A harbor seal enjoys the beach at La Jolla, California. See more beaches from Ailsa’s followers at her weekly blog theme site at Where’s My Backpack. Read on to see a few more of Kongo’s favorite beaches. Continue reading “Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Beaches”
Early in Kongo’s blogging career he published a few posts about getting through airports and being “plane stupid” (see related articles at the end of this post). After spending several days on the road last week flying to and from Philadelphia from the West Coast, Kongo has a few additional observations about objectionable monkey behavior when traveling. Kongo realizes of course that cultured monkeys are supposed to pretend not to see bad behavior on the part of simian strangers and assume that they’re just having a bad day in the jungle. But there’s something about Spring Break in the air that amplifies bad behavior and Kongo can no longer remain silent. Please bear with him. Continue reading “Monkeys in the Air”
You may have heard the term, “Old Coot,” or “Crazy Old Coot.” How did coots get such a bad rep anyway? A coot is a common water bird that often migrates with ducks. It’s not tasty. Hunters don’t like them. It’s rather awkward in the water and has a beady red eye. It doesn’t fly much but when it does decide to get airborne it runs across the water making a lot of noise before finally taking off. So how this rather harmless bird became cross-threaded with an euphemism for a tottering, eccentric, old man is a mystery to Kongo. Continue reading “Old Coots, Crazy Old Coots, and Monkeys”
The Del Mar Fair is one of Kongo’s favorite annual rites. The sunshine, the crowds of people, crazy hats, outlandish summer wear, amazing things to eat, and miles of booths filled with things for sale you didn’t know you needed until you saw them. Kongo loves all the weird looking people with microphones who stand on slightly elevated booths and teach you about amazing kitchen utensils, choppers, knives, miracle sweepers, car wax, salsa choppers, and salad shooters.
Alissa arrives at Disneyland SO READY to get started. Decked out in her Minnie outfit with Mickey under her arm, she is literally bubbling over with anticipation!
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