2014 Year in Review
- Highlights:
- In January I was busy doing survey work at the Charleston finance center for OIG spring inspections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Bamako, Mail; and Niamey, Niger.
- In March we bid farewell to my boss Jim Millette.
- March 22 attended the Charleston Jazz perforformance of Little Girl Blue celebrating the music of Nina Simone at the American Music Hall.
- March 29 attended the North Charleston Pops performance of Philly Soul at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.
- The OIG Inspection of Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan took a lot of my time in February-April with survey work, the actual inspection on site and follow up report writing.
- A major accomplishment was hiking the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) from Pamplona, Spain to Santiago de Compostela 446 miles in 35 days from mid July until August 26th.
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| Beginning our hike |
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| Church of Santiago de Compestella |
For more photos and narrative see: Doris and Bill Travel Adventures - Timeslide July/Aug 2014 Camino de Santiago
- From October 10-17 we took a Crystal Serenity cruise from Quebec to New York with stops in Iles de la Madeleine, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Bar Harbor and Arcadia NationalPark in Maine; Newport, Rhode Island; and Boston.
- We spent an extra few days in New York and visited Ground Zero, the National September 11 Memorial, Central Park, Hop-on Hop-Off bus tour and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We also caught a play at the Longacre Theater "You Can't Take it With You" staring James Earl Jones.
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| Iles de la Madeleine |
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| Leaving Quebec |
For more photos and narrative see: Doris and Bill Travel adventures Quebec to New York
- In late October I completed survey work at the Charleston finance center for OIG winter inspections in La Paz, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Asmara, Eritrea; and, Kampala, Uganda.
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