Category: Kids Stories

I celebrated my newly acquired diver certification by booking a dive trip in the Dutch Caribbean. I stayed at the wheelchair accessible Flamingo Resort on the island of Bonaire about 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela.

Our adventure began with a 2- hour road trip to from Santa Fe to Socorro, New Mexico. Our destination was Box Canyon, 6.5 miles beyond Socorro.

Peru is a South American country famous for its Inca ruins. The most famous of which is Machu Picchu. Nestled high in the Andes, it wasn’t discovered until 1911. Now it has become the object of my quest. I planned on going to Peru in February. Since it is south of the equator, it was…

After Jungle Gene visited friends Joni and Anthony in Cape Town, then went bungy jumping and bridge swinging (see previous South Africa story) we flew to Johannesburg, caught the City Bug Mini-bus to drive to Nespruit.

Gourits River Bridge is 65m high, and is the longest running bungy site in Africa.

Peter and I are paragliding somewhere over the city of Interlaken. Peter recently placed 5th in World Cup Paragliding competition. 5th in World Cup Paragliding competition.

Good morning Geno, Namaste! Time to wake up and see the mountain! “Namaste Tsering,” I said. Tsering made it a habit to bring me black tea at 6:15, every morning on the trail. It was customary to say, “Namaste!” Namaste is a Nepalese expression that translates to, “I salute the god within you.”