Marcie and I have visited the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta twice now, and on both trips, the experience was awesome, in part because we had the benefit of some great local knowledge. Our source was our nephew and long-time Albuquerque resident Eric Anderson, and we were delighted when he offered to do a guest blog to share his knowledge…
Read MoreMore than 600 balloons participated in the 2021 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and more than 80 of those were crowd-pleasing ‘special shapes’. All the balloons are beautiful, but there’s something about the whimsical special shapes that delights us all. I mean seeing a huge cow balloon rising in the rosy-pink dawn sky can’t help but make you smile. Take a look!
Read MoreI suspected that ballooning was a hobby that was probably even more expensive than boating. I talked to a few pilots and couple of balloon salesmen, and here’s what I found out…
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
