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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Well. I got what I asked for! Thunder, lightning and rain. Awesome! I haven’t been in a tent for a good rain in such a long time! Do you remember canvas? Dad would get mad…

Yep. That’s what time it is right now. Oops 2311. We’ll that disappointing. I’m hot. It was 85 degrees here today. 85!!! I can’t get a signal here. I’ll bet it’s in the high 60s…

This is the 4th plan Jen constructed. 🙂 She really does a good job with this stuff. My plans look like an outline of this. I like to leave it more open. See what happens…