After sleeping off our jet lag (to the tune of 10-12 hours!), we were looking for activities that would involve less driving and found a few destinations on a looped road around the Vatnsnes Peninsula that would start and end us at Hvammstangi. Our first stop was the Kolugljúfur Canyon, a hidden gem that was…
Hello from Iceland! Shannon’s family was kind enough to invite me along to their family trip in Iceland. We departed on Thanksgiving Day, with our flight leaving DIA at 3:40 pm for the seven-hour flight to Reykjavík. Iceland’s seven-hour difference would have us arriving early Friday morning. While our flight was uneventful, sleeping on the…
My first memorable exposure to computers was when my parents purchased an IBM PS/2, which ran Windows 3.1 on an Intel 286 processor. They bought it in the late 80s, making me an avid Windows user for over 35 years. I have vivid memories of upgrading to Windows 95, 98, then opting for the NT…
After a busy week of work, we set out on Saturday to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. My sister’s family lives ninety minutes away, making it inexcusable not to visit. Rolling into Cooperstown, it was shocking just how unassuming the Hall of Fame is within the downtown area. It resembled a…
Sunday was a relatively low-key day, which, for a Balderrama visit, means that we only did one significant activity for the day. We ventured to Port Crane, NY, to visit Beer Tree Farm, a massive brewery, tasting room, and restaurant. Every Sunday, they offer brunch, but today they had a makers market, with various vendors….