Here is what our past year looked like. We remained in lock-down during the pandemic until we were double-vaccinated in mid-March. Then we were able to begin traveling again, as I recorded at maefood.blogspot.com. A brief look at our travels:
March, 2021: Virginia.
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| Our first trip after Covid vaccination: visiting Virginia. We spent one day in Charlottesville with Miriam, seeing the beautiful UVa campus. The rest of the trip was spent in Fairfax with Alice, Tom, and Evelyn. |
April, 2021: Indiana
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| A mural in Lafayette, Indiana, where we visited my sister. |
May, 2021: Arizona
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| On a birding tour of southern Arizona, we enjoyed the beautiful Chiracaua Mountains near the town of Portal. |
June, 2021: Virginia
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| In June we returned to Virginia for Alice's high school graduation. |
July, 2021: Iceland
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| At the end of July, we flew to Iceland for a voyage on the National Geographic Explorer. |
August, 2021: Maine
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| In Bar Harbor, Maine, we enjoyed sightseeing with Miriam, Evelyn, Alice, and Tom. We went on several walks, looking at lots of things including this mushroom. |
September, 2021: Michigan
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| The farthest we traveled in September was Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge a couple hours from home. |
October, 2021: Oregon, Washington, Idaho
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| We traveled on the National Geographic Quest, beginning at the Pacific Ocean near Astoria, Oregon. We went along the Columbian River between Oregon and Washington, through a number of locks and dams. Finally, we traveled in Idaho to the Nez Perce Indian Reservation and flew home from Spokane. |
November, 2021: Washington, D.C.
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| Our Thanksgiving trip to Fairfax included our only visit to Washington, D.C. of the year. We enjoyed visiting the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture garden. |
December, 2021
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| We didn't leave home but here's my new spirit doll. |
Blog post © 2021 mae sander.
