Tag Archives: travel

In the News; Against All Odds

Posted on October 15, 2019 by dfolstad58

Last September, after I restarted dialysis after about 31 years with my kidney transplant from July 1987, I wanted to raise awareness about organ donation. That lead to my calling the Penticton Western newspaper, and a reporter interviewing me and … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, okanagan related | Tagged 32, freedom, hope, kidney transplant, odds, overcome, Penticton, report, Transplant, travel, Western | 26 Comments

Cake around the corner !

Posted on October 12, 2019 by dfolstad58

A few days ago I posted a post called Pass The Muffin ! with photos which could have been confusing, because the pictures from my 60th birthday in 2018 as in last year. 🙂 What a different situation it was … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, travel | Tagged BC Ferries, birthday, Dialysis, family, friends, Juan de Fuca, sooke, Sookepoint, Transplant, travel, Vancouver Island | 15 Comments

Take your eyes off the goal, enjoy the trip – the detour is worth it!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by dfolstad58

Each day is an unwritten page. When I woke up this morning, when you woke up this morning, what happened was at least partially unknown. You may have had the route of your day planned out, but life is going … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged country music, Cycling, Forever and Ever Amen, Kettle Valley Railway, Randy Travis, September, Sports, travel, Travelogues | 1 Comment

A holiday in Super natural BC – Jewel Lake

Posted on June 30, 2012 by dfolstad58

I am just returned from four nights of nature. My son and I travelled about 2 hours away to Jewel Lake, just outside of Greenwood, BC. The road trip took us south of Penticton, over Anarchist mountain and through some … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged anarchist mountain, Greenwood, jewel lake, nature, Okanagan, outdoors, Penticton, travel, vacation | 1 Comment

Don’t Miss: Morning at Iceland’s Blue Lagoon

Posted on May 28, 2012 by dfolstad58

Don’t Miss: Morning at Iceland’s Blue Lagoon. The pictures and writing at this blog are entrancing. I wish I had the money to travel and visit all the beautiful spots in the world. I suppose that there are lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged blue lagoon, iceland, travel, travel blogs | Leave a comment

That’s one off the bucket list, Las Vegas

Posted on April 26, 2012 by dfolstad58

Didn’t even know I had a bucket list but maybe we all do but haven’t written it down like in the movie. Two days ago, Klaus and I drove from Las Vegas to the west rim of the Grand Canyon. … Continue reading →