September 2012. |
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ByGolly reaches her final destination, Nerezine, Island of Losinj after 10,000 miles long journey from headwaters of Mississippi down south to Miami, across Atlantic to Palma de Mallorca along Mediterranean to Croatia
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View of Zugspitze from our "Heidi" apartment in Garmisch
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The town of Hindelang, Allgau where I learned to ski 50 years ago
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With Magdalena Bredl that was my host for a skiing holiday in 1963. Her husband Michael was a famous folk musician that became a legend in Allgaeu , Bavaria
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Ines and her Mom enjoying making fruit cake with plums from our Peachill farm here in Garmisch, Germany
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The oldest remaining building in dowtown Garmisch from 16th century
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ByGolly takes us to the ancient town of Osor on Island of Cres that used to be outpost of Greek Empire 350 BC. There were 20,000 inhabitants here when Rome had only 2,000
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Linderhof Palace where the King Ludwig II of Bavaria spent 8 best years of his life
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Osor Pass where islands of Cres and Losinj are connected with a bridge
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On fifth anniversary of our first date that happened in Badgastein, in this hotel...
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...And romanse that started here..
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Grossglockner the highest peak in the Austrian Alps
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Enjoying the original Nuernberger Rostbratwurst at the Bratwursthaeusle at St. Sebald Church... our Munchkin is becoming "bavarianized" quickly as sausages seem to be plentiful!
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Early autumn in the Alps; rediscovering our Europe that we left behind decades ago since we moved to the New World
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August 2012. |
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World famous Roman amphiteater in Pula, Croatia.
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World famous Roman amphiteater in Pula, Croatia.
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Enjoying London Olympics at my Zagreb apartment watching Croatia's victory and gold medal in waterpolo
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Opatija, caught in a rain storm walking from our marina along lungo mare
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July 2012. |
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Getting ready for our voyage from Palma de Mallorca to Nerezine, Croatia, in the beautiful Hilton Sa Torre Mallorca Resort. Jimmy Buffet said "too much organization is not good", so we obey by Jimmy's rules.
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The windmills of Mallorca...
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The 14th century chapel in the historic Sa Torre estate of Majorca.
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Leaving island Mallorca in the wake of MY "By Golly".
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June 2012. |
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As Jimmy Buffet would say everyone has a cousin in Miami
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Stettenfels Castle in German State of Baden- Wurttenberg where our friends Sabrina and Jens celebrated their wedding day.
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Kiss is a Kiss as our yacht "ByGolly" is embracing on a cruise of her life time, Longboat Key to Nerezine, Otok Losinj, Croatia, voyage of 10,000 km.
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First port of call of our expedition "In Search of Marine Debris and Pollution", Captiva Island on Gulf of Mexico, where Manatees are plentiful".
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Our expedition ship clearing lock and dam Ortona near Lake Okeechobee, with bunch of red necks having a wild party.
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Floating tree plantation on Lake Okeechobee.
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Sunday afternoon boat party at the Peanut Island, near West Palm Beach, Florida.
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