Adventuring off the beaten track
Just finished my first ride and arrived at my hostel in Los Naranjos. Anna, the host, asked why I booked a double room when a single with a double bed instead of two tiny single beds in a room which was cheaper. When I reserved it on booking.com the double was all they showed available, so […]
First Ride and Hiking in Tayrona Park and More Jungle Exploring Read More »
I woke at 0430, did my morning breathing, stretching and exercise routines and now sit to write. I’m trying to capture the feelings I have with this day to be out in the heat and traffic and the unknown. Lots of questions swirl around in my mind. How hard will it be? Is it that
Finally Riding and How to Save Money (Two Bucks) Read More »
I thought I would share some of my trip planning ideas and first impressions of Colombia. TRIP PLANNING Since I wanted to stay off the main highway north to south, I get to plan my own route. First I want to explore the Tayrona National Park and the Sierra Nevada mountains, both in the northeast
Santa Marta, Impressions, And How to Motivate a Mother In Law Read More »
I still haven’t ridden my bike here yet as I’m acclimating myself to the heat and culture and language. I took the free walking tour of Cartagena sponsored by my hostel. There was couple from Washington DC, but everyone else was from Netherlands, Germany, France, UK, New Zealand and a family from the south of Colombia.
Being Adopted by Colombian Family, Timid Adventurer, Dance all night Read More »
Well, my bike and I made it to Colombia. We landed in Cartagena after a two and a half hour flight from Miami. I was sitting in row 9, so was one of the first off the plane. Felt like Alaska flying in that there is no tunnel to walk off the plane, just a
Cartagena, Heat, Bribes and Foreign Tourism Read More »
I spent the last two months in Port Townsend, Washington, staying at our little apartment, prepping myself for my planned trip to Colombia for the winter. This includes getting a few medical procedures, including two eye surgeries, dental surgery, and removal of precancerous spots on face. Like getting a car or boat tuned up before
Colombia Here I Come, No Dar Papaya, and Venezuela 1988 Read More »
Dear family and friends, Twice in August I entertained more guests: first, my nephews Kyle and Kalin, who got shut out from a sailing cruise by foul weather, but still got to experience Wrangell and the sights near. We did have a great time though and I learned about the magical exploding duffel bags to
Wrapping up Alaska: guests, community and port townsend weirdness Read More »
It seemed a good idea at the time!
Guests aboard-opposite of my one man charter attempt Read More »
This story originally appeared in SAIL magazine as a feature in 1989. I am rewriting it here for those of you that said you wanted to see it either again or for the first time. Nancy ( my ex-wife) and I were cruising the world in our thirties. We left Los Roques, Venezuela, in Lily,
Shipwreck from 1988 Revisited Read More »
Dear friends and family, We picked up our guest, Carol Hasse ( Hasse to friends) in Ketchikan in the middle of a series of rainstorms that are only in Alaska in the summer. We couldn’t make it to our waiting taxi at the top of the ramp without getting drenched. So we postponed our departure
Race to Alaska, sailing icon, rough start to sailing life Read More »