Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
When you don’t speak the language and have only a passing understanding of key words and concepts, simple things like getting a haircut seem ten times harder than they should be. It’s not just getting the actual work done that’s difficult — it’s finding someone reputable who can work with your flimsy American hair and…
Securing a source of excellent coffee is always a priority, and our host Jairo, recommended a vendor called D’Martin Cafe who specializes in local coffees, “It’s just inside the Mercado Magdalena.” Such simple words lead us into the mad, mad rabbit warren of twisted fishmonger, butcher, fruit stand, and housewares stalls stuffed inside a multi-block indoor/outdoor…
Tammy doesn’t enjoy the cold. When she started talking about heading south as part of our life on the road experiment, I’m thinking southern US of A but….3,784 miles later we’re in Lima. Getting here was….interesting. More on that adventure at a later date. First impressions: -Customs and Immigration- Very laid back. You go through immigration…
We made the shift from the Pacific Northwest to Lima, Peru this week. It took a few days to juggle and shift things where we wanted them, and another couple to get ourselves south of the equator. Napping became the primary objective after we arrived because nothing is more exhausting than sitting on a plane…
So, as you may have guessed by the title, not everything has gone perfectly with our travel arrangements. Why? Because people are greedy dicks. Some of them, anyway. Let me dig into the nitty gritty. Just by the way things worked out, Jan and I switch off responsibility for finding and booking places to stay…
Tucked away on a lonely road past a boarding kennel and a horse farm is a strange little enterprise that houses 57 cats of the bobcat, cougar, tiger, and leopard variety and one domestic house cat we called Mr. Wilson. We were determined to go and make friends with as many of this collected menagerie…
I think it’s important to really understand the place you live in — its history, its customs, and its potential for unexplained paranormal phenomena. And when that place is light on all the above? Then it becomes imperative to marry one’s love of arts & crafts with available materials and a touch of the macabre. …
A new change in my always-on-the-road life-style involves flying out to visit clients from far-flung locations. Victoria on Vancouver Island was pretty easy travel-wise as the airport was a short (30-minute) taxi ride away. Except for the additional time to clear customs, it was pretty easy to get from Victoria to Sea Tac and off…
It’s no secret that Jan and I love seafood. If hamburgers and bacon didn’t exist, I think we’d eat from the ocean every day. While we didn’t plan our stay on Harstine Island to coincide with the 37th annual Oysterfest in nearby Shelton, WA, we certainly weren’t going to miss it. Oysters, people! Oysters! We…
We pulled up stakes yesterday and took the Coho ferry to Anacortes, Washington where Jan’s retired doc friend picked us up and drove us to our next destination on Harstine Island. Originally we were going to sail down, but his Prius could probably handle our luggage a bit better. Doc promises to take us out…