GODDARD BASEL ADVENTURES

We will go anywhere, provided it be forward.

Final days in Binningen and Basel

It was time to return to the US for the kids' schooling and the end of Andi's international assignment. It was a bittersweet ending...

Steve

Aug 4, 20221 min read

Zurich

Note, published out of chronological order. We had an errand or two that required travel to Zurich, so we turned it into a weekend trip....

steve

Aug 4, 20223 min read

Freiburg

Note, not published in chronological order. Way back in April 2019 we made a short but sweet visit across the border to Germany. We...

steve

Jul 30, 20221 min read

The stinky boy turns 14!

Wow! It is really hard to believe that much time has passed. Scarily it has and looking at our photos shows the dramatic changes in our...

Steve

May 9, 20212 min read

Pontificating Jacket is Required

We had kids out of school for the Easter break for 2 weeks! To prevent us all becoming stir crazed lunatics we created a mini adventure...

Steve

Apr 4, 20212 min read

These City Walls

The snow has cleared out as the temperature has risen now leaving us with rain. With kids going stir-crazy and in dire need of some...

Steve

Feb 7, 20211 min read

Attack of the mutant killer Snow Zombies

We have had plenty of snow over the past few weeks. It has made for some treacherous walks, sledding, snow zombie building and no...

Steve

Jan 31, 20211 min read

Catching a break

In need of a break like everyone else this crazy year, we tried and failed to return to the US and Bend for the holiday break. Instead...

Steve

Jan 3, 20213 min read

Pepper Snow Spray

On arrival at the Hundeland doggie daycare Pepper was so excited and ready to find the snow! Where's the snow???? This hound or hunde of...

Steve

Dec 30, 20201 min read

Using your noggin

It is that time of year again. It is time to make up some nog! The eggnog variety. Usually at this time of year we are in Bend Oregon for...

Steve

Dec 15, 20201 min read

Run, run as fast as you can!

With the holidays coming up fast in the tail end of this tumultuous year, we hit the home straight after investing in some Gingerbread...

Steve

Dec 6, 20201 min read

Winter has arrived

Early one morning as the day was dawning.... snow! Hayley hit the tram to school amid the snow! Meanwhile back at the Binningen ranch...

Steve

Dec 1, 20201 min read

Calvin and Hobbes

This made me laugh again! This is a conversation Ryan and I would have!

Steve

Nov 30, 20201 min read

Zermatt In The Fall

Our summer plans fell apart due to the pandemic and quarantine, but we recovered by rescheduling for the kids fall break! Weather...

Steve

Nov 30, 20201 min read

Lunchtime cruising

It's midway through June already but the weather in Basel is being erratic. Kind of like the rest of this year so far. For a while now,...

Steve

Jun 14, 20201 min read

"Now I can be moody..."

Ryan has moved into the early adolescence age having his birthday during lockdown here in Basel. The lockdown has made it a challenge to...

Steve

May 3, 20202 min read

Easter Isolation

With the global pandemic in full swing and the arrival of the Easter break the kids were looking to acquire some new skills and some fun...

Steve

Apr 12, 20202 min read

It's Life Jim, but not as we know it!

It is only the second week of the total lockdown in Basel due to the Corona virus. My home office got overrun with 3 more occupants: both...

Steve

Mar 24, 20202 min read

Feel the Groove Bust a Move

Memories from 4 years ago were prompted with a timely reminder of Hayley and Ryan grooving along the closing credits of a movie they...

Steve

Mar 13, 20201 min read

Traveling back in time in Bern

Time travel is always fun, so we took the Tardis which looked a lot like the SBB ICE train and headed for some Prehistoric adventuring in...

Steve

Mar 12, 20202 min read