Out From London and On To Berlin

My brief visit to London finally has drawn to a close. I rose early, showered, packed, and headed out to the Borough Market, near London Bridge, stopping only briefly for an English Breakfast. I went to the market on the recommendation of L, but unfortunately got there at 10 am when they opened, […]

The Tradition of Hazardous Climbs Continues

I just don’t have nearly enough time here. London is huge and there are an incredible number of things to see and do. I’ve studiously avoided things I did during my last visit here, and I still haven’t even really begun to scratch the surface. And today is my only full day, because I leave […]

The Post in Which I Stay With Strangers

Remember the nice things I said about Sprint? I take them back. But more on that later. The flight was great. We left substantially late, but were flying in an epic tailwind so still managed to arrived on time. As we settled into our seats I ordered dinner (seared beef with crispy potatoes and creamed […]

What?! Really?! Surely You Can’t Be Serious

Yes, I am serious. Butterblogger is traveling again. Even I am now starting to feel like my vacation time is excessive. But really, it’s all the government’s fault – they pushed us to implement an EMR, so some of my days off were rolled over into this academic year. Then I compounded the problem by […]

You Wanna Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name

The time has come, at last, to turn our faces back to home and the reality that awaits us there. So we rose this morning and straightened up the condo before heading out to breakfast. After eating our fill, we took aim at Sealodge Beach. We had attempted this hike earlier in the week, but […]

What We Saw Where the Sea Meets the Land

We made it back to Kauai last night and today began with another early morning, as we had booked a tour of the Napali Coast by sea. We arrived at the office at 7:15, and at the beach before 8 am. It was already a lovely morning. The winds had shifted and the sun was […]