“For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow!”

After returning from a trip to Maine a couple of weeks ago, I saw an envelope from the Royal Geographical Society. It contained the card that you see in the picture above…I am proud to now call myself a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. I can also use the very cool post-nominal “FRGS.”  

To learn more about the RGS, or the significance of membership as a fellow in this esteemed organization, please head to the link below:

https://www.rgs.org/

Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup

 

If you are looking for something to fill your sports schedule between the end of the Olympics and the regular season for football, then the America’s Cup might fit the bill. The race kicked off on this past Thursday, and there’s a “winner-take-all” final for the top two boats tomorrow, 25 August. 

I think that I will be settling in this weekend and watching the action…with my NYYC American Magic gear on, of course.

You can learn more about the race here:

https://www.americascup.com/

The Mark Twain House

As I have blogged about before, adventure and inspiration come in many forms. It is not always found in scaling high mountains. It is not always found in sailing around the world. Sometimes, it is found in visiting a nice old home.

Recently, my wife and I had the chance to visit the Mark Twain House. 

Mark (also known as Samuel Clemens) and his wife Livy had this 25 room home built while they were traveling abroad, and the entire family moved into the house in the fall of 1874. Financial troubles prompted them to relocate to Europe in 1891, while some of the family stayed behind. After the death of their daughter Susy in 1896, they could not bear to live in the house again. It was sold in 1903. Still, Sam would recall the years in Hartford as some of the best years of his life. 

You are not allowed to take pictures inside, so you cannot do much “for the ‘gram.” Do not let that discourage you. If you have the chance, you absolutely must go! Sometimes something so simple is all the adventure you need.

You can learn more about the Mark Twain house at the link below:

https://marktwainhouse.org/