A Short Story In 1622 Havana Cuba was the capital of the Spanish Empire in the New World. Treasures of gems, gold and silver poured into Havana from South America, Mexico and the other islands. From there large fleets sailed back to Spain heavily loaded with this treasure. Late that summer a fleet wasContinue reading “Spanish Gold And A Lost Opportunity”
Category Archives: Short Stories
A 2 Minute Trip Around The World
Our Idea Of A Slide Show Worth Watching Recently flipping through photographs and trying to put together a slide show I realized that what I was doing would take several hours just to see. While I think the photographs are good, who in their right mind wants to sit through hours viewing slides? My inspirationContinue reading “A 2 Minute Trip Around The World”
A Small Jungle Miracle
My image of a jungle Shaman A Short Story – Experiencing A Miracle In The Ecuadorean Amazon A year age on a trip to South America we spent a few days at a Ecuadorean Amazon camp. One morning there was an organized walk through the rain forest with a guide, who was a young localContinue reading “A Small Jungle Miracle”
Todays Image • We Didn’t Feed Them!!
A Short Story Those signs are everywhere, but apparently the monkeys can’t read. In a picnic area in South Africa’s Kruger Park the trees are filled with monkeys and if you don’t hold onto your bag lunch they’ll drop down, grab it and be back in the trees before you can blink. Two girls sharingContinue reading “Todays Image • We Didn’t Feed Them!!”
A Simple Grave Marker In Alaska
A Short Story While hiking up to Skagway Falls in Alaska we passed through the Gold Rush Cemetery where there are numerous headstones and markers with many well over a hundred years old. The cemetery is located on a slope with graves spaced at random, many markers are difficult to read and some contain littleContinue reading “A Simple Grave Marker In Alaska”
Encounter With A Whale
Unexpected Whale Watching In Alaska A Short Story A few years ago while on an early season Alaska cruise our ship stopped at Icy Straight Point. For a number of reasons we had decided to take it easy that day. The ship was anchored out and we had gone ashore early in the morning andContinue reading “Encounter With A Whale”
The Intentional Travelers 