Adventuring off the beaten track
Dear friends and family, Yesterday my plan was to make a dash during the inclement weather to get from Lincoln City to Newport to allow the big storm to pass and be in a bigger town with lots to explore. The sky was angry. She threw her contempt forward with her foul winds, and from […]
The “Angry” Weather, Staying Put, and Another Gear Read More »
Dear family and friends, Before I even opened my eyes this morning I could hear the wind and rain against the tiny building that comprises my motel. I felt like I had made a good decision to take a rest day today and wait out the storm of wind and rain that came on last
Thoughts on Why, Rain, and Roads Read More »
Dear friends and family, I am sitting inside a small cottage in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The rain just started as I arrived here an hour ago. It sure felt good to again be riding the loaded bike. This trip I started from Astoria instead of Port Townsend because of the late start. The late start
Riding the Pacific Coast and Questioning My Judgement Read More »
Dear friends and family, A couple of you have inquired if everything is ok, and indeed it is. Presently, I am enjoying the summer in Alaska that never arrived earlier in the season. It has been sunny for almost two weeks with little wind. The marina is mostly empty as the fishermen are still out
Wilderness, not fish, three alarm day Read More »
Dear friends and family, I was determined to find a silver lining to the forced return to Wrangell in the middle of my ambitious cruising adventures for this summer. When I think back on my life I now realize that some of my most awful or traumatic life events turned out to have a silver
Silver Lining, Published, Impostor Read More »
Dear friends and family, After three weeks back in Wrangell, the last of the parts came, I installed them, and like some sort of minor miracle, the heater actually worked. It worked three days in a row by now, so I guess it might really be fixed. It’s really hard to find the cause of
Heater, Whales, and shhh Starlink Read More »
Dear friends and family, Last night was my first night at anchor, so as I expected, I did not sleep that well. I know from years of experience that it takes me a few days to get used to my dwelling being attached to the bottom of the ocean by a metal anchor and a
Solo in the wilderness and enjoying the comfort of heat-until I don’t Read More »
Dear friends and family, Now that the boat is ready, it is time to get myself ready. I haven’t allowed for lethargy here, so I am staying fit by using the local community center gym (until it closed for maintenance last week) and my rowing dinghy and bicycle and of course walking. I regularly do
Fear thoughts and making friends Read More »
Dear friends and family, I am back writing and blogging, now from Southeast Alaska. I have been up here for five weeks now with an especially bigger amount of boat maintenance to do this year. I hadn’t hauled out the boat for four and a half years, so it seemed time to haul her, check
Wrangell again and boat prep for summer cruising Read More »
Dear friends and family, It has been over a month since I left Albania and returned to the US. This is my reflection on this last bicycle tour of southern Europe. I had a great trip, both the first part with Liz and the latter part alone. The highlights of any bicycle touring for me
Reflections post Europe tour Read More »