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  • November 2010 (6)
    • 16: Taking an Unexcused Absence (7 comments)
    • 24: Goodbye House and Our Guru Visit (3 comments)
    • 25: The Beav or Bust! (1 comments)
    • 25: Runup to Departure (he said) (8 comments)
    • 27: The Long Road To Vail (she said)
    • 30: Instant Locals (she said) (2 comments)
  • December 2010 (7)
    • 03: Life on the Talon Crew (she said) (0 comments)
    • 06: Why Beaver Creek? (he’s been asked) (3 comments)
    • 07: Not Exactly Roughing It – How the Other Half Lives (they said) (2 comments)
    • 09: From the Beginning (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: How We Did It – Part 1 – Fighting the “Tyranny of the Ordinary” (she said) (4 comments)
    • 21: In Memory of Ruth 1927 – 2010 (she said) (12 comments)
    • 25: Back to the Basics (she said) (0 comments)
  • January 2011 (7)
    • 03: Lesson One (he said) (0 comments)
    • 09: 25144 (he said) (1 comments)
    • 11: Powder Day (he said) (0 comments)
    • 13: How We Did It – Part 2 – Show Me The Money (he said) (0 comments)
    • 22: My Introduction to The Hidden Land of Powder (she said) (2 comments)
    • 27: Tennessee Pass Cookhouse (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: Winter Storm Warning (he said) (0 comments)
  • February 2011 (9)
    • 01: Race Day (he said) (2 comments)
    • 02: Degrees of Cold (he said) (0 comments)
    • 08: Gadget Girl (she said) (1 comments)
    • 10: Powder Days, Plural (he said) (1 comments)
    • 13: No Friends on Powder Days (she said) (0 comments)
    • 15: Snow Grooming (he said) (1 comments)
    • 18: A Vacation from our Vacation from Reality (he said) (3 comments)
    • 21: The Currency of the Jacket (she said) (0 comments)
    • 28: Defenestration (he said) (4 comments)
  • March 2011 (8)
    • 04: Possibly the Best Job Interview Ever (she said) (1 comments)
    • 10: A Perfect Day at the Office (he said) (1 comments)
    • 14: Ski Instructor Jokes (he said) (0 comments)
    • 17: How We Did It – Part 3 – Taking an Unexcused Absence (she said) (0 comments)
    • 21: Spring Skiing, Day 1 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 23: A Guide to Maximizing Your Vacation Time (she said) (1 comments)
    • 25: Race Series Update (he said) (1 comments)
    • 28: New Skis (he said) (0 comments)
  • April 2011 (7)
    • 02: Getting to the ‘Vacation Lifestyle’ (guest post by Suzanne) (3 comments)
    • 07: Embrace Local Knowledge (he said) (2 comments)
    • 10: An Accidental Workout (he said) (1 comments)
    • 12: One Week Remaining (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: You bought a what?!? (he said) (7 comments)
    • 18: The Final Tally (he said) (0 comments)
    • 29: Virginia! (she said) (5 comments)
  • May 2011 (12)
    • 02: Girls’ Weekend – Colorado Style (she said) (2 comments)
    • 05: Cinco-de-Golfo (1 comments)
    • 09: Vintage Ski Day (she said) (0 comments)
    • 11: Our Ship has Come In! (she said) (11 comments)
    • 14: 2% Actual Boating (he said) (7 comments)
    • 14: Sometimes No Variety In Life Is Just Fine (he said) (2 comments)
    • 16: A Full Rich Day (he said) (6 comments)
    • 19: Food Porn (she said) (3 comments)
    • 22: Week 1 Recap, 5/14-5/21 (he said) (9 comments)
    • 24: The Top 10 Reasons We’re Not Spies (they said) (7 comments)
    • 27: How To get Mobile Internet in France (she said) (10 comments)
    • 29: Week 2 Recap, 5/22-5/28 (they said) (3 comments)
  • June 2011 (12)
    • 01: Carcassonne (he said) (2 comments)
    • 02: A Ghost Ship (he said) (0 comments)
    • 06: In Memory of D-Day, June 6, 1944 (she said) (8 comments)
    • 07: Week 3 Recap, 5/29-6/4 (he said) (2 comments)
    • 09: Wine Bottling and Other Videos (he said) (1 comments)
    • 11: Week 4 Recap, 6/4-6/11 (he said) (6 comments)
    • 14: Heather Makes Several Faux Pas (she said) (7 comments)
    • 17: Canal Boating – An Outsider’s View (guest post by Don) (6 comments)
    • 19: Week 5 Recap, 6/12-6/18 (he said) (1 comments)
    • 22: Tea with a Revolutionary (she said) (1 comments)
    • 27: Week 6 Recap, 6/19-6/25 (he said) (2 comments)
    • 29: A Floating Tribe (she said) (1 comments)
  • July 2011 (8)
    • 04: Week 7 Recap, 6/26/-7/2 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 05: Waiting for Water (she said) (3 comments)
    • 08: Cheese! (he said) (2 comments)
    • 09: Week 8 Recap, 7/3-7/9 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 12: Helpful Fat (she said) (0 comments)
    • 15: Feu Artifice (Fireworks, he said) (2 comments)
    • 19: Week 9 Recap 7/10-7/17 (he said) (6 comments)
    • 30: Après Ski Rides to Burgundy (she said) (3 comments)
  • August 2011 (3)
    • 10: Nova Scotia (he said) (10 comments)
    • 19: Completely the same, but totally different (he said) (0 comments)
    • 23: How to Save 97.7% on Healthcare (she said) (10 comments)
  • September 2011 (7)
    • 02: To Our Readers – Thank You! (they said) (2 comments)
    • 12: Bienvenue à la France (she said) (2 comments)
    • 18: Fall 2011 – Week 1 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 20: A Shortage of American Flags (she said) (2 comments)
    • 22: Bubbly French wine, not Champagne! (he said) (2 comments)
    • 25: Fall 2011 – Week 2 Recap (he said) (8 comments)
    • 29: A Commercial Waterway (he said) (2 comments)
  • October 2011 (8)
    • 02: Fall 2011 – Week 3 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 05: Fromage, part deux (he said) (10 comments)
    • 09: Fall 2011 Week 4 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 12: Boating by the Numbers (she said) (1 comments)
    • 17: Fall 2011 Week 5 Recap (he said) (3 comments)
    • 20: Fleurs (flowers, she said) (6 comments)
    • 24: Fall 2011 Week 6 Recap (he said) (5 comments)
    • 28: Time lapse of Après Ski Winter Haul-Out (he said) (3 comments)
  • November 2011 (4)
    • 01: Boat Cake (she said) (3 comments)
    • 16: Our Secret Spot (she said) (5 comments)
    • 21: The Top 5 Boulangerie in France (they said) (0 comments)
    • 26: Getting Psyched for the Birds of Prey (she said) (1 comments)
  • December 2011 (4)
    • 06: Seen and Heard at the Birds of Prey (0 comments)
    • 08: Photos from the 2011 Audi Birds of Prey World Cup Downhill (he said) (0 comments)
    • 26: What Could Possibly Go Wrong (they thought)? (13 comments)
    • 31: Walking with Lions (she said) (7 comments)
  • January 2012 (6)
    • 08: Our Trip to Kruger National Park (she said) (0 comments)
    • 10: The Birds of Kruger (she said) (0 comments)
    • 12: Entabeni Park, South Africa (he said) (0 comments)
    • 14: The Cerberus, or Where in the World are Kent and Heather? (she said) (4 comments)
    • 22: Full Circle (they said) (0 comments)
    • 28: Beaver Creek round two, two weeks in (he said) (2 comments)
  • February 2012 (1)
    • 17: What it Takes to Make the US Ski Team – A Family’s Journey (she said) (1 comments)
  • March 2012 (2)
    • 01: Powder Days (he said) (1 comments)
    • 26: Unexcused Dislocation (she said) (6 comments)
  • May 2012 (7)
    • 03: How I Spent my Winter (she said) (0 comments)
    • 15: Back in France! (he said) (7 comments)
    • 19: Worthy of a Toile (she said) (2 comments)
    • 19: Spring 2012 – Week1 Recap (he said) (1 comments)
    • 23: Reflections on Year One (interview by Suzanne) (0 comments)
    • 26: Spring 2012 – Week2 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 31: Perfectly Roasted Chicken (she said) (3 comments)
  • June 2012 (7)
    • 04: Spring 2012 – Week3 Recap (he said) (4 comments)
    • 06: Tartiflette for Two (she said) (1 comments)
    • 10: Spring 2012 – Week4 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 13: Market Update (she said) (3 comments)
    • 18: Spring 2012 – Week5 Recap (he said) (3 comments)
    • 21: Going Deep (she said) (2 comments)
    • 26: Spring 2012 – Week6 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • July 2012 (6)
    • 03: Spring 2012 – Week7 Recap (he said) (4 comments)
    • 09: The Pleasantest Mode of Travel (she said) (2 comments)
    • 12: Spring 2012 – Week8 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 15: I’ll have what they’re having (guest Jen said) (3 comments)
    • 19: Fun with Language (he said) (1 comments)
    • 25: Spring 2012 – Week9 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • August 2012 (2)
    • 06: The Pleasures of Home – A Summer Crab Feast (she said) (1 comments)
    • 22: Aloha from Maui (he said) (11 comments)
  • September 2012 (6)
    • 07: Une Deviation (a detour, he said) (1 comments)
    • 11: France Fall 2012 – Week1 Recap (he said) (3 comments)
    • 13: Sunday Enjoying (she said) (1 comments)
    • 18: France Fall 2012 – Week2 Recap (he said) (4 comments)
    • 21: Postcard from the Past (she said) (3 comments)
    • 24: France Fall 2012 – Week3 Recap (he said) (5 comments)
  • October 2012 (4)
    • 02: Les Vendanges (the grape harvest, they said) (3 comments)
    • 06: France Fall 2012 – Week4 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 08: France Fall 2012 – Week5 Recap (he said) (4 comments)
    • 16: France Fall 2012 Wrap-up (he said) (0 comments)
  • November 2012 (2)
    • 01: Bahamas, Interrupted (he said) (1 comments)
    • 23: Birds of Prey Ski Race (she said) (1 comments)
  • December 2012 (2)
    • 06: The United Airlines customer “experience” (he said) (5 comments)
    • 17: Forza azzurri! (he said) (0 comments)
  • January 2013 (1)
    • 30: Duckpin Bowling (she said) (0 comments)
  • March 2013 (1)
    • 29: Winter Recap (he said) (1 comments)
  • April 2013 (3)
    • 03: La Neige (the snow, he said) (4 comments)
    • 11: Cherry Blossoms (he said) (4 comments)
    • 23: I’m Writing a Book (she said) (5 comments)
  • May 2013 (3)
    • 17: The French Alps – Revisited (she said) (2 comments)
    • 22: La Pluie (rain, he said) (1 comments)
    • 27: France 2013 – Week1 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • June 2013 (6)
    • 02: France 2013 – Week2 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 09: France 2013 – Week3 Recap (he said) (1 comments)
    • 16: France 2013 – Week4 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 19: French Wine (he said) (2 comments)
    • 23: France 2013 – Week5 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 27: Hobbits in France (just for fun, she said) (3 comments)
  • July 2013 (5)
    • 01: France 2013 – Week6 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 08: France 2013 – Week7 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: France 2013 – Week8 Recap (he said) (4 comments)
    • 21: France 2013 – Week9 Recap (he said) (2 comments)
    • 29: France 2013 – Week10 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • August 2013 (4)
    • 06: France 2013 – Week11 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 14: France 2013 – Week12 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 18: End of Year 3 on the Canals (he said) (0 comments)
    • 27: Cheese Part 3 (he said) (4 comments)
  • September 2013 (1)
    • 21: The Morning Snorkel (he said) (0 comments)
  • October 2013 (1)
    • 01: Haleakala Wilderness Cabins (he said) (1 comments)
  • November 2013 (3)
    • 06: Turquoise in Tahiti (he said) (1 comments)
    • 06: More Photos from Tahiti (1 comments)
    • 25: Global Changes (she said) (0 comments)
  • February 2014 (1)
    • 13: It’s Better in the Bahamas (he said) (0 comments)
  • April 2014 (3)
    • 09: Official Book Launch! (0 comments)
    • 22: And now … a Paperback! (0 comments)
    • 30: It’s a Small, Small World (she said) (0 comments)
  • July 2014 (6)
    • 01: France 2014 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 08: France 2014 – Week 0 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: France 2014 – Week 1 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 22: France 2014 – Week 2 Recap (he said)
    • 25: Seeking an Authentic French Experience? Try a Chambres d’Hôtes! (she said) (0 comments)
    • 29: France 2014 – Week 3 Recap (they said) (0 comments)
  • August 2014 (6)
    • 05: France 2014 – Week 4 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 11: France 2014 – Week 5 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 19: France 2014 – Week 6 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 23: The Great Coin Shortage of 2014 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 26: France 2014 – Week 7 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 31: Never Again – The History of Sister Cities (she said) (0 comments)
  • September 2014 (6)
    • 02: France 2014 – Week 8 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 09: France 2014 – Week 9 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 16: France 2014 – Week 10 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 21: A Tour of Après Ski (she said) (0 comments)
    • 23: France 2014 – Week 11 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: France 2014 – Week 12 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • October 2014 (3)
    • 04: Our French shopping list (he said) (0 comments)
    • 13: France 2014 – Week 13 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 22: France 2014 – Week 14 Recap (he said)
  • February 2015 (2)
    • 02: Back at the Beav (he said) (0 comments)
    • 20: World Ski Championships Recap – he said (0 comments)
  • March 2015 (1)
    • 20: Beaver Creek – It’s a Wrap (he said) (0 comments)
  • April 2015 (1)
    • 03: Moab, Utah (he said) (0 comments)
  • May 2015 (1)
    • 27: What Have We Done? (he asked) (9 comments)
  • June 2015 (2)
    • 15: Welcome Home (they said) (2 comments)
    • 25: France 2015 – Week 1 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • July 2015 (6)
    • 01: France 2015 – Week 2 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 07: France 2015 – Week 3 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 10: Literacy (she said) (2 comments)
    • 14: France 2015 – Week 4 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 21: France 2015 – Week 5 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 28: France 2015 – Week 6 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
  • August 2015 (4)
    • 03: France 2015 – Week 7 Recap (he said) (1 comments)
    • 12: France 2015 – Week 8 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: Life on the River – (she said) (1 comments)
    • 24: France 2015 – Week 9 Recap (he said) (1 comments)
  • September 2015 (3)
    • 01: France 2015 – Week 10 Recap (he said) (0 comments)
    • 10: France 2015 – Le Sud (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: Colorado (he said) (2 comments)
  • October 2015 (2)
    • 15: Lake Powell (she said) (0 comments)
    • 26: East Coast Cruise – Week 0 (he said) (9 comments)
  • November 2015 (5)
    • 02: East Coast Cruise – Week 1 (he said)
    • 10: East Coast Cruise – Week 2 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 13: Robert’s Rules of Cruising (she said) (0 comments)
    • 17: East Coast Cruise – Week 3 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 24: East Coast Cruise – Week 4 (he said) (0 comments)
  • December 2015 (2)
    • 01: East Coast Cruise – Week 5 (he said) (1 comments)
    • 08: East Coast Cruise – Week 6 (he said) (0 comments)
  • January 2016 (3)
    • 12: Grand Bahama (he said) (3 comments)
    • 15: Berry Islands (he said) (0 comments)
    • 26: Eleuthera (he said) (1 comments)
  • February 2016 (4)
    • 02: Northern Exumas – Part 1 (he said) (4 comments)
    • 12: Central Exumas – Part 1 (he said) (3 comments)
    • 22: Central Exumas – Part 2 (he said) (1 comments)
    • 29: Northern Exumas – Part 2 (he said) (0 comments)
  • March 2016 (5)
    • 07: Central Exumas – Part 3 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 14: Southern Exumas – Part 1 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 19: Jewfish Cays and Long Island (he said) (0 comments)
    • 25: Central Exumas – Part 4 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: Northern Exumas – Part 3 (he said) (1 comments)
  • April 2016 (4)
    • 09: Central Exumas – Part 5 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 11: Southern Exumas – Part 2 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 20: Central Exumas – Part 6 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 27: Central Exumas – Part 7 (he said) (0 comments)
  • May 2016 (1)
    • 03: Southern Exumas – Part 3 (he said) (1 comments)
  • June 2016 (1)
    • 04: Homeward Bound (he said) (1 comments)
  • July 2016 (4)
    • 08: More Numbers from our Bahamas Cruise (he said) (0 comments)
    • 10: Equipment Review – Whynter 65 Quart Portable 12V Freezer (0 comments)
    • 18: France 2016 – Week 1 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 25: France 2016 – Week 2 (he said) (0 comments)
  • August 2016 (5)
    • 02: France 2016 – Week 3 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 08: France 2016 – Week 4 (he said) (1 comments)
    • 15: France 2016 – Week 5 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 22: France 2016 – Week 6 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 29: France 2016 – Week 7 (he said) (1 comments)
  • September 2016 (4)
    • 05: France 2016 – Week 8 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 09: She Finally Said Something! (0 comments)
    • 13: France 2016 – Week 9 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 27: Canal Trip Through Brittany (he said) (1 comments)
  • October 2016 (1)
    • 09: Safety at Sea (she said) (0 comments)
  • November 2016 (1)
    • 20: Back to Boat Maintenance (0 comments)
  • March 2017 (2)
    • 10: Vail, Colorado (he said) (3 comments)
    • 20: Equipment Review – Dual Racor Fuel Filter (1 comments)
  • April 2017 (1)
    • 07: Bahamas Cruise 2017 (he said) (1 comments)
  • May 2017 (3)
    • 06: Bahamas 2017 – Exumas Part 1 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 20: Bahamas 2017 – The Big Wedding (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: Bahamas 2017 – Cat Island (he said) (2 comments)
  • June 2017 (1)
    • 25: Bahamas 2017 – Exumas Part 2 (he said) (0 comments)
  • July 2017 (1)
    • 10: Bahamas 2017 – The Cruise Home (he said) (0 comments)
  • August 2017 (1)
    • 25: Total Solar Eclipse (he said) (0 comments)
  • September 2017 (2)
    • 15: France 2017 – Arrival (he said) (0 comments)
    • 30: France 2017 – Paris, part 1 (he said) (0 comments)
  • October 2017 (3)
    • 05: France 2017 – Paris, part 2 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 10: France 2017 – Paris part 3 (he said) (0 comments)
    • 25: France 2017 – Provence and the Riviera (he said) (0 comments)
  • February 2018 (1)
    • 13: Skiing in Lech-Zürs, Austria (he said) (0 comments)
  • March 2018 (3)
    • 02: Skiing in Val Gardena, Italy (he said) (0 comments)
    • 15: Skiing in Cortina, Italy (he said) (0 comments)
    • 24: Venice, Italy (he said) (0 comments)
  • April 2018 (1)
    • 10: Bahamas 2018 Cruise, Part 1 (he said) (0 comments)
  • May 2018 (1)
    • 10: Bahamas 2018 Cruise, Part 2 (he said) (1 comments)
  • June 2018 (1)
    • 10: Bahamas 2018 Cruise, Part 3 (he said) (0 comments)
  • July 2018 (1)
    • 10: Bahamas 2018 Cruise, Part 4 (he said) (0 comments)
  • October 2019 (1)
    • 08: We’re Not Dead – Yet (0 comments)

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