Category: Travel and Fun

Step, Dip and Uncoil

Role models who make an impact and become our heroes     Character matters, honesty matters, truth matters, and our words matter. You may never fully realize the impact you have had on others around you, or it may be years later when it is revealed to you.  But every person has had a role […]
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Lack of Preparation = Mediocrity

April 2023 There is a saying that it takes 10,000 hours of training to achieve excellence. Whether that is an accurate/exact number of hours, there could be much debate. But one truth remains, to achieve excellence in any endeavor it takes practice, training, and perseverance. I am fortunate to have good health (though a bit […]
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Paradise

  Eden Island – Praslin Island – Beau Vallon   My “bride” Lori and I, arrived on January 24th from Cape Town to Seychelles to celebrate my great friend and ZimWorX-SupportDDS business partner, Ken Sharpe’s 50th Jubilee Birthday celebration. But crazy as it may be, our friends for 12+ years, Reynold and Kimmie Leone, were […]
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Kalk Bay and Cape Town, South Africa

January 19-23, 2023 Arrived to amazing weather in Cape Town, South Africa. We joined our USA and Zimbabwe team for a three day meeting in Kalk Bay staying at the Chartfield Guest House. (Like a Bed and Breakfast in the USA) The weather was perfect and the venue fit well for our team. We hiked […]
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New Years in Pura Vida

We welcomed in the New Year in Style in Costa Rica!  Dinner with friends, in bed by 1000pm ☺ The beginning of a “New Year” brings about a time for reflection, goal setting, making of plans, and the ever popular “New Year’s Resolutions” (or “Resoluters” as my friend Ron always used to say)  It is […]
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Travel

JW loves adventure and traveling. He enjoys seeing the world and sees an opportunity in every obstacle. He has completed multiple Iron-Men races, over a dozen Half Marathons, and hiked six days through Peru from Cusco to Machu Picchu. He has also trekked eight days to Everest Base Camp. He is a pilot, ordained minister, […]
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Travel Almanac 2020 Cocos, Costa Rica

February 09-20, 2020 Trip 4 Had an AMAZING trip to Costa Rica. We returned after a 5+ month “hiatus”. The more time we spend here, the more we love the TICO’s and the “Pura Vida” lifestyle. Friendly, open, and always willing to help me with my broken Spanish. Purchased a beautiful ocean view lot on […]
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Trip #3 Travel Almanac 2020 Crested Butte, Colorado

Family Trip! January 20-23 I made a commitment to spend the day with family members on their birthdays. First Up, Wade Oliver. Our #1 son. He moved to Crested Butte in Mid-October for a 6 month “sabbatical” (Ski Bum) So I packed up the rest of the Family (Lori, Peyton…and Yes, Chip our dog) and […]
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Trip #2 Travel Almanac 2020 Des Moines, Iowa

Trip #2 Travel Des Moines, Iowa A quick one-day trip to Des Moines on January 13th! First time ever been here. Nice Airport, Great People and Cold. I always wonder why people settle in different locations in the USA. Cold, Hot, Mountains, Beaches, Etc… Guess it’s why we God made vanilla and chocolate ice cream. […]
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