top of page
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dafbaceba00c42509d5d286437260749.jpg/v1/fill/w_784,h_475,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/dafbaceba00c42509d5d286437260749.jpg)
Adventures in "Fun"employment
A chronicle of my sabbatical from corporate America
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_d1ae2d06ec854101b9cf22af4c7fc750~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_d1ae2d06ec854101b9cf22af4c7fc750~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
![Pearl Harbor...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_d1ae2d06ec854101b9cf22af4c7fc750~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1742,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_d1ae2d06ec854101b9cf22af4c7fc750~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
Pearl Harbor...
My first glimpse of the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. What a powerful experience! #HawaiiOahu
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_7fbbb4285afd47aaae04d1faf0cfe67c~mv2_d_2638_4054_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_7fbbb4285afd47aaae04d1faf0cfe67c~mv2_d_2638_4054_s_4_2.webp)
![Aloha!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_7fbbb4285afd47aaae04d1faf0cfe67c~mv2_d_2638_4054_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1506,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_7fbbb4285afd47aaae04d1faf0cfe67c~mv2_d_2638_4054_s_4_2.webp)
Aloha!
Welcome to Hawaii! A beautiful first day in Honolulu! #HawaiiOahu
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_36eed2e0a53d467e98b2b4126e2f669b~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_36eed2e0a53d467e98b2b4126e2f669b~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
![Land of lakes...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_36eed2e0a53d467e98b2b4126e2f669b~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_36eed2e0a53d467e98b2b4126e2f669b~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
Land of lakes...
One last view of Lucerne from the Musegg Wall, originally constructed in 1386 and still almost entirely intact. Tomorrow the journey home...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_cb478fa15e9f43769f233c7d1859c9e5~mv2_d_5504_3088_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_cb478fa15e9f43769f233c7d1859c9e5~mv2_d_5504_3088_s_4_2.webp)
![Worth the effort...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_cb478fa15e9f43769f233c7d1859c9e5~mv2_d_5504_3088_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_cb478fa15e9f43769f233c7d1859c9e5~mv2_d_5504_3088_s_4_2.webp)
Worth the effort...
I met some ladies hiking yesterday who recommended visiting Fronalpstock while I'm in Luzern, and it was definitely worthy of the trip to...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_9ac38f0372a74b878618a719e419572d~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_9ac38f0372a74b878618a719e419572d~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
![Schweiz...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_9ac38f0372a74b878618a719e419572d~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_9ac38f0372a74b878618a719e419572d~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
Schweiz...
I had a wonderful day hiking in the Jungfrau region from Männlichen to Kleine Scheidegg (via Bustiglen as the direct trail was still snow...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_c155570a4b6f487eb71678ab9038bed5~mv2_d_3997_2246_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_c155570a4b6f487eb71678ab9038bed5~mv2_d_3997_2246_s_2.webp)
![Speechless...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_c155570a4b6f487eb71678ab9038bed5~mv2_d_3997_2246_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_c155570a4b6f487eb71678ab9038bed5~mv2_d_3997_2246_s_2.webp)
Speechless...
Glorious views of the Bernese Oberland mountains from Mürren! All day, I have had Psalm 121 running through my head:"I lift up my eyes to...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
![Lovely Lauterbrunnen...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1742,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_29078ac44b6142eb9ca72ff10f4e27af~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
Lovely Lauterbrunnen...
It was a bit rainy today as I made my way from Geneva to Lauterbrunnen but the skies began to clear this evening, and it was worth the...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_ced4b79638584d6297dc0700dd3175a6~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_ced4b79638584d6297dc0700dd3175a6~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
![Suisse...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_ced4b79638584d6297dc0700dd3175a6~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1742,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_ced4b79638584d6297dc0700dd3175a6~mv2_d_2988_5312_s_4_2.webp)
Suisse...
A view of the Swiss and Genevese flags along Rue de Hotel de Ville in Geneva's Old Town. #SwitzerlandGeneva
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_490487838a3045e398d407e7ddc37422~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_490487838a3045e398d407e7ddc37422~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
![The laurel tree...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_490487838a3045e398d407e7ddc37422~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_490487838a3045e398d407e7ddc37422~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
The laurel tree...
Bernini's Apollo and Daphne (1625) at the Borghese Gallery in Rome, telling the story of how Peneus turned his daughter, Daphne, into a...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_6f8ddc7d58e04d9aaae4ba576c96eacc~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c2ed2d_6f8ddc7d58e04d9aaae4ba576c96eacc~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
![Firenze...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ed2d_6f8ddc7d58e04d9aaae4ba576c96eacc~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c2ed2d_6f8ddc7d58e04d9aaae4ba576c96eacc~mv2_d_5312_2988_s_4_2.webp)
Firenze...
After saying goodbye to all of my new hiking friends, I had a lovely day in Florence, celebrating Festa della Republlica (the day Italy...
bottom of page