I have finally reached a point where I can stand still….. Karla – my navigator, co-conspirator and friend has flown back to her real life and things here are quiet – if you don’t count the vibrating base coming from the downstairs apartment. Since arriving it’s been an interesting quest and a strange stage of … Read more
The last week has been quite the adventure starting last Sunday with loading the truck. What started as a plan to drive a small U-Haul (thinking a baby 10-foot truck) grew and grew. While I did purge about 75% of my life and belongings before Peace Corps, I still managed to fill and 8X10 storage, … Read more
Wow – for those of you still interested – yes – I’ve been “gone too long” in more ways than one. I’ve been writing in my mind and was surprised to see the last entry was July 4th. Since I have been traveling and through the extreme generosity of friends, have been sleeping at their … Read more
Having survived another bout of high winds driving through the deserts of New Mexico, Arizona and southern California, Hissy Fit is ready to go north on the assumption that winds will either be a head-wind or a tail wind. Had Hissy has a sail to raise, we’d have been on a good broad reach across … Read more
Happy July 4th everyone. What a time to come back to the States and what a contrast in worlds and environments. First, the Cancun airport, even in low season is a veritable zoo of humanity leaving the world of beaches and going who knows where. Feeling a little silly at arriving three hours early (just … Read more
It’s closing in on my last week in paradise and I’m grasping at ways to hold these times close and be present. Surrounded by tourism as much of Yucatan is, sometimes I forget to simply close out the rest of the world and see where I’m standing. It’s easy to get caught up in “what … Read more
Life has definitely slowed down. To perk things up a bit, I decided I’d take a few days and go to Campeche on the other side of the Peninsula from Bacalar. Having heard it is like going to an old walled-city in Spain, I didn’t want to miss it while I’m down here. So at … Read more
Finally – the sound of the surf, sea breezes, turquoise water! I literally felt my skin shrivel in Merida. While it was already pegging at 116, I was told – it’s not really hot yet. Even for this Texan – that’s hot with a humidity in the 90 percent range. So, back to the … Read more
So here I am in Guadalajara, revisiting a city I first tasted in 1965 with my parents. It has brought fresh memories of a road trip taken after I graduated high school. We had a brand new Oldsmobile – not the car to have brought to Mexico where mechanics knew how to fix Fords and … Read more
Well – I’m almost there – relatively speaking. After 28 months, what’s another two days? Right? Left Gulu amid a flurry of last minute activity – two days of goodbyes, giving things away, packing and re-packing. Had a small congratulations party for Peter for finishing his PLE exams and blessedly got a ride to Kampala … Read more