In October of 2022, Dennis and I spent three glorious weeks traveling in the Mediterranean. The first five days we toured the beautiful Madeira Island, off of Portugal. Then we boarded an Oceania cruise ship for 11 days of exploring five countries, beginning in Lisbon and ending in Rome.

September 1-20, 2022, Dennis and I went on an exciting trip including a week-long hike in Wales, a week-long bike ride through Scotland and a trip to London where I met my new sister for the first time.

We both agree that this was a trip of a lifetime. Tahiti is so beautiful and the Paul Gauguin experience was so special that we feel it was probably the best trip we have ever taken.

We made the most of the pandemic challenges of 2021 even though many of our planned excursions overseas were cancelled because of Covid.

What a thrilling eight-day adventure in Alaska complete with catching lots of silver salmon on Prince William Sound, riding an airboat on the Knik River, kayaking on Kachemak Bay, and taking a small plane to the glacier by Denali.

Through Nonprofit Kinect, I am trying to do my part to alleviate distress by shining a light on the good and essential work of our nonprofits and encouraging donors to dig deep to help their favorite organizations during this stressful time. I believe that, if each of us does our part, together we can find a silver lining in this dark cloud.