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Month: September 2021

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Virtual PCT: Catching up

September 30, 2021September 26, 2021 aka gringita

After a few days sans pedaling while I was in Virginia, I needed to make up some distance.

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror
flotsam, roadtrips to new-where, ups and downs

On return

September 29, 2021September 23, 2021 aka gringita

We made excellent time on the return trip home, even with stops. This despite the pouring rain as we left Williamsburg – but we seemed to be heading away from the storm at that point.

Which was good. Easier for driving.

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Tagged flotsam
roadtrips to new-where, travel

The Getaway: Day 3 Surry and Yorktown

September 28, 2021September 22, 2021 aka gringita

The original plan was to spend the day in Yorktown, and to take the ferry over to Surry the next day for lunch, before heading home.

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Tagged driving, roadtrips, travel, Travel and Tourism
roadtrips to new-where, travel

The Getaway: Day 2 Colonial Williamsburg

September 27, 2021September 22, 2021 aka gringita

One day is not nearly enough time, but we made the most of it.

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Tagged driving, travel, Travel and Tourism
roadtrips to new-where, travel

The Getaway: Day 1 Jamestown

September 26, 2021September 22, 2021 aka gringita

So came the annual milestone, and with minimal vacation days used up – COVID still completely throwing off the freedom to travel to new places – I needed some time away.

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Tagged driving, travel, Travel and Tourism
experiments in cooking

The Gathering

September 25, 2021September 20, 2021 aka gringita

After S came to visit, the family got together for a meal.

The menu included:

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Tagged Birthday, cooking, family, food, weekend
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, experiments in cooking

Peri peri chicken

September 24, 2021September 18, 2021 aka gringita

Peri peri sauce is hot and peppery and not hard to make but very easy to buy (which is saying something where I live – there’s not the most satisfying assortment of ethnic food available here).

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, cooking, food
@myvmission / @TheConqueror, today has a theme song

VAL: In the Namibian desert

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 aka gringita

As long as I’m going to be crossing virtual Namibia for, well probably weeks to come, I need to keep finding points of interest about it.

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Tagged flotsam
experiments in cooking

Kitchen joy

September 22, 2021September 16, 2021 aka gringita

The scent of freshly baked bread wafts in the air.

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Tagged cooking, food2 Comments
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Virtual PCT: Nearing Yosemite

September 21, 2021September 14, 2021 aka gringita

Still pedaling my little legs off …

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Tagged @myvmission / @TheConqueror, memories

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