Easter 2014

Baking Bread/Kasiers today

I gave up trying to bake breads using my new breadmaker(s) and made bread and kaisers today using the traditional method. Finally success!

My new buddy

Home

And this is what we came home to. Although we were fortunate that several people moved snow from our driveway and our steps. We didn't see any snow until we went across the bridge at Detroit, although it was cold as soon as Missouri as we traveled towards home.

dolphin

While waiting for the ferry Bert saw this dolphin. Quite often you can see them leaping out of the water beside moving boats/ships.

On the jetty at Port Aransas

After leaving South Padre Island we like to camp on the jetty at Port Aransas. They still allow camping right on the beach there and if it is sunny and not too windy it is stunning. Bert likes to watch the fisherman bring in their catch. Here is  a small shark that one of the fisherman caught. He took the hook out and put it back into the shipping channel.

We met this young man who reeled this 45 and 1/2 inch fish in about 5 minutes...not much fight from a big fish like this. He also took out the hook and released it...but not before taking some pictures! He said it was the biggest fish he had ever caught.

There are always pelicans around who will gratefully dispose of any unwanted caught fish.

South Padre Island

Each year we go for a couple of days to South Padre Island to a campground there. And each year it is spring break for the college kids. Bert likes to take walks on the beach.....for some reason!

Texas trip

This picture was taken at Falcon State Park where we stay for the first four or five weeks of our stay in Texas. There is a butterfly garden in front of the recreation centre there and we never noticed the beautiful setting this seat was in that garden.

At this state park we have met many couples who come each year at the same time of the year as we do. The last day as we were getting ready to leave Falcon Park several of our friends came to wish us a safe trip.

Last day of discovering Switzerland

 Carly and Michael drove us to Bellinizona which is in the Italian speaking side of Switzerland close to the Italian border.

 This is a picture of Bert in the grounds of the Grand Castle in Bellinizona.

The four of us walking on the walls of the castle. Tomorrow we take it easy and pack for our early drive to Zurich airport.

Snow in Klosters

We had the first snowfall in Klosters since we arrived and it was a beautiful sight from Carly and Michael's window.

Christmas - 2013