Fantastical Mountains and Forests with a Touch of Stalin for Reality
21 September 2018 We retrace our miles south down the Military Road through sheep herds; following deep gorges, waterfalls and lakes; through the magnificent scenery of the Greater Caucasus as its trees begin to show their fall colors. Today we learn about a more somber time of history. One should never forget history: the who, […]
Up Georgia’s Military Road to Gudauri
19-20 September The Georgian Military Highway wears an ominous name but, presently, is a scenic route that has linked Europe and Asia for centuries: seventy-five miles of twists and turns, sparkling lakes, waterfalls, mountain peaks, passes and stomach churning edges. I am expertly driven north along the historic Georgian Military Road which weaves from Tbilisi […]
Tbilisi Georgia – Stories of Monks and Massacres
17-18 September 2018 I weave eighty miles of up and down and up, endless around and around on sad roads within these Greater Caucasus. Our Georgian driver speeds us around pot holes, cows and the occasional slow driver. We cross over the Gombori Pass, our final peak at an altitude of just 5,315 feet, but the […]
Georgia – A Day of Wine and Song
16 September 2018 Sorry, but entering the country of Georgia, I have Ray Charles singing in my head. I’ve had worse jingles haunting my memories (like when I visited Bologna Italy and every time I think of Disneyland). I am told this part of Georgia is synonymous with wine. My kind of place! The route […]
Savannah Georgia
15 June 2016 I thought of Sherman marching to Georgia, the burning of Atlanta, Scarlett fleeing a burning city with Rhett, Kevin Spacey in his garden of good and evil, Forrest Forrest Gump. I’ve been in Savannah for 36 hours and now think of Spanish moss, subtropical thunderstorms, 1980s music, beer, oysters and pralines. Life […]
Cambria Weather
CambriaOctober 20, 2019, 9:14 am
55°Freal feel: 54°Fhumidity: 87%wind speed: 9 mph SWsunrise: 7:15 amsunset: 6:24 pmPat’s Place
