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TELLTALES from around the block in Ballard. More friends to be introduced over the next few weeks.

I will be introducing a few characters over the next few weeks and we shall see where their adventures lead us. Stay tooned @ Whittoons.world.

It was an Edward Hopper moment on the day we hit the streets of San Francisco. There they were – two Santas sipping Starbuck lattes on a chilly morning near Chinatown. But they were not alone. We had come to … Continue reading →

  Halloween 2019 brought 80-95 trick or treaters (depending on who is counting in our neighborhood). Reaching this number took years of planning and preparation…and building a reputation as the house that gives away full size candy bars.  With three … Continue reading →

This would be my second farewell to Sydney since my days as a supernumerary steward on the Manutea in 1973.   At that time,  the Manutea crew spent a month in Sydney as the ship was fitted out for a … Continue reading →

Intent on Stalking the Wild Platypus, we landed in Hobart and mapped out our expedition.  We only had a few days to explore the wilds of Tasmania…and the towns too. Michele took a flight to spot the Wiley Platypus.  The … Continue reading →

Melbourne does not suffer from crane envy.  It has almost as many as Seattle.  The City appears to be booming and those from Melbourne are very proud of their city.  At the Ningaloo Park site where we spent two nights, … Continue reading →

  You land at an Aussie Air Force base when heading to Ningaloo National Park.  No photos permitted. Originally it was an American base when the US found it had a gap in its submarine communication system.  So they built … Continue reading →