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Fab Photos Friday: The beauty of Lake Tahoe!
Fab Photos Friday: Beautiful Lake Tahoe
I am headed to Lake Tahoe next week, and so excited to travel there during the winter. I hope it is a snowy paradise! But the fact is, even without snow, Lake Tahoe is easily one of the most beautiful spots on earth. Enjoy! I will share the Tahoe winter wonderland photos when I return! If you have any suggestions for places to eat or things to do, please comment!
Where Should I go Next??
I do have a few trips planned for 2016, but I need to do some more travel planning! Any ideas?
In January, I am headed to Lake Tahoe to see the lake in the snow…and, of course, to gamble. I am hoping my cousin will come along and that my friend from Sacramento will meet me for a day or so. Thank you, Caesar’s Group!
February will take me to the Revillagadoes Islands to dive with Humpback Whales, Giant Mantas, Dolphins, Sharks, and hopefully, a whale shark! The diving there has been incredible as the whale season gets started. 9 days of diving on the Solmar V! I cannot wait!
Early March will take me to Kentucky where my niece is expecting her first baby! Mid-March I am off to California for the Women In Travel Summit in Orange County, California and I plan to stay a while after the conference. Randy and I are planning to drive from Dallas to California, checking out a few sights along the way. I love Orange County and plan to show you why! I’m planning fine dining, luxurious hotels, water sports, and who knows what else? There is always something going on in Orange County.
Late June and July takes me to Australia, Bali, and a Citizen Science dive trip with Marine Megaafauna Foundation‘s Dr Andrea Marshall (Queen of Mantas) in Komodo, Indonesia on the luxurious Arenui! I am so excited for this one…I have never been to Indonesia! I am still trying to figure out where to stay and dive in Bali, and also on the Great Barrier Reef.
So…where else should I go? I would love to go to Europe, and Antarctica. Oh, and Morocco and Israel. And on an African safari. And Japan. Palau. Canada! Can you believe I have never been to Canada? I lived 3 hours from the border until I was twenty, and never went. I still haven’t seen so many of our beautiful national parks! Yosemite and Yellowstone are a must see. Oh, and Alaska! I must go to Alaska. We’d need a small ship though, since my husband’s double lung transplant his immune system isn’t great, so a large ship isn’t possible. Randy definitely wants to see Alaska. Montana? Jackson Hole? I want to see a big Moose. A live one. And a wolf. And a bear.
I want to go to Britain and follow the footsteps of Richard III, the Plantagenet King who was killed in 1485 by Henry Tudor. His remains were found a couple of years ago in Leceister, in a car park. I have been to Leicester and visited the battlefield, but I now want to see the tomb honoring Richard, and also take a Ricardian route through northern England. Scotland, Wales, and Ireland too. And I’d love to dive in Cornwall. I love Cornwall.
In other words, I want to go everywhere. I would love to do a Christmas cruise through Europe for the Christmas markets! I know my readers would love to hear about all of these trips, and I would so love to inform them about the locations. I would be in photographic heaven! Oh! Let’s not forget the Exumas, and Bahamas…I want to dive with sharks! I forgot the Maldives, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. The Amalfi Coast! Lake Como! Venice! Florence! Sienna! And the Alhambra in Spain. The Costa Brava. The French countryside and beaches. Ghosts in Bordeaux.
Where would my readers like to go?? What is your dream trip?
Tam’s Travels: 2015 Photoblog
I have traveled quite a bit this year, and you know how I love to do it! Here are my highlights!
So, those are my journeys for the year of 2015. I went to several places I’d never been before, Aspen, St Lucia, Clearwater Beach…and every trip was wonderful and worthwhile! I am so looking forward to 2016! Happy Travels in the New Year to you!
50 Things I am Grateful For: Bloggers Unite in a Flood of Gratitude
Challenge: set a timer for 10 minutes and write 50 things you are grateful for, or that made you happy, during 2015.
Here’s my 10 minute list:
- Randy is alive.
- My kids are healthy.
- I am still moving and doing (after 2 back surgeries and psoriatic arthritis, it’s not always easy!)
- My darling rescue Goldens, Luke and Lucy.
- True friends.
- Family
- Traveling
- Christmas
- Christmas songs (I am a complete sucker!)
- Christmas movies
- My brother, Michael
- Looking at Christmas lights
- Parmesan Crisps from Whole Foods or Central Market! Yum!
- Greek Salad
- Healthy Food
- Not So Healthy food
- The ocean.
- Wildlife…on land or sea, wildlife makes me happy.
- Scuba diving
- Taking underwater photographs
- Getting a really good photo
- Reconnecting with friends on Facebook!
- Waking up in the morning and seeing Randy and two dogs by my side.
- A phone call or text from Alexandra.
- A phone call or text from Wesley.
- A visit with Alexandra.
- A visit with Wesley.
- Randy’s father being at both Alexandra’s and Wesley’s weddings this year.
- Getting comments, shares, likes on my blog or on HP or other site…I love these!!
- Hugs.
- Sunny days.
- Two beautiful weddings this year.
- Two new family members.
- Designing our holiday card.
- Making movies on AVID or GOPRO Studio.
- Watching (good) movies.
- Buying gifts for people.
- Holiday traditions.
- Contributing my time, energy or money to a good cause.
- Kindness in any form.
- Seeing love between people.
- Reading books.
- Sitting in front of a fire
- Hot Chocolate
- A REAL Coca Cola.
- Being adopted by wonderful people.
- My housekeeper, Irene. I don’t know what I’d do without her, my spine is not domestic friendly.
- Kitties and Puppies.
- Helping others.
- Support from those I love.
- Massage.
- Facials.
- Stretching.
Gratitude! And a wonderful excuse to post wedding photos!
IF YOU ARE A BLOGGER AND WANT TO JOIN IN:
If you’d like to join in, here’s how it works: set a timer for 10 minutes; timing this is critical. Once you start the timer, start your list. The goal is to write 50 things that made you happy in 2015, or 50 thing that you feel grateful for. The idea is to not think too hard; write what comes to mind in the time allotted. When the timer’s done, stop writing. If you haven’t written 50 things, that’s ok. If you have more than 50 things and still have time, keep writing; you can’t feel too happy or too grateful! When I finished my list, I took a few extra minutes to add links and photos.
To join the bloggers who have come together for this project: 1) Write your post and publish it (please copy and paste the instructions from this post, into yours) 2) Click on the blue frog at the bottom of this post. (the original post at http://talesfromthemotherland.me/ 3) That will take you to another window, where you can past the URL to your post. 4) Follow the prompts, and your post will be added to the Blog Party List.
Please note that only blog posts that include a list of 50 (or an attempt to write 50) things that made you feel Happy or 50 things that you are Grateful for, will be included. Please don’t add a link to a post that isn’t part of this exercise.
Wounded Eagle Ray Seeks Help from Divers
On a dive in St Lucia last week, our group had a visitor. We were all thrilled to see an Eagle Ray, but when we saw that it had a hook in its face and was trailing fishing line, the group went into action. Fortunately, one of the divers had a pair of scissors, and our dive master, Errol, managed to cut a huge amount of line off of the ray.  The Eagle Ray made a second pass, trailing only 10 feet or so of line compared to the 100 feet of line it had just moments before. I only wish we had been able to help with getting the hook out, but the animal did not come close enough to allow that, unfortunately. However, the Eagle Ray will manage much better with only the short amount of fishing line left….and I hope somehow, that the hook comes out.
There aren’t the best photos, but from the distance they are the best I could do!
