De Rust Slaghuis / R40, Hazyview, 1242, South Africa / +27 82 429 4092 De Rust Slaghuis (butcher shop; literally slaughterhouse) is a taste of old colonial Africa, a traditional…
Continue ReadingWelcome to the first post of our next trip, one which’ll take us to South Africa, , and on a cruise up the west coast of Africa. I’ll take pics…
Continue ReadingFind the old website right through here: sattlers.org/mickey/ I’ll migrate things into WordPress as free time allows, but in the meantime enjoy all the splendor that was the early days…
Continue ReadingEarly morning breakfast in cabin 11.317 before Carmella’s work training starts. Then it’s up to the Windjammer restaurant for crispier bacon and really great miso soup! Then it’s down to…
Continue ReadingCarmella and I board the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, in Port Everglades, Florida.
Continue ReadingFirst thing this morning we got an email saying or Amtrak train had a change in schedule, and we needed to call the main office. Carmella, with statue entitled “Woman…
Continue ReadingThis is the view that greets me this morning. The view from the other side of our train car isn’t too shabby either. The clouds hide the peaks, and it’s…
Continue ReadingOur family business in Edmonton having been accomplished, after a months’ work, we’re ready to move on, southward. The weather has been incredible, from an unseasonably warm 15 C when…
Continue ReadingUnlike the HUB Mall’s usual late-night color single-color state New photo by Michael Sattler / Google Photos tonight it’s displaying an unusual rainbow pattern. It’s beautiful to see, and the photo…
Continue ReadingYou know you’re with a Canadian when there’s maple syrup in the sugar bowl, she accessorizes with earmuffs, and she wakes you up at 05:00 on a Sunday to watch…
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