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Flo, Aimee & Chris, LEE Visits

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    Cindy & John
    YES, this is THEIR seats!! Or at least they sponsored them.ConductorThe CASTSpielberg started this theater.

    Come From Away!

    February 22 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

    The day was not over. We went back to Micheles, and got ready for dinner, our good friends from ATW2023, Cindy & John, picked us up and we went to a great dinner and then into Phoenix for a wonderful production of Come From Away at the Phoenix Theater Company.

     “38 Planes, 7,000 strangers and 1 unforgettable act of humanity that united us all”.
    It is a true story of the people of Gander, Newfoundland that welcomed these stranded travelers after 9/11 and generously opened their homes and their hearts, making lifelong human connections and proving that even in the darkest times, compassion can shine through. As I said when asked for audience feedback (yes, it was recorded), it is a wonderful story to be told over and over!

    It reminded me of Pirkei Avot 4.2, “one mitzvah leads to another”. Pay it Forward!!! I always thought the ripple effect of doing good for others (sometimes rather than always "paying back") was so beautiful and remember when it was "a thing to do" at Starbucks around the holidays. It made everyone happy (except maybe the people that worked at Starbucks and were confused). As a Rabbi that was one of these strangers in the show sang “Oseh Shalom Bimromav, Hu Ya’aseh Shalom Aleinu," -Maker of peace in His high places, may He make peace for us. [Ironically, it is common to hear the first word “oseh” pronounced like "oh say" (the first words of the American National Anthem)!]    Read more

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    YES< we made it down... in one piece.

    "HOLE IN THE ROCK"

    February 23 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 66 °F

    The next morning after going on a great walk with Lee we ate and went the HOLE IN THE ROCK. Yes, that's what's its called. "Hole-in-the-Rock", a very popular natural lookout in Phoenix. It is located in Phoenix's Papago Park and is a natural sandstone formation featuring a large opening that provides great views of the city skyline and desert. We walked up and had a fun time taking photos from every angle (here is a sampling of them).Read more

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    Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Phoenix (1 of 4)

    February 23 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F

    Most of the day was enjoyed exploring MIM, a one of a kind museum. We were there once before and still enjoyed many hours there again. As Lee said, "it is a wonderful place, why aren't we members!!" Of course, maybe because it's a 6 hour drive from home to Phoenix.

    MIM ia the world's largest museum of musical instruments, featuring over 15,000 instruments from nearly 200 countries. Every country is represented with local instruments and descriptions as well as video of locals playing them. There are some incredibly rare and valuable instruments that are not seen anywhere out of their local communities around the world. We took over 400 photos (and that was just a small sampling of every instrument) here but of course we only are posting 100 here.    Read more

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    MIM (4 of 4)

    February 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

    See the video of the APOLONIA. "Apollonia" is a massive, historic 1926 Dutch Decap dance organ featured at the MIM. Weighing over two tons, this mechanical instrument includes accordions, saxophones, pipes, and drums. In its day, it was cheaper than an orchestra so it was shipped from venue to venue for occasions to play and would have to arrive in parts and be put together each time. "Apollonia" is the female form of "Apollo," the Greek god of the sun and music. During its working life, this organ was owned by the firm Gebroeders M. & G.
    Teugels, which provided organs for the popular circuit of dance halls and traveling shows. It remained in Teugels's collection until the mid-198os, when it was imported into the United States by an American collector.

    On the way back to Micheles, she drove us through Old Town Scottsdale, which is always a fun little town with great restaurants (we didn't eat here tis time but on out last visit we had a great dinner here). Tonight we decided to go back to Michele & Chris' for a fabulous BBQ as we watched sunset.    Read more

  • Flo, Aimee & Chris, LEE Visits
    SURPRISE, as Lee watches the video of Shark Tank where Crispy Cones was introduced in the USNow he's getting excitedWith RED VELVET ICE CREAMYes, Spring training was in town this week too.

    Tempe, AZ for a TREAT!

    February 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    After a morning with Cindy & John at their house to continue catching up (they had just come back from the Olympics in Milan and Cortina) and for them to get to know Lee even better (they had met sailing in Newport last year).

    Then, through extensive research Karen found a real treat for us back in Tempe for a stop on the way home. We stopped at CRISPY CONES. You might say, what's so special about an ice cream cone to research and come here. Well, this is the same concoction and background as where the creation first came from HUNGARY and later adopted in PRAGUE. Yes, we had it there and enjoyed it again. For the detailed explanation check our Prague footprints where we really had the original experience.    Read more

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    Drive Back to CA

    February 24 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 84 °F

    Lee & Karen drove back (yes, I was there as a passenger) on a long ride back (traffic & accidents) with a shift change at the General George S. Patton Museum.

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    VIDEOVIDEOVIDEOVIDEOThen off to my Monthly Sailing Club Meeting

    Back in Newport Beach for Pickleball

    February 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Lee & I played pickleball with some of my old friends from Newport Beach that knew Lee and I always enjoy playing with. It is a large group that still plays M,W,F and another that play T,Th. I rarely play with these groups anymore but when Im in the area they always invite me to join in for the day. Some wonderful friends! Don't miss the VIDEOS!!!

    Next, I went to my monthly sailing club meeting. This month I filled in for Laura and attempted to take minutes at the Board Meeting, the Training Session and then at the General Membership Meeting. I never appreciated what a hard job it is to take notes that are very detailed and accurate and then transcribe them for the membership. WOW!    Read more

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    Sailing with New Friends!!!

    February 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    Today, I was asked to be the MATE so that Larry could take out some special friends for an important sail. I was happy to go since I was not going to sail for 4 months (Oh yeah, Im on a Boat for 4 months). It was great because I brought Lee along and we had a wonderful day at see, lots of fun, wind, great weather, food and prosecco!Read more

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    San Juan Capistrano Dinner

    February 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

    On Lee's last night in town we went to a special dinner to eat and recap our adventures and talk about ht upcoming four months. We shared SEVEN dishes, and as you can see from the photos of how interesting they were, creative, and tasty, they were as good as they looked.Read more

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    Last Stroll on The Pond and Lee was Off to NYC

    February 27 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    After a slow morning and a leisurely walk, we took lee to the airport in SanDiego to begin his next chapter as we were off on our next adventure.

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    WINE

    February 27 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Our weekend was just beginning as we went from SanDiego to Newport Beach and to the Orange County Wine Society 50th Anniversary Dinner (it is a year of Wine celebration) and had a great time with friends as we tasted wine from Miro Cellars and listened to Miro Tcholakov's interesting story of 40+ years of wine from Bulgaria to the in wine making business in California.Read more

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    2YES, Lisa MADE her own cake!!!
    ...and cut it tooooo2

    Back Home

    February 28 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    The weekend was topped off by celebrating with Lisa her Big 60th Birthday at our clubhouse.

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    SIX WEEKS of FUN!

    March 2 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

    Last activity before leaving was a great evening and dinner with the neighbors on our "driveway"!!! We were very lucky to have had so many wonderful times and visitors in this last 6 weeks leading up to our exciting Around the World 2026 trip for the next four months. CHECK OUR NEXT BLOG POST IN FIND PENGUIN FOR OUR AROUND THE WORLD ADVENTURE!
    https://findpenguins.com/bruce-loves-to-travel/…    Read more

    Trip end
    February 28, 2026
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