Mississippi - Petar gets a taste of the River

A grey, foggy, rainy day to finish off spring break. Petar and I set out to check out the Mississippi from Minneapolis to Kellogg - and a few other rivers along the way.

Saint Paul MN - Serbian bean night over Mac spring break

Petar and I bought a large supply of beans for the Mac potluck - and then a tennis match got in the way. So with a plan to enjoy them all before he heads home for the summer we had our first "Serbian Bean Night". Mary, DQ and Maria were available to join us - spring break week at Mac.

Basketball got in the way today and I was left on my own until the very end to try to achieve the taste that reminds you of "Mom" - we got in range. Maria gave here Macedonian thoughts and Mary threw in Hungarian sensibilities as well.

When it was all done a good outcome for a first attempt.

Eau Claire WI - the view from the additional office

Feel like 2008 again with a rooftop patio. It appears to be the lull before the flood of the Chippewa River...and every other river in the surrounding area over the next several weeks.

50F today...look forward to another visit and a sit on the deck when things have greened up a bit.

Minneapolis MN - the view from the new office

A deflated roof at the Metrodome doesn't diminish the great view of Minneapolis and pending hope of spring and the upcoming bike season. And work has just begun for an August 1 re-inflation.

New job, new location and despite so much crazy in the world great optimism for 2011 and beyond.

Cabo San Lucas Mexico - Waiting out the Tsunami

We were getting the early story about the earth quake and tsunami as we went to sleep. When we got up in the morning the harbor and beaches were all quiet - they had been closed in anticipation of the tsunami follow through heading towards the west coast.
We were staying in the beach side units so had ring side seats to take it all in.
It was a bit eerie all day with the empty beach and everyone talking about what may or may not happen. There was never a sense of a "huge" event here but since it was coming through it would be interesting to see something.
As it all turned out we had seen bigger and more angry waves on other trips. The water was doing some strange things but all in all it felt like a non-event when they finally opened things back up once again.
An interesting ending to another great trip.

Cabo San Lucas Mexico - On the Ocean

Another great boat ride with our personal guide Javier around the harbor and along the shore towards San Jose.
And that was followed by kayaking and snorkeling along the same coast. It was great to have the wind blowing us in the right direction - it definitely made the trip quicker.
The fish were amazing but the water was still very very cold and minimized our timing exploring the sea life around us.
We finished off the day with Carlos and the other guides digging around in the sand to find the van keys to take us back to Sunset Beach...fortunately, they were found.