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North Korea – The DMZ

We went to the DMZ from both the South and the North. This is looking across the DMZ to the Northern side. The stories we were told were very different, of course. The Capital...

New travel photos are up 2-25-20

I now have many photos uploaded on different trips. These aren’t all of them, but it takes a little time. I will put more up each day as time permits. Thanks for coming to...

Free everything – Beware of the liars

If you talk to any person from Cuba that had to escape in fear of their lives, you would know what Socialism does. Go there and see for yourself, as I have. I have...

Grandpa Ernie’s Secrets is edited 2-22-20

The final, edited version of Grandpa Ernie’s Secrets is available now on Amazon. It’s free in the Kindle Lending Library. It is an interesting and fun spy novel with some light hearted and surprising...

Day 7 Our Vacation on Molokai 2-18-2020

Sadly we leave this little island tomorrow. We have seen most of the coast of the island and several beautiful beaches. We have driven inland and seen some of the historical sights there. We...

Day 6 The Leper Colony 2-18-2020

The Leper colony and the history of how those people were sent there is a sad tale. Perhaps there was no other way to handle it, but it was difficult for the families involved...

Day 6 The Flight to Leper Colony 2-18-2020

Today we took the flight from the small airport on Molokai to the peninsula where the leper colony is located today. There were as many as 8,000 people sent there over many years but...

Day 5 Murphy’s Beach and dinner at the hotel Molokai 2-17-2020

We slept in again today. We are on Molokai time now. We took the 450 east again down to Murphy’s beach. We drive like the locals now, 35 miles an hour or less. The...

Day 4 – Big Wind Kite Factory 2-16-2020

We drove west across the island to the Big Wind Kite Factory. We thought me might find a gift for a cousin. As always, I find interesting stores and shops are run by even...

Day 4 – Driving to the West 2-16-2020

We went up to the Meyer Sugar Mill and Museum yesterday after the Macadamia nut adventure. We also walked over to the cemetery. Do you know the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery?...