Author: Eileen OShea
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Where does the time go?
Wow, I had the best of intentions back in August of 2021 (!!!!) to do a better job of keeping this blog up to date with our comings and goings. No such luck, I guess. Here it is March of 2022 and I am finally playing catch up. I wish I had a really good…
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Traveling in a pandemic
I guess I could call this “traveling in a post-pandemic world” but that wouldn’t be accurate as the infection numbers are creeping up some, fueled by a contagious variant and unvaccinated folks. We felt pretty confident having been fully vaccinated and so decided to head to the east coast to see family this July. I…
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Dipping our toes back in life
It’s mid-June and Chuck and I are fully vaccinated and starting to get back into the swing of “normal” life. This new normal involves always having a mask handy and washing our hands a LOT more than in pre-pandemic times. But in one big way life IS returning to normal – we’re starting to make…
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Time capsule: Life in the time of coronavirus
After a long time away, I logged into the blog and found this draft post from June 2020. A year ago. A lifetime ago. Weird trip down memory lane. Dear Diary, It’s been twelve weeks since shelter in place hunker down quarantine safer at home “guidances” went into effect in California. I had all sorts…
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A Week Plus in Spain, Part One: A Very Mellow Introduction to Andalusia
Our flight from Nairobi to Paris was long but uneventful. We got back in the late afternoon and said farewell to my sister and brother-in-law who were planning on spending a few days in Paris then heading home to Pittsburgh. We, on the other hand, headed to Roissy-en-France for the night so we could catch…
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Safari, Days 6-8: Ol Kinyei Conservancy and Our Safari Comes to an End
We flew from Samburu to our final camp near the Masai Mara National Reserve. We saw all sorts of animals on our approach: zebras, elephants, wildebeests, all roaming around. In fact wildebeests had to be shooed off the field so we could land. Our driver and guide George and Tim were waiting for us and…
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