Category: Journeys
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Photo Friday: Ha Long Bay
Junks awaiting tourists at Bo Hon Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam We had arrived on Bo Hon Island to see the caves. The subterranean attraction is a draw for tourists, lit with multicolored lights, but I was more interested in the all the other aspects of the journey. The junks, the people and the landscape.…
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Wayback Machine
The abandoned gas station was overgrown with weeds. Paint was peeling, and the cupola seemed a bit lopsided perched on the roof. Several of it’s vents were missing. I guessed a few birds had taken up residence inside. I spotted the old fuel station stopped at the traffic light. The modern Food Mart that had…
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May: A Season of Renewal
Breakheart Pond, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA As soon as the buds appear, my spirits lift. Five months of bare trees, dry sticks under grey skies. It’s more than enough. The snow sometimes beautifies the landscape, but by March or April, I desperately await the appearance of the new leaves. To walk under the green canopy,…
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Keep Moving
The back injury was worse. I always had back trouble, but long periods of sitting at my new job had exacerbated the problem. Now I was in intense pain, and could barely walk. I researched everything. Ice, heat, surgery, drugs. What was the answer? No one I’d spoken with told me that surgery was a…
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An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog 