Tag Archives: Travel

Enjoying a little history

Posted on August 18, 2015 by David Cross

Today was a little different…we walked to the Hudson river to check out the Intrepid carrier. It was fun to offer a little tour of a naval ship (type) that I had served upon 20 years ago…although this was quite … Continue reading →

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Central Park in New York City

Posted on August 17, 2015 by David Cross

We had an interesting day all around Central Park in New York City. Since Mr. Trump was not available for coffee… We went to the local favorite in NYC that blows away Starbucks. A donut qualifies for carb loading for … Continue reading →

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New York City

Posted on August 16, 2015 by David Cross

Landed and hanging out in NYC for a few days.  This is going to be a fun few days…New York City is one fun city/zoo/entertainment center. Mr. Trump rented us a room in his place on AirBnB. This was before … Continue reading →

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Hills, Hills and More Hills Running in St Lucia

Posted on August 10, 2015 by David Cross

First we arrived and explored a little in this blog posting…but most importantly St Lucia is a great place to go running, but be ready to run some hills. Unlike many other Caribbean islands, St Lucia is not a flat … Continue reading →

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Visiting The Gibraltar Colony

Posted on March 27, 2015 by David Cross

Today, we headed north out of Africa and hopped on a ferry across the Mediterranean to go over and visit the famous British territory of Gibraltar. The motorcycle biker gangs in we saw when we spent the day in Tangier … Continue reading →

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Rabat and Tangier Morocco

Posted on March 26, 2015 by David Cross

The last day in Morocco, we drove up through Rabat (the capital) and Tangiers the port city so we could head back to Spain. We made a quick stop in Rabat driving around the capital area.  We caught them during … Continue reading →

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Casablanca Morocco

Posted on March 25, 2015 by David Cross

Casablanca “white house” is basically a huge modern city that is one of the largest ports in the African continent. Full of office buildings, manufacturing and large apartment buildings. It is very different than Fes or Marrakech.  I am not … Continue reading →

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Side Excursions in Morocco

Posted on March 24, 2015 by David Cross

Since today was a travel day up to Casablanca to hang out in Rick’s Cafe, I thought post a few side excursions we captured over the past few days. One afternoon, we took a drive up to Bhalil where the … Continue reading →

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Exploring Marrakech in the Daytime

Posted on March 23, 2015 by David Cross

OK – we wanted to sign off on running on our 6th continent this morning, so we ran a nice 12K in the cool, drizzle overcast day in Marrakech Morocco. Check Africa off our list! Along the way, the local running … Continue reading →

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Hanging out in Marrakech

Posted on March 23, 2015 by David Cross

We headed south for the long 6 hour drive through the mountains and valleys of Morocco to the famous metropolitan city Marrakech. It is very green and lush on the way…you actually start to see palm trees and camels in … Continue reading →

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