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Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025

Afternoon walk.
Visit a museum.

After an all night flight, we took an easy afternoon walk then a visit to a small museum nearby.

Beautiful and noisy Monk Parakeets flourish here.
Buenos Aires has many parks and we enjoyed walking here.
Another museum.
Bookstore in an old theater. We stopped for tea.

My 75th birthday party In Buenos Aires!

With my son, his wife and relatives. It was so fun!

The Alvear Palace Hotel rooftop bar.
My sketchbook diary of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In Buenos Aires I rented an Airbnb Apartment with four bedrooms, two and half bathrooms, large living, dining and kitchen area. Plus all appliances including a washer and dryer. It was in a nice neighborhood and for eight nights it cost $1,005.00. We all enjoyed it immensely and could walk to many parks and attractions and restaurants.

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My trip to Alaska, 2025

Waiting to get on the ferry to Alaska gave me a chance to cycle and sketch in Bellingham, Washington.
Historic area of Bellingham, Washington.
Boarding the ferry to Juneau, Alaska.
I camped on a lounge chair in the Solarium.
View from my lounge chair.
Fantastic sunsets!
Interesting museum in Haines, Alaska.
Seward, My cruise ship coming into dock.
Bald eagle.
The cruise took us out to see the glaciers.
In Seward I camped at the city campground at the water’s edge. Lovely!

From Seward I took a bus to Denali National Park. Riley Campground there had a walk-in secluded area for cyclists and hikers. It was so nice I stayed six nights. Although I saw a moose here, there weee no bears sighted.

Denali bike ride.
Hike along a river.
Denali mountain.
After Denali I took a bus back to Anchorage and flew back to Eugene July 1. It was a fascinating trip with beautiful scenery, good weather, easy cycling, and I met lots of interesting people. My favorite part was the three day cruise from Bellingham, Washington to Juneau. It was so relaxing!
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Bicycling in Texas, solo. March 2025.

Eastward bound
Cycling towards New Orleans
My first night
Anderson, Texas

Oakshade street, at the Oakshade church.

After cycling 380 miles, I took a train to New Orleans.
New Orleans
Lunched here
This was at a market.
Not on the menu,
New Orleans
Let the good times roll
French Quarter of New Orleans
Mississippi River

Canal Street, New Orleans

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My sketchbook diary. Panama. December 4 to December 14.

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My last day in Panama City

My last day I took the tourist ferry through the Panama Canal. It’s a slow boat trip, but interesting.

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Bocas del Toro, Panama

Initially I booked four nights in this small town at Bambuca Hostel, but enjoyed it so much I spent eights there. Along the coast heading out of town was a wide bike path that I walked for miles.

The scuba diving was a five minute boat ride off the island. Although the water was a little murky because of daily rains, it was fun. These fish are not my photos but from a book. Just so you get the idea. I cannot dive and photograph at the same time. And if I could, my shots would certainly not be this professional.

A lovely hotel.
Sketching in a free paperback book
Picturesque!
Bambuca Hostel
Bambuca Hostel
Bambuca Hostel
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Bocas Town, Panama.

Enjoying a pretty low-key week in the town of Bocas ♥️ achieved mainly by staying in the same lovely hostel for eight nights. And some long walks.

View from the deck of my hostel on a very rainy morning.
Bocas town hall
Wonderful walk/bicycle path.
An old home
Crocodile on my afternoon walk!!’
A village of hope for locals.
Caribbean vibes.
Had a great pork and rice lunch at a roadside stand.
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My sketchbook diary in Ecuador and Panama.

November 17 to December 4, 2024.

Ecuador
A Black Jesus is in here.
A UNESCO fort.
Another rainy day!
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Panama!

Since my plane trip back from Ecuador to Oregon often changes in Panama City, I decided to spend a few weeks in Panama.

Panama City
The old town.
These two ladies stopped to visit. Where was I from? And get a self, of course.
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Scuba diving in Ecuador

We went diving at Manta. The water was murky, but it was still fun to drift along underwater. We saw several of the huge moray eels.