If our flights go as scheduled – and we all know that on-time air travel is nowhere near a certainty – we should arrive in California in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Although not a job that anyone likes, especially at that time of day, our daughter will be at the airport to pick us up, and then transport us south to her and her husband's home in Perris. At some point following that, Rebecca and I will need to figure…
In the last few days we've received a number of private messages and emails, all of them wishing us well on our new adventure. I received one email from my sister Diane, and when I commented to her about how our cycling route is in no way solidified, she replied with, "It's good that you are resilient and can be flexible." In my mind, I don't see any other healthy alternative. What more can we all do but be adaptive,…
Confession: I have never had to deal with a flat tire on a bike. Not only that, I haven't done any real bike repairs to speak of. Does that lack of experience concern me? A bit, I guess, but what makes me less inclined to stress it, even though I know that, at some point in time, we'll have to deal with a mechanical issue somewhere in the outback, is the knowledge that, when we first bought our cat, we didn't know…
It's hard to believe but in exactly one week's time, Rebecca and I will be on our way to the airport to begin our journey to California, the starting point for our next adventure. Bucking all odds, in the past few days things have just fallen into place. Given how long we've been sitting here - only one week short of 6 months - it seems funny to suggest that our escape plan has come together quickly, but it does…
I first mentioned 180? South almost a year and a half ago. The film, which documents a young man's trip to Patagonia, includes all the makings of a real adventure. While searching for something completely unrelated on Youtube, I came across a couple of links for the entire movie, and that surprised me, but I have to imagine that they are legit as Youtube is way too good at removing copyrighted materiel. So, for your viewing pleasure, I include the video here.…
Even though we're not quite yet ready to leave Martinique, and Frost, Rebecca and I spent some time yesterday sorting through our limited belongings. Just as we did all those years ago when we were first planning our cruising adventure, we divided our stuff into several piles. Piles of things to keep, things to sell, things to dispose of, and things to give away (that is the most fun pile to create). As you might imagine, the stacks this time…