About Jeff
Member of The Chicago Writers Association
Member of the South Florida Writers Association
Member of International Screenwriters’ Association
Member Charlotte Writers Club
Jeff Lyon is the son of a truck driver and preacher’s daughter. He grew up in Irving, Texas, earned a Communications BA from the University of North Texas and then went ski bumming in Colorado. Jeff returned to Texas to work for the City of Lewisville before heading to Florida to become a licensed yacht captain. Jeff spent twelve years teaching sailing and captaining charters on Lake Michigan. During Chicago’s harsh winters he wrote travelogues, books, short stories and screenplays. Jeff returned to Florida to write and captain boats for five years, then moved to Charlotte, NC where Karen finished her career in HR. The author is currently living in Chattanooga, TN blogging and publishing the Digital Divining, Demus Divining, and Ocracoke Divining Trilogy. His adventurous tales are based on personal escapades and filled with extraordinary characters.
Aero-Helsingor-Varberg (9-9-25)
We took a ferry from Aero Island, then a bus up the coast, and stopped for lunch and a walkabout in the Danish port of Helsingør, Denmark. Quaint and walkable Helsingør was founded by the Danish King Eric of Pomerania in 1420. The King charged tolls for all ships...
Ærø Island, Denmark (9-8-2025)
All of Aero Island is considered one municipality. Ærøskøbing is regarded as Old Town with its cobblestone streets and restored historic buildings dating back to 1645. We stayed in Ærøskøbing, which became a commercial hub in 1250. The square was the perfect place to...
Roskilde & Ærø Island, Denmark (9/7/2025)
We left Copenhagen on a plush bus. Our day's final destination would be Aero Island. Our first stop was the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The Viking Ship Museum houses the remains of five original Viking ships that were intentionally sunk in Roskilde Fjord around...
COPENHAGEN (9-6-2025)
Our final day in Copenhagen began with a morning walking tour of Rosenborg Castle led by a local guide hired by Rick Steves. The grounds around the castle were King Christian IV's Garden. The King's favorite summer home was built in 1606-34. The Danish Crown Jewels...
DAY 2 IN COPENHAGEN
Our morning tour with local guide Benny took place in a deluge. I have to hand it to Rick Steves' guides; no matter how treacherous the weather, they find a way to indoctrinate us with interesting facts and information, while herding the group into doorways, under...
LEAVING STOCKHOLM FOR COPENHAGEN
Our Stockholm resident and passionate guide, Hokum, met our tour group early at Stockholm City Hall to show off the city's most prominent building. Completed in 1923, Stockholm's City Hall was styled like an Italian Renaissance palace and required nearly eight million...
Stockholm Rick Steves Tour Begins
In the 1950s, Stockholm's city planners decided art should be part of everyday life and works of art are prevalent throughout the city. The Scandinavian people are much less squeamish about the human body than priggish Americans. Stockholm guards the entrance to Lake...
25 Days in Scandinavia
We left Chattanooga, Tennessee on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:42 p.m. and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden Friday August 29, at 5:30 p.m. Creative use of airline miles took us through DFW, Heathrow, and then to Sweden. We've learned to pack light, taking one carry-on...
STONE DOOR & LAURAL FALLS
Tuesday, 11-18-25, was cloudy and windy, but the high temperature was forecast to be 64 degrees and we were itching for a hike. Stone Door Ranger Station is a beautiful hour and a half drive from our front door, and we were hoping for more fall color views. Lovely...
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
The Red River Gorge in east-central Kentucky has more than 100 sandstone arches. The gorge's 29,000 acres include many sandstone cliffs, rock shelters, and waterfalls. We drove 4.5 hours in pouring rain on Wednesday (11-29-25) from Chattanooga to find fall leaves and...
