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GODDARD BASEL ADVENTURES
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Pepper Bones and the Temple of Groom
Our monthly ritual now is that Pepper gets a wash and blow dry each month with a trim around every three months. If her poodle fur gets...
Steve
Mar 11, 20201 min read
To Catch A Thief
The stakeout we have permanently organized. The Trap You begin by gathering evidence such as recording them when they are uninhibited as...
Steve
Mar 11, 20201 min read
The Zermatt Experience
Our final day in Zermatt began with SBB collecting our ski bags to transport back to our house in Binningen. Such a great service and...
Steve
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Toboggan or not Toboggan that is the question...
Friday was another interesting day or weather and alpine activity. The morning started bright and clear meeting Hayley and Ryan‘s ski...
Steve
Mar 7, 20202 min read
Blizzards, Fog and Wind
Well after perfect conditions the previous day we awoke to heavy snowfall. This was predicted and so for the kids ski lessons we had...
Steve
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Sunny Matters
Beautiful sunny clear for day three of Zermatt skiing! We found the runs clear and people free! Yay! No lines ever and lots of space on...
Steve
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Zermatt Ski day one
With snowboarding lessons for the kids at the mountain top it was an early start. Breakfast consumed rapidly at the hotel to make sure...
Steve
Mar 2, 20201 min read
While the cat is away
Monitoring our vacation home is always interesting to catch those nosy scumbags who don’t think they are being watched!! For the record...
Steve
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Zermatt the Resort
Sunday was a travel day consisting of about 3 hours by train from Basel to Zermatt with one change at Visp that included a very short...
Steve
Mar 2, 20201 min read
The Zermatt before Zermatt
Fondue is a Swiss favorite tradition and fully embraced by our two kids. We had booked a reservation at a temporary restaurant for the...
Steve
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Tech Labs Camp
The Basel Tech Labs Camp Winter Break
Steve
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Es Schneit!!
Well it took a long time this season but we are slowly getting there! Just in time for the kids Winter break, including our ski trip to...
Steve
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Fasnacht School Parade
On a bright and sunny friday afternoon it was the end of the first half of the winter semester. The final part of the week culminated...
Steve
Feb 23, 20201 min read
Extinction Rebellion
You may or may not recall from a couple of weeks ago the episode of the "Attack of the Gypsy Moths" and our fight to make them extinct...
Steve
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Lacrosse hot shot
Here we are at St. Jakob district of Basel at the Jakobshalle Turnhalle 3. Every Wednesday night for 90 minutes the youth team get to...
Steve
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Colmar Revisited
Erik was back in town for Roche and therefore we grabbed an opportunity to catch up and show him the sights of Colmar. It was still a...
Steve
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Scooters as a workout
Injury prevents Steve from running and without asking Ryan’s scooter went awol for a couple of hours! Here comes backache and carpal...
Steve
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Lacrosse is back baby!
Ryan has been crying out for getting on with his Lacrosse skills! Hayley is also chomping at the bit to re-engage! Here they are It‘s...
Steve
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Sunny Saturday for Running or Getting Hitched
It was bright and beautiful morning for a run through Basel, along the Rhein and back through town. The cloud formations were quite...
Steve
Feb 1, 20201 min read
Eye-Catching!
Hayley is continuing to have fun with the eye tests and she is making great progress. Looking at life or charts through rose colored...
Steve
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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