We're out of here!!! Friday April 11th we hit the air, oceans and roads once again. Our stay at Palm Springs was great with outstanding weather, fantastic deli's ( Sherman's and Manhattan) famous In and Out Burgers and a new favorite Tylers for Sliders. For those of you in Upstate New York they are akin but will never be as good as Jack's in Albia burgers. Sliders are 1.5 once little burgers served with grilled onions on a diner roll. They are excellent. Recommend with onions and ketchup only. We spent a lot of time taking care of Lily the wonder-dog a combination Schnauzer-poodle who at first was very leary of the out of towners. She was kind of prissy and afrais of other dogs so we bought here a spike collar and re-named her Spike, of course!! Now when we take her to the dog playground other little dogs cower in fear:) She gets four walks a day and we were hitting upwards of 5 miles per day sometimes so Spike was pretty tired at times. But she is in great shape and helped us walk off the huge deli sandwiches and burgers. No ice cream exceot for one enormous apple pie ala mode when our son Mike and his wife camt to visit. We also had Matt and his wonderful new girlfriend Kassi and Jonny and his fabulous girlfriend Megan. Last but certainly not least was Deanne's niece Emily and
her friends from college. They were all very welcome and brought that great youthful energy to the house and demo'd the beer and liquor closet:) We have a lot of errands to run this week in preparation for our transatlantic cruise. Our first stop is Bermuda and Deanne will be getting back to her photos and blogging. Our great tenants at our houseboat have had a change in career responsibilities and will not be staying in Seattle. If you know of anyone who is interested in renting a fabulous houseboat at the end of the dock with astounding views of downtown Seattle, Queen Anne and the channel let me know. It is for a year beginning in September. We have to assign it to a realtor when we return so the person who rents thru us will get a great deal!! It is time to take Spike for her mid day walk, also the hottest,
and then off to lens crafters. We will be writing from Bermuda soon. Life is short enjoy every moment!!
Ciao
Mike
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We have been checking your blog almost daily. Glad to hear that things went well in Palm Springs. Jim and I are looking forward to following your adventures again. All is well here as we prepare for our daughter's wedding on June 7.
Hi Jim and Ginny
Yes..we had a great time and look forward to getting back to our travels after a wonderful "respite"
here in Palm Springs. I hope all the wedding plans are coming together and you are not to stressed out. have some Mendoza Malbec...it is great!!
Ciao for now
Mike
Hey you two,
I'm so happy to know we will have more blogs coming. Susie has kept us so entertained with the WWII adventures and we look forward to being able to continue to read and enjoy your travels with you. Jaye and I have taken a family vote (ok....minus a few members) and we've decided that you two and Susie should continue to travel the world and keep us homebodies entertained!You could make a fortune on a book, the writing is so creative, entertaining and informative!
Have a safe trip.........I'm sure "Spike" will miss you!
Love you both,
Leanne
Hi Leanne
Great to hear from you!! We just finished packing and got Spike a haircut. Now she is doing cartwheels and digging trenches across the rugs trying to shake off the excess hair. Either that or she is having a meltdown because we are leaving:) She has been a lot of fun--we will definately miss her.
Deanne and I are going to have Segue races in Bermuda so she is cleaning up her camera and massaging her hands so she can get back to blogging about our adventures. I agree with your future plans for us and maybe we could get some dog sitting jobs thrown in also--now that we are experts:) More from Bermuda coming up!
Adios!
Mike
Hi Deanne and Mike. This is Sharon (Berkhan) Kinsmith. My mom (Peggy) got your blog address from your mom, Deanne. I'm so jealous of your wonderful trip! The pictures are great, and it sounds like you're having a fabulous time. I'm SOOOO looking forward to retirement myself, and the freedom to travel. I'll be peeking in on your reports now and again!
Yey! The blog is back on. We had such a great time in Palm Springs with both of you and Lily---oops, I meant mean old Spike;-)
Mikecito and I are craving Tyler's sliders....oh, they were so good!
Looking forward to seeing more of your travels. I'll post the Palm Springs pics up on Picasa so you can download what you want.
con mucho cariño,
Dana, Mikecito & Rowan
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