Peter Rother’s Journal

2023 was a busy year, but full of joy and adventure. I’m looking forward to more excitement in 2024 and taking time to share our experiences with friends and family. Happy New Year, everyone! 🥂

On a trip to Northern California last month, we took to the road in a Tesla Model 3 rental and made our way down to Santa Cruz for my first time. While I don’t partake myself, surfing was very much baked into the town culture.

At the end of January, we made it to the Grand Canyon for the first time in our lives. We are still both unable to describe the sight in words. You can take all the photos you want, but none of them will ever do justice to all there is to take in there.

Our latest exploits in the UK led us to the Lake District, or “the Lakes” as they say, in Cumbria, northwest England. We managed to find a few glimmers of sunlight in a rain-swept landscape. Nothing that a few pints of English ale couldn’t remedy after slogging through mud all day.

Hmm, I think ^® might be a bit of a challenge for this Delta Airlines interface. Speaking of excellent UI, can anyone guess what Cr… is short for? Well duh, it’s very clearly “Craft Cocktails”.

At long last, we were able to visit and hike around the breathtaking Matterhorn mountain and Valais Alps region in Switzerland this month. We also made it back to Southern Germany for some long-awaited and much appreciated time with German friends.

We ventured onto the mountain hiking trails again during our early spring trip to Colorado last month in San Isabel National Forest by Salida. We managed to skirt around the snow piles and stumble upon some magnificent views.

I feel often the best way to read certain news, free of tabloidization, is to go straight to the source. Visit The British Monarchy for a succinct and genuine announcement on the passing of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.