69ea63f3b9/IMG_5431.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 10- Amorgos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/jw5tk09kt14wyve7vbay1b91fwlr30 monthly 0.5 2023-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9d4c7da4-2344-4751-9a3d-18f0684ea51f/IMG_4982.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The Fort of Saint Nicholas guards the entrance to the old harbor at Rhodes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/de49bd29-d956-448a-ac7c-95fc5f197783/DSC00976.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Looking out over Lindos and the Mediterranean Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/33505749-0a97-402c-80fe-6a7475e40312/IMG_5057.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Climbing the steps to the acropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4ed3ff0c-0acc-4116-8753-58581491d0b2/DSC00951.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The town of Lindos as seen from the fortifications atop the acropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/980a77b3-a5d3-42ab-b68b-ae275047bca3/IMG_5078.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The view from the top is quite stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9a86599c-02a3-4cad-af0f-b95783b0661e/IMG_5112.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The moat and exterior wall of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/04eadadd-7c02-4543-8dbe-bd1b55eb70b3/DSC00981.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The well fortified bridge across the moat and Gate D’Amboise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e0c3413e-4918-462e-b704-46b955c650f7/IMG_5117.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Inside the gate. Everything in the city is designed to make attacking the fortress hard. Small passageways and corners channelize the attacker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3a9d8e1c-f5c4-4406-84b0-350200fcaf0f/IMG_5119.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Making it through the gate puts the attacker in an alley where the defender can rain down lots of pointy weapons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/061fa429-d7cf-474f-9dac-1928c92f3396/IMG_5123.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Make it this far and the attacker has to cross another defended bridge and dry moat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8416d4d8-2da5-4c81-9baf-ec43b2bb7076/IMG_5153.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out Inside all the defenses is the Grand Master’s Palace, where the head of the Knights Hospitallers resided. This building was rebuilt by the Italians as a residence for the King of Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/846eea9b-8faf-4f00-8794-036e88f86be8/IMG_5151.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The Street of the Knights, where the various orders of knights maintained their residential inns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4a5f439-0578-4ce4-b93d-d2c2a1fca8dd/DSC01017.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The “upper” city was where the knights kept the watch, the “lower” city was commerce. The town has all the charm a traveler might expect in Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6c2f4ff8-a3b9-4430-aa2d-1813cc26ee24/IMG_5213.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out The Gate of the Virgin looks out on the harbor. It was created in 1955 to allow larger vehicles to service the city. It is named for the adjacent ruins of the Church of the Virgin of the Burgh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/23045477-7464-45e8-8ffd-72d6cfc65f35/IMG_5217.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 9 - Rhodes - Make it stand out One more look back at the city walls from the harbor. What a great day of exploring! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/xhsksyxxybw4kf69zaunva6jr1zsdf monthly 0.5 2023-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2d635559-3fa1-43d5-b8ce-b27338836142/DSC00834.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out Day 8 was spent taking a vacation from vacation. There is nothing quite so relaxing as an empty horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c98bb01e-096b-4902-8161-29b08eba9283/Screen+Shot+2023-10-19+at+07.32.56.png Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out Across the sea and over the hill to Ephesus we go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/075fad87-5e10-4596-9fb8-caebd11a7a11/IMG_4773.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out How does a traveler know for sure they’ve landed in Turkey? They have a flag for that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4547d0a4-09f5-4bd7-a81a-750009620482/DSC0E0857.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out In ancient times, ships could make their way into the sheltered harbor. Today the waterway is marshland and the city is almost three miles from the the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/99410ad2-52c4-4322-b32c-00974bfcde4e/DSC00865.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out Our tour started at high point of the city in the “State Agora.” It is currently used as a storage lot for collected stones and clay pipe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/36feff67-dae5-47d5-940a-d1211272d66c/DSC00877.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out From the level of the Agora, the stone paved main street of the city heads down towards the old port. Most of the street has been excavated, but archeologists believe the unearthed portion of city extends well back on both sides. The flat land in the distance was water in ancient times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e4a03327-2a33-427a-9be2-aa73dea6bfa9/DSC00894.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out Imagine this as the sidewalk in your town. The modern structures cover on-going excavations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/be796906-646b-4a1c-9f8e-e8dcc1d6c10e/DSC00905.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out The Public Bath could seat all your friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e02330d7-e1c8-4da8-9bc0-450eb461a06f/DSC00909.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out The Celsus Library was built around 110 AD and destroyed by an earthquake in 270 AD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/480ac509-e0f2-471e-9981-a8b6977e782a/DSC00933.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out The Great Theater. The stones in the foreground are part of the Theater Gymnasium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/49b4f7b4-b51a-4cfe-95d6-603d1dd7844c/IMG_4792.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out The current building standing on the location of the house Saint John built for Saint Mary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/38492b37-4e37-4fa4-906c-c98a45fde8c7/DSC00846.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out The excavated cistern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d57fdc80-ae54-46fc-9f21-7a809d7ec28a/IMG_4797.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 8- Artemis and Mary - Make it stand out Travelers taking in the spring water for its refreshing and healing properties. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/vacation-part-7-up-and-down monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2bc57472-584a-47ba-a2b8-a2ff87023a43/IMG_4630.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out We started our trek through the city at Arisotelous Square and headed up hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2aa2b85f-c270-4b09-9502-802d0b8f77d7/IMG_4635.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out A few blocks from the waterfront, where the Via Egnatia passes directly through the city, Bey Hamam is located right on the Roman road. Built around 1440 by the Ottomans, this very large and well located Turkish bath operated well into the 20th Century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4241a3fe-f227-4d04-9944-1ea858ebdadf/IMG_4641.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out A city block up the hill from the Via Egnatia, we admired the remains the ancient agora and a small theater. From this point on, the hill became much steeper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4f6e4dd2-2cfd-4986-b4c2-dcbf6c8f16d0/IMG_4656.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out The view from three quarters of the way up. Crossing Olypiados Street, we entered a residential section of town known as Ano Poli (North City.) It is all walking paths and stairways. Unfortunately, graffiti is a serious blight on much of Greece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/99c7301d-0d17-427f-9c10-c68158dfc1ef/IMG_4661.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out At the top of the Ano Poli is the city’s defensive wall. Running parallel to the water front, it was built by the Romans and further enhanced by the Byzantines and Ottomans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/89a28fb5-1660-47c0-9cf5-74d00fb62a27/IMG_4665.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out We weren’t able to go in, but you can read about the Vlatadon Monastery here. The monastery was built on or near where Saint Paul preached to the local Jews and the the story goes something like this- For three Sabbaths in a row, Paul engaged the local Jewish community. This got more attention from the local authorities than they could handle, so before they could be arrested again, Paul and Silas made a hasty exit over the wall in the dead of night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0f16b673-b2e9-4d8b-8d16-202dbead9afb/IMG_4669.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Anchoring the northeast corner of the wall is the Trigonion Tower. From the tower, the city wall descends toward the sea. On the north side of the tower, another section of wall continues around the ancient acropolis and further up to the bastion known as Heptapyrgion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cf453925-b1b9-407a-899c-a86558f9527a/IMG_4704.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Heptapyrgion was originally built around 1200 to protect the acropolis. It served as the Ottoman military governor’s head quarters until the late 1800s. It was then converted to a prison known as Yedi Kule, and housed inmates until 1989. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5b209f03-4de2-492a-b334-8ea4b77a5938/IMG_4731.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out The walls of the fort contain a huge amount of spolia- repurposed stone from old structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6c766904-a07b-456e-9da4-21feac01e4dc/DSC00827.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Looking down into the subdivided prison yard. We highly recommend against booking a stay in a Turkish prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4ccb7f0d-15ef-4490-8785-a96bd4c377df/DSC00807.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Eventually it was time to make our way back down the hill. First it was slow steps on the steep grade back to the Trigonion Tower. From there, we just had to follow the road on the outside of the wall down to the White Tower at the waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ea87eba9-4101-44c7-8880-5bf146520a3e/IMG_4739.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Dating back to forever, cemeteries are on the outside of the city walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/737d56a1-e138-4d05-bba4-1c3c7a2a381a/IMG_4754.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Built in the 1400s on the sight of previous smaller fortifications, the “White Tower” is the last remnant of the city wall in the modern waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ebb0685a-61c7-4c50-809d-2ff37cf94666/DSC00833.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out Rows of apartment buildings and hotels, with our little ship in the distance. At this point we were 4.5 miles into our 6 mile trip. Straight and flat looked really good. Based on our “abbreviated” walk, I wonder if the writer who put together the guide book route ever actually tried it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ab0c513d-eb33-4e2b-b71e-007d1f2be0c5/IMG_4767.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 7- Up and Down - Make it stand out The ship getting underway from the commercial port. Thank goodness the next day would be spent entirely at sea. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/5cwzbvjhkbe41gev3qx3b62o5ees1c monthly 0.5 2023-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9270cc63-cf6e-4a8d-b28e-f2e1be181aba/IMG_4368.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The rising sun illuminates the port of Kavala, with a tug and tour busses standing by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/57db8323-3f71-4423-92b9-7aa492845c14/IMG_4372.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The aqueduct snaking through town on its way to the fortifications built on the old Greek Acropolis. (More on that later.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/79cd87f7-db22-479a-9476-1e1cce771367/Screen+Shot+2023-10-13+at+16.04.08.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The overhead image of the ruins shows the basic shape of the city with the wall anchored by a fort on the hill to the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b75bc221-57cb-4db6-b716-a90199962a45/DSC00738.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Every Roman city has a Forum, or as our Greek guide said, “we prefer to say Agora.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/91e04da8-a1f2-4d76-b9ba-3edd8351b26c/IMG_4423.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Because a chapel dedicated to Saint Paul’s imprisonment was built over this dugout cistern, it is believed this is where he was held during his visit to Philipi. Like most of the structures in Phillipi, the chapel was probably destroyed by earthquakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/43215e87-846f-43db-9f60-cd91a8f138a5/IMG_4421.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out A better view of the interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/92d2f6bc-4ac5-4714-a277-1bfb5e14d460/IMG_4454.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Among the ongoing excavations is this octagonal church with a mosaic floor. There is an inscription in the tiles dedicating the church to Paul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ee04aea8-93ad-48bb-b25f-06e952b6995f/DSC00770.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The original theater is still hosting performances today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9c87b135-132f-41d2-b9cc-4899982e9245/IMG_4498.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/172784d8-3524-4436-a5c8-147e3c76bc04/IMG_4521.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/671a86c4-7f83-410e-b8dd-722085662e67/IMG_4522.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/45af62a3-ec9e-45b2-848d-7fb7b3a7d171/IMG_4511.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Our guide giving us the run-down on Saint Paul and the baptism of Lydia at this very spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c694508a-59aa-4fbd-aec3-5c7ab73d3223/DSC00790.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out On the way back to the ship, (visible in the harbor) the guide had the bus stop at an overlook for a view of a preserved section of the original Roman road ascending from the city. The road is now a public park turned ‘urban outdoorsman’ camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/72225bce-fef9-4e53-a362-6954da3d41dd/IMG_4555.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The aqueduct, known as the “Kamares” or “Arches”. It was rebuilt by the Ottomans to supply water to the fortifications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3c599b93-9758-4738-9ea5-6e34f6e2fba6/IMG_4582.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out Because the acropolis has been a defensive structure since before the Romans arrived, there are archeological excavations everywhere. The round tower is Byzantine and survived the Ottoman razing of the town in 1391, but current walls date to the 1530s when Suleiman the Magnificent (remember him from Istanbul?) reinforced his coastal holdings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7ea5054c-6560-4ad7-b7f4-b81fc0f0681a/IMG_4585.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The acropolis has a commanding view of the harbor. The old fort now hosts a concert venue and a cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cbf063cd-118b-4661-9329-3b1094d25bd6/IMG_4622.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The cliff-side path had several switch-backs leading to the “beach” below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5726941d-97fd-45ce-a548-1be6fcf857c2/IMG_4624.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out The rocks are much bigger than they appear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d12735b1-cf13-4e1a-9ffa-80172d094d34/IMG_4625.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 6- Kavala - Make it stand out One last set of stairs and it is back to the ship for a swim before dinner. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/vacation-part-5-the-dardanelles monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9e10480c-fb52-42d3-8c3e-ee7862952ddf/Screen+Shot+2023-10-04+at+10.34.28.png Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a84ce9af-a26e-43d0-a5a6-1ab10f950067/DSC00604.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The area has been a geo-political flash point since the Ancient Greeks established a trade route into the Black Sea and, as expected, it is appropriately fortified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/894c2ca1-3444-46ee-81b3-54e9477aec72/IMG_4173.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The fiberglass “wooden horse.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ebdbc7a5-2bb6-4849-9805-1da03f5ca896/DSC00634.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Crossing to the Gallipoli Peninsula requires dodging commercial shipping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5ef9a9a1-5a98-4239-b8c3-2bf9f89fefde/IMG_4205.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out An artistic depiction of the heroic Ottoman coast artillery and minlayer destorying a British warship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/38d60adb-0290-4301-9b5b-22b6b1b942f5/IMG_4209.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Life size dioramas celebrate the Turkish troops martyred in defense of the Ottoman Empire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/62d5513e-501b-43f0-bacf-8dcc7b5f24be/Screen+Shot+2023-10-12+at+09.05.48.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/86fd5185-76dc-4eb7-b36e-3971a774ae59/DSC00638.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The marker denotes the south end of the primary invasion beaches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6b4f3fbc-864e-498d-b66f-2c7b89610593/IMG_4220.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The 600 meter concave beach in ANZAC Cove. Marginally protected from the Ottoman crossfire, it became very crowded during the course of the campaign. The thousands of troops in the pre-dawn darkness of the initial landing were expecting a wide beach and flat terrain. The road didn’t exist in 1915 and the ground had very few trees, but the hills were just as tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fe6e2500-5ff4-4d9a-97ac-3c2af77be586/IMG_4234.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Looking north from the ANZAC Memorial along the North Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d908b44d-c722-43b2-9ef2-0df3f997eaf6/IMG_4244.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Looking up from the North Beach at the Ottoman defended south promontory called Plugge’s Plateau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d0a25ebb-9a2b-4362-a6ed-2c2468d9142f/DSC00660.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Looking up at the Ottoman defended hill know as the Sphinx from the North Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5703abd7-fe75-4bbb-b4cb-0f5f0f7e4efe/IMG_4245.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The ANZAC Memorial hosts a sunrise service on April 25 each year to remember the fallen Allies and Turks. The dive boat is anchored over a ship scuttled during the campaign to form a breakwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/da77aecc-3560-48ba-8444-4c13f12338be/DSC00675.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The Memorial for ANZAC troops who fell at the Battle of Lone Pine between August 6 and 10 of 1915. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8c694b6f-390a-4bf9-b10d-6dd8da233185/IMG_4273.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Markers and memorials were placed in the vicinity of where the troops fell. The exact disposition of the remains in unknown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e2caef3d-48d0-40e6-b17c-5afeae619c3a/IMG_4271.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out A panel of the memorial wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/245eae50-230f-4a71-8567-b9e40d8140fb/DSC00678.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The Turkish Alay Memorial and Cemetery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9772325e-61fd-4466-8f1b-1e9e27f61f6d/DSC00683.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out The Alay Memorial is built on the highest terrain the Allies managed to occupy. Until they were pushed back, the troops could see the objective to the southeast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/07e93640-0918-4e83-a07f-af384c420e95/IMG_4346.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 5- The Dardanelles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/vacation-part-4-the-harem-and-the-cruise-ship monthly 0.5 2023-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9b115ea3-759c-43e3-98e4-45b60a14ac51/DSC00484.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Waiting outside the gate to Topkapi Palace for opening time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a656c8f1-6ef4-4e38-b8be-bdcb3ca9321b/IMG_8620.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The Sultan’s Harem included a late 1500s “pipe room” for the consumption of the latest luxury smokable products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ae95f0a4-3d02-4e0a-865d-de75ec19beab/IMG_8641.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The mosque for the central African Black Eunuchs. The mihrab, or niche, depicts the center of Mecca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7f397681-fba2-41e7-9c19-aeb64c00e8c6/IMG_8613.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Barracks for the the guards and eunuchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/da20e31e-4235-4af1-866d-cec7942e3d62/IMG_8644.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The courtyard of the the Black Eunuchs separated their facilities from the portal of the Harem. The path of round river stones was laid for the horses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/88bd4d89-6854-4717-ab33-913bb7c5a69a/IMG_8655.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The courtyard of the Sultan’s Wives and Concubines. The doors on the right lead to individual apartments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/fef5d844-db02-43d4-bdc2-6a13c1bd8d60/IMG_8660.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The apartment of the Sultan’s Mother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4b3f6881-4676-4288-a87a-9716e4d92e68/IMG_8669.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Built in the late 1500s, The Sultan’s Mother had a state of the art bath with “modern” plumbing fixtures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9d40dd38-1048-4ff6-84c6-d138d9c21128/IMG_8667.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out This toilet design is still quite common all across the “old world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4be31be5-770b-4030-8670-7f9650a50fa6/IMG_8679.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The Sultan’s Reception Hall dating to 1585. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dbb2f643-0f8e-47c4-b769-5609f89af975/IMG_8687.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The Sultan’s Privy Chamber. Last updated in 1579. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9b57ed2e-cc38-4aea-9881-80628ef8a0ef/IMG_8695.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Courtyard of the Favorites, wives and concubines that is, with apartments looking out on the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9dbafdbd-5626-4083-942b-69e19127cc90/DSC00492.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9fc1fba0-4c4e-408f-8f83-a4ca87c55d69/IMG_8698.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The senior women of the Harem had their own mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ad9b2330-faa8-437a-b9c2-bd357a59af7b/IMG_8721.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Cooking was a 24/7 effort in the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0c9216f3-7069-4128-a2de-74249f63565d/IMG_8722.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out This entire alleyway was dedicated to sustaining the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1fcff993-e904-4fb4-9776-d97a073bf303/IMG_8731.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The inner gate separating the public and private areas inside the palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0e4d3973-5672-492f-b8bc-6eba5dea2d22/IMG_8712.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Built in the 1890s, The Sultan’s house isn’t a massive complex like the Harem, but it’s pretty posh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f27a699f-256c-4127-8054-3035606a338e/Screen+Shot+2023-10-10+at+10.58.41.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5b3ed590-255d-4290-9dce-587fe61a501b/DSC00505.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The public courtyard and the queue forming at the inner gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5f3dfce3-a390-409b-a5b6-4555f5f09c62/IMG_8736.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out A tour group passing by a gate to the Hagia Sophia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dd65f680-c85b-45a7-bf38-9a6853e92a31/DSC00514.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out We watched a dozen social media kids stop at this gate for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/926da5e3-c9fc-4329-b138-b02765e5a586/IMG_4155.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 4- The Palace - Make it stand out The Azamara Quest wasn’t a big ship, but it was the right ship for us, and we couldn’t wait to get aboard. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/vacation-part-3-12-miles-in-the-city monthly 0.5 2023-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c2d50b97-e474-45d1-9aea-3c3aa994355c/IMG_8408.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The Cold Fountain outside the main gate of the Topkapi Palace. Hagia Sofia in the background to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/54bd2cbc-8ce9-4104-82a6-9283846c3d49/IMG_8417.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The sign on the north face of the building identified this as the Madrasah of the Ayasofya. Basically the religious school of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1acae605-d6b9-4349-a509-465aff9bcee2/IMG_8418.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The view from the queue. We learned that the building will undergo a roof repair and major restoration next year. Don’t be surprised if it isn’t open if you visit sometime in next fifty years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bbd725fe-91bb-4634-8ea7-a2e8bd62edf2/IMG_8421.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out We were very fortunate to see the sanctuary before the crowds arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b9c3d712-4e5e-4456-bdb8-f67a3326f546/IMG_8437.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Just a few minutes later, the place was full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/58b3c532-791b-48bf-8468-fb79ec981c73/IMG_8435.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Part of the conversion to a mosque included covering the depictions of human beings. When the building was operated as a museum, some of the faces were uncovered. At the front of the sanctuary, the depictions of Jesus and Mary are obscured by white drapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dfc54619-8cf0-4468-97e7-b125db9c89cf/IMG_8447.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The light color and brightness is constantly changing to enhance the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e6fe5511-06c3-4126-ac07-433c67c98b28/IMG_4086+2.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Water stains on the columns indicate the various water levels in the past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/915df0db-5c3a-4b3b-86f2-132533b88075/IMG_8477.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Shopping malls have nothing on this place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c2b772af-de64-4ad9-91f3-d3632677c46a/IMG_8475.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out There is no rhyme or reason to the physical layout of the Grand Bazaar. You just have to jump in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/58b28af3-5396-4336-ac8b-c5f4a05d4671/IMG_8478.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9e06beae-dda8-4d22-90a1-d1156ba857ae/IMG_8488.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/78f54e20-4ed6-4411-9620-59f9c3298301/IMG_8505.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Down hill through the “Home Appliance” section of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5cba175f-9b87-4d68-9fc6-cdb3ea4c8cbf/IMG_8508.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/26b3db91-a2ef-4208-aa57-5124e050929b/IMG_8511.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The Galata tower overlooking the double deck bascule draw bridge across the Golden Horn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0232c0f4-357b-4ad0-ae73-07e1bbd4fb78/DSC00448.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Looking back at the old city from the Galata Tower. It was about this time when we realized how far we had walked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d8168334-17b9-4521-a28b-1cccc260030a/IMG_8527.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Looking north east across the Bosporus at the Asia side and the Camlica telecom tower. The smaller cruise ship in the center of the picture was the next day’s destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/686c1a81-163d-4408-9d85-8a81e3c410de/DSC00462.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b0ceb152-26fa-4bbc-be80-d5797218a4ae/IMG_8583.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out For much of the walk, we followed the perimeter of the Topkapi Palace. At the northwest corner, we rounded the Alay Pavillion, where the Sultan could watch ceremonies and parades in his honor without having to leave the safety of the palace walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d02b3cca-a650-4222-95f7-6177a7798330/IMG_8591.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 3- Full Circle - Make it stand out The Cold Fountain, where we started the day. It was warm enough that even the local dogs were seeking relief. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/vacation-part-2-of-2-crossroads-of-empires monthly 0.5 2023-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a3a8e107-0c5e-4881-91df-8b5bfb4a0bbd/Screen+Shot+2023-10-04+at+10.42.02.png Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c61ff3a1-7d0c-40cd-ba3d-7505fd254f72/Screen+Shot+2023-10-04+at+14.41.13.png Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/92be03f3-69cd-4f96-a520-0f28b930513b/IMG_8325.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Sultanahmet Park between Hagia Sophia Mosque and the Blue Mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8b06959b-bfbf-45f3-aee8-7e76d8250228/IMG_8316.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out The courtyard of the Blue Mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/27f1154e-48f1-45a9-affd-3be112544c75/IMG_8321.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, otherwise known as the Blue Mosque, it was built to be the burial place of Sultan Ahmed the First. It was completed in 1616 and the nickname derives from the millions of hand-painted tiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7239a6db-b51a-45bc-b198-6e4bf7587948/IMG_8331.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Looking southwest along the Roman Hippodrome. After collecting them from Egypt, these obelisks decorated Rome for a couple hundred years. They were then transferred by Constantine to adorn the infield of the track in his new capitol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ca26a6d0-cc99-4637-847d-a4078940ce46/IMG_8378.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out The Romans built a massive retaining structure called the Sphendon Wall to level out the horse track at the Hippodrome. It featured 25 vaulted chambers similar to the Coliseum in Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/840592c8-0322-4fbf-b2e2-3260dba18201/IMG_8371.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out Down the hill from the Sultanahmet neighborhood lies the Little Hagia Sophia Mosque. Originally built as the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in 527AD, it was converted by the Sultan Bayzid II’s chief eunuch in the 1600s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d20142d4-3552-41ab-84cb-e702412e9e9e/IMG_8383.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 2- Crossroads of Empires - Make it stand out On the way back to the hotel, we walked through the Arasta Bazaar near the Blue Mosque. It was just a taste of what was to come the next day. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/a-little-vacation-part-1 monthly 0.5 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a17cc91d-ea32-46fc-b76f-37a9ed06524b/IMG_8271.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out The big jet smiles back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8f0d9935-4546-4dfc-ac1e-bd786112d4dc/IMG_8305.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out The Lufthansa Airbus from Frankfort took us across southeast Europe and along the south shore of the Black Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4e64d07f-5594-490f-a0c7-a00bd9a71e3d/IMG_8306.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out The airplanes look like toys next to the huge buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3054d30d-20e5-4bec-88a7-4cbf41bcd26d/IMG_8308.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out Waiting curbside, we encountered the first of many overly eager “agents” throughout the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f6af8305-aae6-41c3-9123-9a10688535a2/IMG_4048.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out Across the Golden Horn lies the old city of Istanbul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/49e6d13f-3508-410f-8a18-b292a1cff78f/DSC00360.JPG Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out Looking out at the Sea of Marmara, it’s pretty clear this is one of the busiest waterways in the world, and has been for a few millennia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c45ed9f4-6290-4d45-8bce-40fadb8c191c/IMG_8311.jpeg Blog - Vacation Part 1- To the City - Make it stand out The front of the hotel was obscured by a street cafe and shops, but it had a view of Asia at the back. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/83382 monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/da98db36-6ae5-4e08-b984-91cdf82e6862/IMG_8126.jpeg Blog - 83,382 - Make it stand out The yellow binder. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/for-my-sky-lawyer-and-safety-friends monthly 0.5 2023-07-27 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/e3gpa4u3417o8nm1tfi9us1b60ieps monthly 0.5 2023-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d598cc2c-c8bd-4d29-996f-e88eb47e9824/Screen+Shot+2023-06-12+at+13.18.48.png Blog - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Make it stand out The Cuyahoga Valley from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/59242377-93cd-4f3e-b758-ede4108d267e/IMG_6558.jpeg Blog - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Make it stand out The tow path, now a very popular bike/pedestrian trail, parallels the now dry canal near the town of Boston Mill and the Boston Store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/134ca602-cc9e-469a-96a3-4a497c8dfc57/IMG_6561.jpeg Blog - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Make it stand out Lock 32. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5e45b9e8-3313-49bc-b281-5d18bcb32e07/IMG_6568.jpeg Blog - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Make it stand out The semi-restored Lock 38 at the Canal Exploration Center provides a clue to the operation of the canal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8e64290e-3cba-4642-9cc3-8725ed91c10c/IMG_6579.jpeg Blog - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Make it stand out Because of an exceptionally dry period, the Brandywine Falls weren’t too spectacular. Maybe next time. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/deployment-blog-part-4 monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bea670cf-9822-4f88-9705-b7aee60b9632/Last+Day+of+Iraq+042+2.jpeg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 4 of 4) - Make it stand out Leaving Al Taqqadum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/712baabd-95b8-4e23-971b-73886820c6f1/DIGI0072+9+2.jpeg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 4 of 4) - Make it stand out Unloading in the U.S.A. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1222f3aa-7330-44d2-a83b-1ec603771d57/DIGI0106.jpeg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 4 of 4) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/deployment-blogs-part-3 monthly 0.5 2023-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/819ab67a-b505-476c-83a1-26607465f079/Robyn+-+05.jpg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 3 of 4) - Make it stand out A USMC CH-46 loads outgoing patients at TQ Surgical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a02dde98-e1b2-4c8d-a426-403529af207b/Officeflak.jpg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 3 of 4) - Make it stand out Standard office apparel. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/deployment-blogs-part-2 monthly 0.5 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/efbba5a9-797b-4614-b4ab-ec16c6eee0b0/carrearley.jpg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 2 of 4) - Make it stand out Navy surgeons waiting for the next wave of patients to arrive at TQ Surgical. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/selected-deployment-blogs monthly 0.5 2023-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/cbe50ca2-7e1c-47f9-b0f9-351ba3db06bf/IMG_6221.jpeg Blog - Deployment Blogs (Part 1 of 4) - Make it stand out The Kid hugging his mom was the lead photo in the local news. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/the-deal monthly 0.5 2023-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/17b09f95-ce9f-472a-9ec5-688a170d7af4/344584417_236787225702776_2149341978774547622_n.jpg Blog - The Deal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d7c6b183-fe87-42ac-ae59-97d706b076e1/344422392_631993061716576_7314938155595785691_n.jpg Blog - The Deal - Make it stand out Marching up and down the reservoir. Thanks to buddy JP for the photos. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/the-season-is-here monthly 0.5 2023-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0f67653a-dd5a-4976-83aa-af3eb9c74e7e/IMG_4258+2.jpg Blog - The Season is Here - Make it stand out Gusty west winds kept everybody guessing. Here we’re dueling with buddies Amy and Joe in the white boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/205e1ae3-9e16-4616-89e5-cbcce6886a8e/DSC_6388.JPG Blog - The Season is Here - Make it stand out I’ve been out doing race committee for the weeknight racing. Good folks and so much fun to watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a7e3514d-1dab-47bf-b9b7-1f9666a25853/IMG_5074.jpeg Blog - The Season is Here - Make it stand out Sailing is a multi-disciplinary sport. Maintenance and repair are one of the disciplines. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/dog monthly 0.5 2023-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/74707338-409e-4524-b76f-2210cc3750d9/IMG_5214.jpeg Blog - Dog - Make it stand out Weimaraners are known for relentless basking behavior. Grace is an expert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e15716a2-676f-4bc3-babb-1a5f5ab94fa6/IMG_5239.jpeg Blog - Dog - Make it stand out Weimaraners are known for napping in gumby-like positions. Grace is pretty flexible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e0ce7b19-98d7-4eb9-b335-ccd23260b6f7/IMG_5246.jpeg Blog - Dog - Make it stand out Weimaraners are known to lock on to random scents. Grace always follows her nose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/96864ae7-1d33-4723-8d04-6ad0e613834d/IMG_5248.jpeg Blog - Dog - Make it stand out Weimaraners are protective of their family, unless snacks are involved. Grace knows letter carrier Rick always has dog biscuits. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-5-of-5 monthly 0.5 2023-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6542bf4b-3974-44ea-8a7b-0347f66b3ac8/Screen+Shot+2023-01-25+at+08.24.41.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a7d80380-6174-4850-9b1a-28d455a6db78/IMG_4150.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking towards the Plaza de Colón. Castillo San Cristóbal dominates the center of the island on which San Juan was built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0eabf453-81e0-4fab-af08-07f788e1fd80/IMG_3451.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking west from highest point of the fort, city’s wall can be observed all the way to El Morro at the harbor entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f14a6844-bc9c-4677-ad9a-bd85b35e16b4/IMG_3455.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking east from the upper casemate, the outer defenses dominate the territory’s capital building. The eastern end of the harbor and Condado are visible in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55905281-6fb8-4c2a-8865-38a5a29d54e1/IMG_3479.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Numerous tunnels snake under and through the walls. At the bottom of one tunnel is a “dungeon” known to have been used for prisoners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5c9881e2-0ef5-4b65-ba5e-5f2d3675850b/IMG_3453.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out The central plaza of the fort. The circular walls protect the access shafts to the cisterns under the fort. The yellow structure is a chapel dedicated to Santa Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e8e3b414-593e-4226-b9a0-d33c80850f1b/IMG_3495.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out RIGHT ON! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d2d9fdee-98d5-4c17-8d5c-567e0daa6e77/IMG_4200.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Waterfalls abound when the surrounding area gets 200 inches of rain each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0170d01a-c11d-4502-a119-fd35e3ecd25a/IMG_4205.JPG Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking up the mountain from the Yakahú Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/985ea892-b7ba-41f4-8487-ef1c9f6a03d7/IMG_3521.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out The trail is paved, but expect to get wet and muddy. The concrete protects the soil from erosion caused by thousands of visitors, but doesn’t protect visitors from slipping and falling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/98e57ab4-a360-498c-bdab-82448ebf5766/IMG_3540.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Clouds drift across the top of the mountain, bringing endless moisture to the “cloud forest.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/944905cf-5738-4bb7-b01b-3c6528640d39/IMG_3547.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out A gap in the clouds let us see the north east corner of the island and the Las Cabezas de San Juan Reserva Natural. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6c4d0f30-663c-4817-9d28-5ce6bb3ce5d9/IMG_3508.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out We didn’t see any mongoose or dinosaurs, just a few birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d71cb462-e7dc-46cf-aa30-f056a9bdce54/IMG_3566.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Baño Grande is an old tourist attraction swimming hole. While entering the water isn’t permitted anymore, we were refreshed by a rain shower while checking it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d3319f3c-c14f-445e-a104-57feca42ab3a/IMG_3588.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out El Yunque is a beautiful place, but it is very wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/72ef7c2b-060b-4aac-9f8b-8c6f5e7308e4/IMG_4259.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure- Part 5 of 5 - Make it stand out Departing San Juan, Puerto Rico. Thanks for the adventures! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-4 monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/25018773-8bc4-40d5-b72a-1cb9f565f650/IMG_3318.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out The climb is no joke. It is, however, worth the effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c2b74480-d505-4399-9462-fac46fa18762/IMG_3354.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out Speechless. I had no idea! The now destroyed 1000’ dish was suspended on cables and was made of mesh aluminum panels like the section in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bfb4482b-f8d9-4ec2-907a-18729f4e19b5/IMG_3359.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out For scale, find the big yellow backhoe parked next to the antenna array at the bottom of the dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/adfe769d-6ab0-478e-a493-bc6bb40ca743/IMG_3384.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking west from the top of Punta Morillo. Pirate ships in the foreground and the town of Arecibo across the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9eb7004d-be43-4fed-91fe-d07e1ef08d4d/IMG_3383.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out There is a small display of locally collected historical artifacts in the lighthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b73d7fb6-7d1e-4bd2-9fb0-b9b0cca0b1f2/IMG_3412.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 4 of 5 - Make it stand out Officially opened in 2017, the Birth of the New World Statue is part of a mega-project that is planned for the area. It’s “mega” for sure. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-3 monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6dda6abe-2162-4b00-b3d3-20fd2a501dd3/IMG_3946.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out Don’t leave anything edible unattended if these feathered fiends are present. (https://birdfinding.info/greater-antillean-grackle/) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dc8f314b-801f-4ae4-80a0-0ebc8e404eed/IMG_3301.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The aircraft population is a lot different now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1e24ae0f-7f0e-4bfa-bc33-f318ae02183c/IMG_3937.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking southwest across the airfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3327c994-a37a-45a3-a071-ff6b7ed9e889/Screen+Shot+2023-01-22+at+13.48.12.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The ferry boat routes from Ceiba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/04ea861e-44c8-4ca6-8e96-fad7642c3f89/IMG_3949.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The vehicle/passenger ferry Isla Bonita loading at the Ceiba dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e7ef7cf9-2691-469c-acfa-9e6e50ae24af/IMG_3963.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The upper passenger deck and spray coming over the bow of the Isla Bonita. Note the head down, eyes closed, praying for deliverance posture of some passengers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e8cb0156-22c8-4b2f-8c29-3a145af6465e/IMG_3967.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The ferry landing and the town of Isabella Segunda on Vieques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/32e6f15d-1091-4b87-871b-8c9d8fef8fa7/Screen+Shot+2023-01-22+at+13.47.01.png Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out Horses on the street are just a normal thing on Vieques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/499b6190-6711-4238-86d8-49790233383a/IMG_4001.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out This guy gave us directions to the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2a1e6da8-61f1-43a7-b029-7f3c729c397a/IMG_3979.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out Wandering the roads of Vieques, we were once again reminded of our “salad days” in the western Pacific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6967db29-0dba-4b4c-a808-d561e2aa5c7f/IMG_4018.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out Waves roll in, waves roll out. Count snails and hermit crabs crawling on the rocks. Ponder the shapes of clouds, and listen to the wind whisper through the palm fronds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7a591da5-b3a0-4fb5-a2e4-ad518060bbb2/IMG_4047.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out The bar cat aggressively begging for handouts. I first became aware of it when it pawed my knee. I jumped a little. Cat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d2e0caf7-da00-43a0-be07-25f91e3acc4b/IMG_4050.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 3 of 5 - Make it stand out With the Sun gone, it was time for the ferry back to Ceiba. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure-part-2 monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/19f91e81-035c-4b8d-a595-43c4e461bb24/IMG_3223.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out Highway 52 crosses the mountainous center of the island, connecting San Juan with the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8ffb9b50-4dcf-4c21-8465-8043cebac205/IMG_3243.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out On the down grade of Highway 52. The coastal plain and the Caribbean are visible in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0685856c-3b14-40a7-ac38-fc90c100f0f9/IMG_3864.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out The Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Built in 1931, it is the most recent in a long line of churches stretching back to 1660 that were lost to disasters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e125b883-5623-4d69-b6d9-44b3990495a4/IMG_3836.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out Built for a commerce and agriculture exhibition in 1883, when the show was over, it became the firehouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2c05404a-ef47-4cc3-b5a4-d8c96854be93/IMG_3838.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out Unlike Old San Juan and its cats, Ponce and the surrounding country is mostly dog territory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/511cf60e-aeb3-4eaa-9fd1-9b98dde3604c/IMG_3915.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out The Japanese garden and the cross. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/164f4143-e2a8-4105-9728-0822c1cabaad/IMG_3903.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out Museo Castillo Seralles as seen from the glass elevator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a2d0442e-97d4-4323-a282-eec52f1d197a/IMG_3931.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 2 of 5 - Make it stand out The Three Wise Men set up for photos in the center of the Mall of San Juan. Did I mention the it’s a big deal? https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/new-year-new-adventure monthly 0.5 2023-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4e9daa47-8f90-4bb0-8a28-385ab55c3269/IMG_3667.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out I don’t care to ride in the back, unless the airplane is headed somewhere I want to go. Going feet wet near Charleston, SC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/295c6667-2157-4680-b170-6d714310b758/IMG_3680.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out The baggage claim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e61c5c05-a333-4a11-9407-64d90142f383/IMG_3685.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Tropical cumulous clouds and palm trees are a good start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f691cd17-c0a4-4f94-abb4-91d9498d664a/IMG_3687.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Our trip coincided with the Feast of the Epiphany, and that’s a big deal on PR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5c6f9a27-ee71-4714-b51b-055ee6e55dc1/IMG_3707.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out The San Juan situation in the late 1700s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8db97727-a095-4b77-8aed-792bcae53dd7/IMG_3698.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking towards the El Morro fortress and light house. The rain shower just off shore wandered over the fort and harbor channel about the time we arrive at the gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/52b7a4b5-2536-4f45-8801-47b8eeb0702f/IMG_3704.JPG Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out A tanker makes its way up the channel in the rain. El Morro clearly controls the entrance to the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/32c65f31-35c2-4e85-99ea-2756a8b72bc5/IMG_3710.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking back towards the town. The next rain shower is coming from the northeast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a0bc8acd-a5bf-4259-af1c-88a390480fc7/IMG_3729.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Old San Juan has a cat “thing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a7a75c39-1641-435d-b3f4-78822ee3125a/IMG_3736+2.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out A good lunch stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d83f7d1d-e191-4a3c-b9d2-5231cf807f81/IMG_3738.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Looking south, downhill, on Calle San José. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/22783ea1-6b72-4f57-940b-919b749e8281/IMG_3752+2.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out The path from Paseo de la Princesa led around the west side of the wall to the red San Juan Gate. This cove was often a sailor or passenger’s first resting point after crossing the North Atlantic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/80c4d982-3676-4e54-a56f-e8098c6a0967/IMG_3758.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out It is a short walk up Caleta de San Juan from the gate to the Cathedral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/aac673c3-d060-4514-ba27-68c8f633e123/IMG_3765.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Inside the Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista. It dates to 1540 and is the final resting place of Juan Ponce de León. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/deebf108-a314-4c7e-b4e8-839a7af7d4c3/IMG_3769.jpg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out The Iglesia de San José was recently renovated after major structural issues were revealed by falling chunks of plaster. The church was founded by the Dominicans in 1532, making it the second oldest in the western hemisphere. After fixing the structural issues, the interior was re-plastered in white while leaving areas of the original stone or brick exposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d7b300a3-8bfe-45bc-b007-9c3483823833/IMG_3771.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out Much of the old interior fresco was lost to the structural renovation process, but parts were preserved where possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6e85a039-6ac2-4019-868a-46da0e9d4879/IMG_3770.jpeg Blog - New Year, New Adventure - Part 1 of 5 - Make it stand out The preservation effort was monumental and done as tastefully as possible. The church, once thought lost to the destructive forces of the tropics and time, still displays the stone family crest of Juan Ponce de León. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/s6jviu3ionnsao3o3q1sbwq49j6v5z monthly 0.5 2022-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9d50135b-4bfe-45b2-bc0a-ee8eea111f9f/Airshow+envelope+2.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/120b950c-e0d9-46f0-bf27-78098b16f54a/Airshow+fighter+pass.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out F-89 high speed pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/62ee2690-ffbd-473f-9169-ae2ab5b62a3f/Airshow+explosion%3Abeech+bonanza.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out Every show has to have fire and smoke, maybe even a nuke simulator, and a Snazzy A35 Bonanza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d2533e04-98ac-4219-856d-6a609d7a70d5/Airshow+explosion+2%3Abeech+bonanza.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1adabc7a-26c8-4ec2-9432-2e1ccd7a52fe/Airshow+H-19s%3A+Globe+GC-1+Swift.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out The H-19 is new technology on display in front of a Globe GC-1 Swift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e15807b2-4832-46d7-8588-0e11fd6f4b6f/Airshow+P-2.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out The USN brought the FJ and the P2V. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/38464e48-056b-4882-b553-9c29628ad6e0/Airshow+B-36+low+pass.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out The unlikely pairing of the B-36 and the Piper PA-22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/40807526-bcee-4525-aacf-89769e58ae7f/Airshow+C-119+formation+2.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out A dozen C-119s and a Cessna 195. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/16be8678-2f37-4925-8183-12caeddc947d/Airshow+C-124+formation+2.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out A dozen C-124s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6f2907a7-469a-462f-862a-32b0824b5048/Airshow+B-36+Formation+2.jpeg Blog - The Way Back Airshow - Make it stand out Six B-36s and a dozen fighters, probably F-86s. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/individual-ratings-for-racing monthly 0.5 2022-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2c632622-f987-4c33-a4bd-f519edc178cd/IMG_1807.jpeg Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c13dbe43-02c0-417a-a670-d64472ade1b4/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+15.52.42.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/012b518d-01da-4162-aaf7-3283c0ee184e/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+15.54.45.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/83304161-d40d-4a97-a16c-52c666305189/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+15.56.31.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6aade0d4-5e6f-465a-b5bc-8d983dc74465/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+15.57.28.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0012dd15-626b-4569-9401-9f63c5766a0b/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+15.59.44.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ea26d854-32a7-41fe-a197-141eb78bd202/Screen+Shot+2022-09-14+at+15.01.26.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out The red arrow denotes the median relative elapsed time. Notice the huge intervals for back of the fleet finishes and the range of finishes for the inconsistent sailor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7dbe15f4-eede-4d7d-84bb-da872530751a/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+16.04.13.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/af151daf-83ac-42f5-94be-422751e48a72/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+16.15.41.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4584c7ed-bcb6-45b3-aaf4-7a2a19cfe4f3/Screen+Shot+2022-09-21+at+16.16.38.png Blog - Individual Ratings for Racing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation-part-6-of-6 monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1dd90101-8b61-43a0-be1b-228fef893f66/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+13.27.43.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 6 of 6 - Make it stand out The road to West Yellowstone. Because the way was all winding two lane road, we spent the next three hours looking at the back of trailer 704. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/71dd2c9a-2f7a-4717-bfc3-974374fdce65/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+13.28.14.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 6 of 6 - Make it stand out Entering the Big Sky traffic snarl, still looking at the back of 704. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8dbc6377-727e-4945-baf8-c7ab1bde5a04/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+13.28.42.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 6 of 6 - Make it stand out While The Captain slept on the floor, (she can sleep anywhere) I watched the maintenance crew complete some evolution involving the slats, flaps and speed brakes on our ride. I also watched the cleaning staff swab the bathrooms at 3:30 am. Nothing gets by my sleeplessness! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/67dbc98a-e1f4-4531-aa13-4ae5c45933f4/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+13.29.02.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 6 of 6 - Make it stand out Waiting to board the flight to Indy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/013b4994-d07d-4413-9a5f-d5a93269d288/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+13.29.31.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 6 of 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation-part-5 monthly 0.5 2022-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/362e37e6-84a1-4928-aadf-a5b2e5b2dbcd/Screen+Shot+2022-08-13+at+08.37.03.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Looking across the Excelsior Geyser Crater through the mist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8f831c45-bdd7-4dfa-a264-0e68de193a01/Screen+Shot+2022-08-13+at+08.38.13.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out The multicolor bacteria mat was all that was visible of usually dramatic Prismatic Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/29943e17-1788-4be5-94f5-dcd1d917429f/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.32.40.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out The fog lifting to reveal the Gibbon Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/41d17968-ed4b-43d4-a91d-1cab28ee9537/Screen+Shot+2022-08-13+at+08.54.02.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Hollywood, Jay and Cindy posing for a parting photo at the Old Faithful Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/28b407d4-422a-400f-8d4b-837bf7d132cb/Screen+Shot+2022-08-13+at+09.00.09.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out The view from the observation point above the Upper Geyser Basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c4f42c78-c889-45cc-b7fd-d9c99b8a2135/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.48.03.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Solitary Geyser overlooking the Upper Geyser Basin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ab8cfa49-52ac-4bc9-a107-c81ea8819d4a/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.48.39.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Solitary Geyser giving us a show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4bf74838-4943-4622-8df0-ec055a94c3e7/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.49.26.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out There are so many critters to see in Yellowstone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e28fc940-8a03-447b-aa5f-ef3b6a979df8/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.50.47.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Grotto Geyser sitting quietly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4e2097e7-a505-4b7a-84cc-8833c8a1406c/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.52.42.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Grotto and Grotto Fountain began blowing as we rested in the shade of a tree waiting for the predicted time for Riverside to jet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/4491a25b-3ac0-4ca7-b51b-866463136e04/Screen+Shot+2022-08-15+at+11.53.12.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 5 of 6 - Make it stand out Riverside finally got into the action with a vigorous discharge. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation-part-4 monthly 0.5 2022-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a2696ccb-7604-4315-85d5-1372ae766271/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+15.10.39.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/231cdc50-f32b-4581-956e-38aa8134b3e5/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+15.35.51.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/70bd0e61-1187-4806-9137-4536ddc03242/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+15.19.15.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Hollywood at the top of Dunraven Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9d42ee74-d60f-4497-b1b3-6f4f75e989d7/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+15.44.13.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Mount Washburn on the left and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone stretches across the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c57e8ada-5d9b-4533-83f4-3d73c4e7a425/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+08.50.37.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Tower Creek makes the plunge to join Yellowstone River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9b0b776b-17e9-4297-b9d6-6b8b761ceeee/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+08.53.17.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out The Yellowstone River’s last stretch before joining the Lamar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/55e45dc3-1e62-4e9a-93a3-99f0432adc45/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+09.03.23.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out One of the two herds of Bison in the Park resides in the wide open grasslands of the Lamar Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dd4cfd6d-aca4-40ad-ad76-b2c79842cca6/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+09.05.01.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Pronghorn also occupy the Park and the Lamar Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e127a3be-35d1-4930-9f3f-4445c6e3992f/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+09.04.34.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Our route back out of the valley was blocked by nursing cows who thought the roadway look like a great place to hang out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/45cc2f12-efd7-4e26-a1c4-14294a0e6794/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+15.21.34.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Elk love a well maintained lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0aa86b45-ad3f-44ad-ab64-6db23a2ee513/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+09.19.08.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out Cumulous clouds built quickly over the Gallatin Range and made the rest of the drive back to Old Faithful very wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6369a4aa-f16a-4b1f-9167-6fbe81e26734/Screen+Shot+2022-08-12+at+09.37.19.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 4 of 6 - Make it stand out During warm and dry conditions, many thermal features are invisible, but add cool and saturated air, and all the hot vents become visible. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation-part-3 monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/acf1b7ee-6d7d-4faa-b8b8-fee1bf7c3837/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+09.49.19.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out Bison roaming the grasslands with Ravens offering commentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c009376d-dd3b-4bf1-876e-570701b7fc34/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+10.45.40.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out A Bison roaming the roadway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d21e4f12-03b4-4c50-bc1f-6947ea0ce903/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+09.44.28.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out The Yellowstone River makes the first descent into the Grand Canyon via the Upper Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/29760d7a-8094-4f0b-b121-b5af243aed33/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+09.45.17.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out The Lower Fall make the plunge into the yellow rock walls of the Grand Canyon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/5dd35811-e6ae-4000-9cf0-83d79666039c/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+09.48.30.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/09fac708-5c66-4568-9350-862549b92118/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+09.48.02.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out The other omnipresent character in the Park is the Marmot. We saw them in a wide variety of terrain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/52279743-7e23-4088-a329-69e3f924dbf6/Screen+Shot+2022-08-11+at+10.14.53.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 3 of 6 - Make it stand out The twilight view southeast over Yellowstone Lake. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation-part-2 monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/44258a8d-9431-434f-a957-243ed1608937/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+11.17.23.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out First stop after lunch on Day 3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2981556c-de98-4a60-915c-5266d474bab7/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+13.11.56.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out Lake Jackson with the Teton Mountains to the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f43c3fa9-2b1f-4b12-8280-d11aebd03ee3/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+10.58.13.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out The massive log structure known as the Old Faithful Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/42a39cb4-2967-48cb-a95c-61116bcc581e/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+13.51.28.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out Old Faithful Inn lobby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1fac7851-bbe1-4e92-aac2-6f09145fa82d/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+13.48.19.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out An evening crowd watching the Old Faithful geyser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d1ae9825-635d-4c17-8f2b-388d91ba7f86/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+10.57.23.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out Hollywood earned its nickname for appearing in the film Big Trouble in Little China. (https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_6305-White-Model-706-1936.html) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/08fbeacf-e3b4-4d4b-a9e4-7457d1e7a92f/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+14.24.44.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out “Red Spouter” venting steam on the morning we visited, but it is also known for occasionally making “mud” or a pool of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/23b6652b-7d60-4a58-a0e1-3ac14e6db4be/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+14.29.14.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out “Castle” geyser chugging away, awaiting the rare day it builds up enough pressure to blow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/97e1e769-0544-4dbc-83cb-cbffe82e8617/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+14.32.57.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out One minute “Anemone” sits silent and dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/af225378-06dd-4d93-87fd-e314a0de1020/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+14.33.22.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out And then the next minute, it’s not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1c69ee32-9b65-4714-b799-fefbdc234e04/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+14.44.59.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 2 of 6 - Make it stand out The Lake Hotel on Yellowstone Lake. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/summer-vacation monthly 0.5 2022-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c7ac1143-c3f7-4041-968d-20686df372a2/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+11.03.01.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 1 of 6 - Make it stand out I know what you did last summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3c659219-7281-4909-82f7-63d12747bb8a/Screen+Shot+2022-08-09+at+11.16.22.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 1 of 6 - Make it stand out Not a happy animal when the luggage comes out. 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(Not for navigation.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/77f7fffc-1889-4af6-8074-aeddc89bada1/Screen+Shot+2022-08-10+at+11.03.30.png Blog - Summer Vacation - Part 1 of 6 - Make it stand out Beautiful views at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/lazy-dog-and-the-call-of-the-keyboard monthly 0.5 2022-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/99041fd6-b043-42e1-99a7-84ef39ad3375/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+09.06.12.png Blog - Lazy Dog and the Call of the Keyboard - Make it stand out I’ve been told this is normal for Weimaraner dogs. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/columbus-style-barbecue monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/870ec0f3-9dc2-419d-9767-dfe4cda579f8/Screen+Shot+2022-06-07+at+11.04.12.jpeg Blog - Columbus Style Barbecue - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/top-gun-okay-boomer monthly 0.5 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/accd18c5-8f5b-4479-b5c0-cbc5210ef237/Screen+Shot+2022-05-31+at+10.22.43.png Blog - Top Gun- Okay, Boomer! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/swan-haven monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/928be333-17e9-405b-8dce-519ebe1748d9/IMG_0965.jpg Blog - Swan Haven - Make it stand out Your author with some members of the Book Club https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/cooking-with-tim monthly 0.5 2022-05-14 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/racing-in-the-rain monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dcbdf61e-0327-4ffb-8454-3507397c88bd/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+10.54.05.jpg Blog - Racing in the Rain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/the-first-rule-of-book-club monthly 0.5 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6de1f459-0363-4fb4-8418-77616a15f334/IMG_8784.jpeg Blog - The First Rule of Book Club… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/book-update-no-3 monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/890ff8b5-196a-43b7-a34a-61ca837378e2/IMG_8478.jpg Blog - Book Update No. 3 - Make it stand out An early draft of the book with the working title Venator. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/z42kadozarwu37u1ovff33q7106f6p monthly 0.5 2022-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/11c62fd5-0ca7-4ab4-a4cb-71af7d2acdcf/IMG_0711+2.jpg Blog - Hierarchy of Sailing Skills - Make it stand out Finding they “Key” to speed starts with crew work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1dcb106c-d80a-4e3c-8a0f-0071a64b8423/Screen+Shot+2022-03-04+at+09.35.32.jpg Blog - Hierarchy of Sailing Skills - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/blocked monthly 0.5 2022-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/322ef125-f4de-4670-aede-86290e7e557a/Screen+Shot+2022-01-19+at+10.34.53.png Blog - Blocked - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8ebf2449-3581-4bb9-905a-c59276f0703e/Screen+Shot+2022-01-19+at+10.46.12.png Blog - Blocked - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/whirled-peas monthly 0.5 2022-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a4bbaa88-f5c9-4fcf-9e73-ea33d87c7e18/Screen+Shot+2022-01-07+at+17.45.09.png Blog - Whirled Peas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/talk-about-the-weather monthly 0.5 2021-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ba8c22c5-c8f6-4abc-a18f-cfdc5e283d70/Guam+Sunset.jpeg Blog - Talk about the Weather - Make it stand out It’s hard to argue with days like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2f8a4511-e2ab-45e4-bcfa-464ae2d33d1a/Guam+Sunset+2.jpeg Blog - Talk about the Weather - Make it stand out Darn it! 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The Kid on the tiller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/bac7ca64-53bf-4a45-ae91-304d4390b9ca/Screen+Shot+2021-11-11+at+13.11.03.png Blog - DRB - Make it stand out Blasting down the Elizabeth River near the Schooner Virginia and USS Wisconsin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dd85be9a-be81-4e2c-9876-a3760c6ae247/Screen+Shot+2021-11-11+at+13.12.11.png Blog - DRB - Make it stand out Further down the river and it’s Margarita for the round-up! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/26bwczeuck7p8ryv68jzvptt017ihe monthly 0.5 2021-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/eb251163-e0dd-4f4c-b441-631b84dd54fe/Fishinger+Road+Bridge+over+Scioto.png Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/dbedb299-5589-409f-a488-f2acee6093f3/IMG_6813.jpeg Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8fadb7a5-efdf-423d-b178-c7654034cb5b/IMG_6816.jpeg Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out Before and After. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/8bff9030-20c1-4be6-8239-4b23ef2b812d/Home+and+Scioto.jpeg Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out The Home Road Bridge over the Scioto River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1cec9912-0182-4681-83c0-2bc629319917/olentangy+and+powell.jpeg Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out Powell Road crossing the Olentangy River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/51932541-c1d4-49a8-9548-c004bc68ee16/Hayden+Run+Bridge+over+Scioto.png Blog - Bridge to the Past - Make it stand out Hayden Run Bridge over the Scioto with the support piers for the new bridge in place. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/available-for-purchase monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9fd4a35d-0e14-44f2-bdad-438c2328b902/IMG_6762.png Blog - Available for Purchase - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/da04b2b7-c20e-4f82-afc8-db2c8b65b83a/IMG_6763.png Blog - Available for Purchase - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/book-update monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/98711fdd-290b-4378-bfdb-4fbed099ae72/Screen+Shot+2021-10-29+at+15.56.53.png Blog - Book Update - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/doc monthly 0.5 2021-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634825548513-KPVE66JTDUPP68240TO7/IMG_6514.jpeg Blog - Doc - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/pick-the-cover-art monthly 0.5 2021-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634679016490-VK5T92I8R0B6MJ8TX32W/IMG_4350.jpeg Blog - Book Project: Vote for a Cover and help me land this thing! - Make it stand out We’re on final approach! https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/8now9jzb4j8vmyjgfslmgd4iok1axv monthly 0.5 2021-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634585285920-DNHGS03FBLKBRNUFJC6S/IMG_6492.jpeg Blog - Canal Rabbit Hole - Make it stand out The well preserved South 13 Ohio-Erie Canal Lock in Lockville, Ohio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634585849655-OU8B6Z3S5FBE1GLLMZQ4/canal+map.jpeg Blog - Canal Rabbit Hole - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634586573259-044ZIWWCVBBHE6J0UN3V/IMG_6499.jpeg Blog - Canal Rabbit Hole - Make it stand out The adjacent South 12 Lock slowly collapsing in on itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634590476903-RRW73APQH6TSNVGZ8RHL/IMG_6502.jpeg Blog - Canal Rabbit Hole - Make it stand out The preserved Hartman No. 2 spanning the canal ditch. It originally crossed Raccoon Creek at Wheeling Road east of Lancaster, Ohio. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/this-is-no-place-for-joking-around monthly 0.5 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1633101395304-79A3SXZVGK1277WJL0UW/IMG_6056.jpeg Blog - This is no place for joking around! - Make it stand out The last draft before the "Copy Reaper” came for my words. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/rule-3 monthly 0.5 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1631209307648-14Y5GFPYQGD30RKE04DL/Screen+Shot+2021-09-09+at+13.38.45.png Blog - Kirk’s Boots and Rule 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/qus0sspcm8rfu2co997vijlg68m19s monthly 0.5 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1630240319044-W9AHXZ7WYR476LXGHN1N/Screen+Shot+2021-08-29+at+8.25.38+AM.png Blog - Riding the Storm Out - Make it stand out NOAA’s GeoColor satelite image product makes a pretty picture. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/roll-the-tape monthly 0.5 2021-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1629202587842-XLW280C9WWIO33UH3IF1/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+08.14.59.png Blog - Roll the Tape - Make it stand out Graphic from faa.gov https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/one-year-later monthly 0.5 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1628860947775-URV8IHBKST5R6913RLTC/IMG_9442.jpg Blog - One Year Later - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/izwzf62518sq3ad4zi0ug7e9541jgx monthly 0.5 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627918229803-BG2YBBYH7LF7KB6EN39V/IMG_4348.jpeg Blog - Aircraft Maintenance Advice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/il8sygrzmierpyue2te26ol8wrgdur monthly 0.5 2021-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627480853440-S7PWY4Q2IP8Y4DCI2MUZ/IMG_4320+2.jpeg Blog - Lucknow and Paper Maps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627481125827-8CKZA548FCQOW9WN7NP0/IMG_3979.jpeg Blog - Lucknow and Paper Maps - Make it stand out The main house isn’t big by modern standards, but it is modern for 1914 and very comfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627481165261-VLZGFENZLVTQU5B8VQCN/IMG_3984.jpeg Blog - Lucknow and Paper Maps - Make it stand out The million dollar view from Olive’s boudoir. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/been-there monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627160203014-NMLOVIRIEMLG8EQ3ZAIF/Screen+Shot+2021-07-24+at+16.55.46.png Blog - Been There - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/death-of-a-mexican-restaurant monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1625844806563-DGT4V74UELQTN1WBDNL1/IMG_3715.jpeg Blog - Death of a Mexican Restaurant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/j8erjn8wwqjlsrjnv8we35mmq2b3ic monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1624549498743-AG0037OKJNA4C4JXQFZN/DSC_5366.jpeg Blog - Don’t Forfeit Your Right to Protest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/who-wears-the-zebra-stripes-in-this-sport monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1624377993545-4ADZ1944MUBRI9K060IL/IMG_2347+2.jpeg Blog - Who Wears the Zebra Stripes in this Sport? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/what-the-dogs-nose-knows monthly 0.5 2021-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1623869185337-D9AST10EAR8I9N1HBXTG/IMG_2398.jpeg Blog - What the dog’s nose knows. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/boat-food-magic-meatloaf monthly 0.5 2021-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1623245307071-D24MJ2KFB9YIMPSV3ZNE/IMG_3394.jpg Blog - Boat Food: Magic Meatloaf - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/boat-food-heel-weenie-and-twizzlers monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1623161490574-2DY3N0WG769G7SJZVWAK/057.jpg Blog - Boat Food: Heel Weenie and Twizzlers - Make it stand out Triage starting the Annapolis-Newport Race, 2017 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/boat-food-the-halesworth-cookie monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1622732823605-AO7WM57UVND6SCFAFZXZ/T-10+343.jpeg Blog - Boat Food: The Halesworth Cookie - Make it stand out Halesworth on Sandusky Bay, Ohio. July 4, 1986 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/say-a-prayer monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/blackout monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a82e17d9-ded8-49d3-a453-79cf9b40654e/IMG_7035.jpeg Blog - Blackout - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/the-kids-are-alright monthly 0.5 2021-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627577347678-WJHMBEJ3Z6NYLXH7O7G5/IMG_2907.jpeg Blog - The Kids Are Alright - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/11-is-an-odd-number monthly 0.5 2021-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627577851992-6Y5BDWTCCEPDAPQQ6Q0F/IMG_2374.jpeg Blog - When 11 is more than just an odd number - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/sounds-of-morning monthly 0.5 2021-07-30 https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/promontory-summit monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1623872463079-M0YY5EXY2JN2QZJYPWLS/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+15.40.09.png Blog - Promontory Summit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/pennsylvania monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3c8a00a5-12bd-4c0f-af30-fa8bdc8108aa/Screen+Shot+2021-11-16+at+09.12.27.png Blog - Pennsylvania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/cast-of-characters monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/df1af7e2-5e62-44ab-b754-c316563e221d/Screen+Shot+2021-11-16+at+09.34.54.png Blog - Cast of Characters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/blog/back-on-the-world-wide-web monthly 0.5 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/c78a0e60-b9a0-4a3e-a27e-a63dc92bf076/IMG_0831.jpg Blog - Back on the World Wide Web - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.timothymsavage.com/readinglist daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/f330dc30-bc9c-4fe0-b915-fcd84719a343/Screen+Shot+2024-11-14+at+16.29.24.png Reading List A personal favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/e7591f7a-fe56-4027-bc9c-d838a831881a/Screen+Shot+2026-03-02+at+14.42.04.png Reading List What I’m reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/56797bb9-fa92-4465-a431-5a321d839d6f/Screen+Shot+2026-02-19+at+10.57.49.png Reading List What I just finished. https://www.timothymsavage.com/home daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/645fe96f-5dc2-40fe-aa9f-add312dff57e/IMG_4363.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627392194938-OP7Y42J6OQ2QL1LIUH2N/IMG_9101+2.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627392328367-KAT8R86LGU2A1OTL1U7M/IMG_4343+2.jpeg Home https://www.timothymsavage.com/about daily 0.75 2021-03-06 https://www.timothymsavage.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/458849af-a9ab-41cd-955f-330f0d9dd51f/Screen+Shot+2025-11-11+at+13.56.51.png Gallery - Make it stand out Sunrise over the river at the tail-end of the sailing season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/22c35ac5-b5cd-4548-b6f6-a01edc719295/Screen+Shot+2025-01-21+at+10.46.08.png Gallery - Make it stand out Tourist in Belfast, Northern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/b2701ba1-1df2-4e13-a812-aa33cfc63ae7/IMG_2818.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Turning 100LL into noise at the “home drome.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/156a5c9f-1ef9-4fc4-bafc-1c61a776a537/Screen+Shot+2023-04-19+at+15.23.05.png Gallery - Make it stand out Night at the homestead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/7170ea7b-3540-45a9-9c9e-7825fc72427e/Screen+Shot+2023-04-19+at+15.29.15.png Gallery - Make it stand out Racing on the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/ce78d21e-9928-4ee6-9d87-f80ccc31e57a/Screen+Shot+2022-05-26+at+08.00.10.png Gallery - Make it stand out Near or at the top of my list of “happy places,” St. Mary of the Swamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/9a445a83-0c8c-4aa7-8d6f-5ae00e7ae8f1/Screen+Shot+2022-05-15+at+10.31.42.jpg Gallery - Make it stand out Watching the afternoon rain showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/91982a09-53dd-4fa4-bed5-35aea5119f6d/Screen+Shot+2022-05-15+at+10.32.45.png Gallery - Make it stand out Irises coming in to replace the tulips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/0b1a5516-eacc-4c20-a811-8b01be1c53f3/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+10.53.26.png Gallery - Make it stand out Spring is here and the Tulips are in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a55f4580-7093-4e41-b017-7e8fef262920/image0.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Friends reporting where and when they are reading one of my books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/d9aaa1ae-a2e5-4259-a7bf-764dc7914092/IMG_8330.jpg Gallery - 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I’ll take the white over mud brown any day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/2a21025e-55cc-4945-b229-fa493bd76d11/IMG_6743+2.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out The river, just before sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/a4b8d93c-3c28-40fd-bc28-c479743910eb/IMG_6721.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Predawn dog walking can be quite stunning this time of year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/3a3e6e3c-7e4d-4a6e-ad16-c1fb28157a85/IMG_6515.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out My “happy place” in the starboard settee on Halesworth in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/86edb395-9388-41cd-97e9-6fbe7aa1cd89/IMG_6516.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Jim Boucher’s T-10 #343 Halesworth in Port Clinton, Ohio after sustaining rudder damage in a storm in 1984. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1634587753179-LN1BOF033S2HQXUO52LV/IMG_6295.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Spectacular fall light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1627394613245-W2O66H7N4ZB6W7OZGEMX/IMG_4074.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Pemaquid Point. Who doesn’t like a lighthouse on the rocky coast of Maine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1625232536216-NRUND3AA1HRT3B9KP558/IMG_3950.jpg Gallery - Make it stand out Wash making dagwoods for the last meal of a 700 mile delivery from Bermuda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/1623777219407-U8YL405NGS570F8G6FKP/GOPR0708.jpg Gallery The cabin on Triage. The work of the boat’s cook is never done. https://www.timothymsavage.com/books daily 1.0 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/6d58b724-1a82-495f-b139-04cb87b2dcb9/Screen+Shot+2025-02-24+at+14.55.20.png Books - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60413679e851e139836b6514/61357bd4-5cd2-48e0-a7e5-33abda73861b/Screen+Shot+2021-10-29+at+15.56.53.png Books - Regard for the Dead begins innocently enough with typical mystery story scenes, then, with a surprising twist, morphs into the macabre, building an unexpected thesis on death. Timothy Savage builds his characters as likeable, normal kids next door, then thrusts them into dealing with the bizarrely abnormal. Or, is it our modern society that is ultimately abnormal? Savage shows that it doesn’t always take a super hero to solve a mystery. It’s a fun, fast, enjoyable read. 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