Photos from the Shore of the Black Sea

Coku Is Packed And Ready For His New Life In Bologna, Italy
You may recall Kenric and I rescued a young dog while in Berat, Albania last October (2019). We brought him to Animal Veterinar Hospital in …
Animal Love and Wine at Stone Rooms 1850
In Gjirokaster, Albania, we chose to stay at Stone Rooms 1850 because it’s only a five-minute walk from the guesthouse to the castle. That also …
An Afternoon at Gjirokaster Castle
When Kenric and I were in Gjirokaster, Albania in late September, 2019, we spent a few hours at the castle. Albania was part of the …
Defrim and Buko, Food, Smiles, and Love
Before arriving in Berat, Albania on October 1st, 2019, we spent eight days in Gjirokaster. About three hours south of Berat, Gjirokaster is yet another …
A Day At The Museums of Berat
Halveti Tekke One of the places we wanted to visit in Berat, Albania was Halveti Tekke. A “tekke” is a place where Muslims of the …

What Happened to The Lakota People? When we left the hotel in Watertown, South Dakota this morning, it was bright and sunny. Kenric and I were very happy because the weather…
Walking Our Favorite Trail in Ubud, Bali The "Jalan Subak Sok Wayah Trail" is about 3.3 kilometers (2 miles) one way, but our entire walk was about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles).
In Search of Ston's Famous Oysters The bus ride from Dubrovnik to Ston took about an hour. When the various restoration projects in Ston are completed, this beautiful medieval town will…
Cat on a Cold Tile Roof Meet Sara! She was crying on the roof, outside our window this afternoon. It looked like she didn’t know how to get back down, but…
A Taste of Missing Home Kenric said dinner was soul-nourishing for him. This is far from authentic Mexican food, but it made the boy from California visibly happy. He ate…