AdventuRetired

Tell us about your Adventure! Maybe you don't  dream of BBQ ribs or brisket smoked on a grill of pecan or mesquite wood...but Curt and I sure do.  BBQ joints in Texas are some of the best, and every weekend ordinary  men stand around their precious  pits grilling!  Grilling over coals and wood is a right a passage for many young men (and a few good women too).  Many men are judged by the size...

Tell us about your Adventure! Join us on this podcast episode as we interview Keri Gailloux and her great retirement adventure as a "Skoolie"!  What exactly is a skoolie? A skoolie is a person who lives and travels in a converted school bus! We read about Keri on MSN.com (our first celebrity interview) and checked out her fb page to learn more about her and her exceptional retirement adv...

Tell us about your Adventure! Our first cruise in retirement we went to Alaska!   What a great way to treat ourselves!  The ship was beautiful, food was great, our friends were awesome, and Alaska was amazing!

Tell us about your Adventure! Welcome to Iceland! This beautiful country is one to explore for sure! We spent ten wonderful days camping our way around the Golden Circle and the Ring Road.   Iceland is  home to over 800,000 sheep and only 323,00 people!  We enjoyed hitting as many hot springs as we could as we traversed this wild country all while devouring as many bowls of delicious fish soup!  W...

Tell us about your Adventure! Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon was a bucket list item for Curt.  We joined friends, Craig and Susie, and planned an amazing trip that included a stop at Arches National Park, Antelope Canyon, and Zion National Park which is home to Angel's Landing.   Hiking from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the Colorado river and back up the next day  was a grue...

Tell us about your Adventure! Iceland is pure beauty.   Whether you love the ocean, the hot springs, the history, or the mountains, there is something for everyone.  We loved our ten days traveling the Ring Road and Golden Circle.  If you are lucky enough to travel there you will not be disappointed.

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we talk to Jaime and Martha DeLeon who in semi-retirement moved from a 2500 sq. ft. home to a 33 foot long trailer  Wow!!!!!   Can you imagine???   They said they purged a lot of "stuff" and we are so proud of them for simplifying their lives so much.  I think we can all learn a thing or two from the DeLeons!

Tell us about your Adventure! This is our first and introductory podcast! We are Curt and Cindy Liljedahl, and we are so glad you found us!  Here is a little background about us, your hosts!  We have been married 34 years and have 60 years of teaching in the classroom between us. Curt is a retired physics teacher, diving coach, and aquatics director and Cindy is a retired elementary reading specia...