I am so stubborn. I couldn’t get into my WordPress site for almost 2 days. I have been down a couple of rabbit holes trying to fix this problem. I called the wrong place. I sent at least 10 messages, chats, and emails. I went to forums. I hate forums! Nothing. During this frustration, at […]

I love snow. I remember walking with my dad down Bristol Road on cold evenings. The snow crunching under our feet. That lovely sound is almost a squeak. I can feel it, too. I’ll never forget those times. I had rubber boots then. Gore-Tex wasn’t invented yet. We all had rubber snow boots. Not much […]

I walked up this path years ago to see this rock formation. I love geology! I went about 200 meters and found this: A large block of rock on the side of the trail. Oh well, I thought, I guess this is it. Went back to my car. Today I pressed on… I climbed down […]

Isn’t this a Rad photo? I’m so sick of everyone calling everything AWESOME. Sick. Sick. Sick. I’ve been through superlative words and phrases for too many years. First Hip. Then Neat. Then Boss. Then Deep. Then Cool. Now, AWESOME. I hate AWESOME. AWESOME is everywhere. Sports television. Music radio. Sports radio. Everywhere anything great is […]

This is why I hike. To meet hikers, especially young Thru hikers. It is so rare on this planet to meet four people that I like instantly. Today it happened. I don’t think I told them that I am a retired teacher and coach. I really miss young people. Today was a very special day […]

I don’t mean finished for the day, I mean Finished! There is nothing left in this body. I could hardly blow up my mattress. Pitching my tent was painful. The ground is such a long way tonight. seems very low and far away. Reaching down is like a slow motion film, except, this is my […]

View from our window. The Winchester Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.

My ashes will be spread in Muizenberg. I’ve been surfing there since 1997. It’s a gentle wave. A great beginner’s spot. Everyday, surf lessons happen here from the 6 or so surf shops. Muizenberg is a happening place. They call it “Surfers Corner.” To the West… 60 Kilometers of unspoiled beach. To the East… The […]

I thought I didn’t like travel. I was right. I do not like travel. I do love being somewhere else. Switzerland was magical. Partly because it is so different and beautiful. Mostly because we got time to spend with our friend Nicole. That’s Nic. I promised I wouldn’t put her on the internet so here […]

In 2 weeks I’ll be going back to Cape Town. I think I’m beginning to get excited. At first I didn’t want to go. Frankly, I haven’t felt like going anyway this year. (I never put “Frankly” on paper before.) Oh wait. This isn’t paper. It will be nearly Winter there. Chilly and wet then […]