Happy 4th everyone! Mike and Mia here taking the reins for a one day guest blog appearance as Kevin is making his way down to Boston for the conclusion of our first Cape and the Islands trip… Can you believe that one trip is already almost done? It was a busy day for all of
Greetings faithful Apogee Blog readers. Kevin here. Chad, my partner in crime, is taking a much deserved day of rest this Sunday, and so the task of summing up the day’s events (for better or worse) falls in the hands of yours truly. My goal for today was to ask our leaders to
Lots of great pictures from around the world today, my friends! And — perhaps equally important — an outstanding acronym for the trips that did not send pictures — FAIL (Fotos Are In Limbo). Many thanks to Kate Harvey of Austin, Texas for her winning submission — Kate, your set of steak knives
Just another gorgeous summer day up here in midcoast Maine, ladies and gentlemen — we certainly hope that the same is true wherever you are reading this! It was a busy day around the fleet — so we’ll get right down to brass tacks. I am accepting useful acronyms to describe trips that have
Your humble scribe was struggling with whether to call today’s entry “Backlit Photos” or “Funny Hats,” because of the number of pictures that featured one or the other. I went with Funny Hats because, well, backlit cellphone pictures are going to be with us in this little blog all summer long — and you’re going
Friends, it was a good day in field for all twelve currently running trips! Lots of pictures below, but a note or two on trips that aren’t included. We heard from our Tuscany group today (although they’re still in Umbria). They sounded great, but I’m not going to lie – they climbed some
Three more trips started this afternoon, Faithful Blog Readers. We are now fully committed, with twelve trips in the field all over the world. Today was Maine’s day to shine as our Coast to Quebec and Downeast Explorer groups got rolling on a picture-perfect afternoon here in the great state of Maine. We heard from
After a nice little warmup with yesterday’s two trips starting — we are now fully engaged. Seven more trips started today and the awkward name games were played across nine time zones! Trips were started successfully in Puerto Rico, Italy, Montana, Oregon and Vermont today. With the exception of some hijinks and
Day One only comes once a year, my friends! And here we are, at the tail end of an, all-things-considered, smooth Day One. I, Chad, spent the afternoon with our Cape Codders in Falmouth, Mass., watching our leaders Julie and Peter start their first-ever Cape Cod trip. It was a beautiful day
It is a beautiful summer day up here in mid-coast Maine — the sun is out, a gentle breeze is pushing the leaves around, and the crowds are enjoying the “Taste of Brunswick” on the town common. While it may be all fun and games out in town, it’s busy, busy, busy in the