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26 March 2012

Celebrating birthdays, mine and the new blog

Welcome to the new Geogypsy website!

01 cake1000candles from web

Today I celebrate my 58th birthday, and my blog’s 1000th post birthday, and the birth of a new website for this geogypsytraveler.com.  Yes, I like attention. Yes, this is all a Big Deal to me. Please say you’ll keep following my adventures through life.

02 Gaelyn looking up stream at Colorado R Tuweep GRCA NP AZ by Mike (1024x766)

I started blogging in October 2008 at the suggestion of my friend, fellow Ranger, and cybermentor Karen of FabGrandma. I’ve been a writer and photographer forever. Starting out with the Brownie box, then polaroid, the instamatic, and P&Ss. Writing in diaries, journals and college newsletters.  I want to continue learning about photography and writing, and the world.  I have a dream.

Please look over the new site, pick it apart. Let me know what you like, don’t like, and feel free to suggest changes. I’ve been working on this for over a month and I’m not a website designer. I actually tried to keep the appearance similar to my old blog for some consistency, and besides I like it.

Big Thanks!

To all 337+ of you followers. I couldn’t have gotten here without you.

03 Gaelyn at Cape of Good Hope sign M65 S Table Mt NP Cape Pennisula ZA (1024x768)

I have a dream. I plan to continue traveling and sharing my adventures. Someday soon I’ll even get paid for it.  (Donations gladly accepted:)

04 Last light on the temples from Lodge NR GRCA NP AZ (1024x706)

In the mean time, I return to the North Rim at Grand Canyon National Park the end of April for trainings. But don’t plan to visit until the gate opens May 15th.  See ya’ there, or here.

So what do you think?  Be honest now.  Smile

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26 March 2010

Happy Birthday to Me in South Africa

Gaelyn in her new birthday attire Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

Happy Birthday to me.  I went shopping! New skirt because it matched my top and all the new jewelry so well.

Necklace made in Touarcek Niger Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

New necklace handcrafted in Touarcek Niger.

Bracelet made in Touarcek Niger Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

New bracelet also from Niger.

Tanzanite & white gold ring from DeBeers Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

And a new ring from De Beers. No diamonds for this girl, instead tanzanite set in white gold. Don’t even ask how much I spent. Just know I deserve it.

Sign Smoked Crocodile Croisant Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

Oh yea, and I had smoked crocodile for lunch. What a beautiful day.

Sunset over Walker Bay Hermanus Western Cape South Africa

Sunset over Walker Bay Hermanus, Western Cape South Africa

Look out Simon’s Town here I come!

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25 March 2010

SWF – Reflecting

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Sunset from Riverside Wharf, Hartenbos, Western Cape, South Arica

Today I turn 56 years young. Ah what a glorious life! Who would have thought when I was born I’d spend this birthday in South Africa. Surely not my parents. But then I must have inherited some gypsy blood from somewhere. And this is only the beginning. The world is both big and small and I want to experience so much of it.

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I retired after 29 summer seasons as a Park Ranger, traveling solo for 40+ years. My passions include travel, connecting to nature, photography, and sharing stories.

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