Travelogue Series

Tuesdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. February 3, 10, 17, 24. In person, Ludington Center. Class size unlimited.

Week 1 – Tanzania Travels with Pat Visser
Northern Tanzania is a favorite destination for safari-goers, but it also is the home of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Great Rift Valley (at least the southern apex) where the Leakeys did their anthropological work, and many coffee farms. This mini tour will give you a feel for the diverse landscape, geology, and (of course) animals I saw during a May 2024 trip to this fascinating country.

Week 2 – A month in Spain and Portugal with Scott and Marilyn Stephen
Starting from our home base in the town of Mijas, above the Mediterranean near Malaga, we visit nearby Granada and Cordoba. Then by plane and train, we journey to Barcelona, and Bilbao, and then to Portugal, touring around Lisbon and Porto, finally landing in Madrid. We'll see the Alhambra and the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, and the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, Frank Gehry, and Santiago.

Week 3 – The Faith Path with Mauricio Marengoli
The Faith Path is a set of roads (gravel, and tarmac) in southeast Brazil for peregrination, usually done by people that follow the Roman Catholic Church. It is similar to the one most known in Europe as The Way of Saint James. The main branch of the Faith Path is about 200 miles and peregrines will do it on foot, or biking – usually 10 days on foot and 5 days for biking. In this travel class I will be talking about the origins of the Faith Path and present you with my experience of doing this adventure in 5 days with my e-bike. I will show some videos, maps, and pictures of this beautiful region in southeast Brazil.

Week 4 – A road trip to the Canadian Rockies with Sarah Steinhauer (and Larry)
After Larry retired in 2006, we bought a camper and truck. Our first big trip was to the Canadian Rockies in 2008. We traveled through the UP and then crossed the Canadian prairie, landing in Jasper at the north end of the Rocky Mountain experience. We slowly traveled south to Glacier National Park in Montana and then returned home across Montana and Roosevelt National Parks
in North and South Dakota.