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18 to 20 May - Budapest
May 18th - Arrived in Budapest which is one city but with the Buda part on west side of the Danube and the Pest part on the east. Buda...
waltersharp
May 20, 20241 min read
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16 and 17 May - Barcelona (Part 2)
May 16th - explored the Gothic section of Barcelona including Barcelona Cathedral, Picasso Museum, market, and did some shopping. May...
waltersharp
May 18, 20241 min read
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14 and 15 May - Barcelona
May 14th - Flew from Nice to Barcelona. Flights were great but....luggage did not make transfer in Paris! I've flown over 2 million...
waltersharp
May 15, 20241 min read
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12 and 13 May - Nice and Monaco
May 12th - Relaxing day. Went to church, did some shopping, and explored the Le Negresco hotel. May 13th - Visited Monte Carlo, had...
waltersharp
May 13, 20241 min read
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10 and 11 May - Nice, France
May 10th - Moved from Bellagio on Lake Como to Nice, France. Took a car to Milan then 2 trains to Nice...NEVER EVER AGAIN (especially...
waltersharp
May 11, 20241 min read
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9 May - Varenna Hike
Final day of hiking Lake Como area. A little shorter today but some challenging climbs and descents. Special Bonus - were able to link...
waltersharp
May 9, 20241 min read
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7 and 8 May - Bellagio on Lake Como
Moved from Lake Otra to Lake Como. 7 May - Visited Villa Melzi Gardens 8 May - The sun came out! Took a ferry from Bellagio to Lenno...
waltersharp
May 8, 20241 min read
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6 May - Orta, Italy
Today we are in Orta. Light rain on and off but the best day thus far. Small city on the lake with a UNESCO site that dates to the early...
waltersharp
May 6, 20241 min read
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4 and 5 May - Madre and Bella Islands and move to Orto
4 May - took a small boat to two islands on Lake Maggiore near Stresa, Italy. Unbelievable gardens and castles! ...
waltersharp
May 5, 20241 min read
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3 May - Lake Maggiore
Left Milan for a week in Northen Italy Lakes. First is Lake Maggiore. About 8.5 miles of hiking today. A BIG thanks to the Jascots for...
waltersharp
May 3, 20241 min read
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2 May - Milan
Great first day in Milan. It rained but saw many of the great sites including the Last Supper painting, several churches built in the...
waltersharp
May 2, 20241 min read
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Joanne and Skip - 50th Anniversary Trip
Heading out for our 50th Anniversary Trip to Europe. Will try to post daily!
waltersharp
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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17 July - 19 July - Ft Edwards to NYC
Sorry we did not finish the blog but we did make it home!!! Below are the final days of the trip with the Sharp One Crew. Entire trip...
waltersharp
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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July 14-16 - Burlington, VT to Basin Harbor, VT to Fort Edward, NY
Blog entry by Kevin We were all sad that Beth, Hartley, and Trina were scheduled to leave July 14th. We were given a glimmer of hope that...
Kevin Sharp
Jul 17, 20232 min read
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July 11-14- Montreal to Chambly to Burlington
Leaving Chambly, 1st of 9 locks! Locks manually operated by young adults. Our captain in command! Some...
hartwey23
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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July 7-10 Montreal & Montreal to Chambly
We spent 3 fun filled days in Montreal. Paul flew in to join us. We ate at great restaurants and spent lots of time wandering Old...
hartwey23
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Let's revisit yesterday!
We knew it would be a long day. It took us 12 hours to go 54 miles, which would usually take us around 2 hours. The locks and bridges we...
hartwey23
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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July 6- Valleyfield to Montreal
Today was very hot and sunny, we cruised from Valleyfield to Montreal! It was very sunny and then all of the sudden a big storm hit! It...
hartwey23
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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July 5- Prescott to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Today was very hot and sunny, we cruised from Prescott to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. We went through 3 sort of tricky locks and under lots...
hartwey23
Jul 5, 20231 min read
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July 4- Kingston to Prescott
Happy 4th!! Today was very warm and sunny! We cruised from Kingston to Prescott Canada! Hot weather=a trip to the beach! The water is...
hartwey23
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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