HARSH REALITIES

Its has been a while since I gave an update, and that is because this was a hard one to write, for numerous reasons.   Flying home for the holidays and giving the political situation in Peru time to cool off for a few weeks seemed like a good idea.  In retrospect, it ended up not working […]

3 COUNTRIES, 2 BORDERS, 1 DAY

El Salvador is a relatively small country, only 168 miles long and about 88 miles wide.  Yet, in that small area is a vast geologic bounty.  Beautiful beaches with world-class surfing waves.  High volcanoes.  Mountains.  Lakes.  And about 6.5 million people.   Don’t let the stories you hear about crime or gangs keep you from visiting El Salvador, as it is not to […]

FURTHER DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

After leaving Flores I headed South in Guatemala towards the mountain town of Esquipulas.  Leaving Flores and all the way to Rio Dulce, the roads were open and the cloudy day spat ran at me off and on, making for blissfully cool temperatures.  I enjoyed the ride and the scenery.  Tendrils of clouds enshrouded the low hills and […]

HOLA MEXICO!

I didn’t sleep well at all the night before the border crossing.  I had read and heard too much about the crime and corrupt officials in Northern Mexico, near the border, and it all kept going through my head.  Strangely, I hear all sorts of stories about how dangerous some of the places I have flown as […]

300 More Boring Freeway Miles to Shreveport, LA

I woke up to wind and mist, but thankfully no real rain today.  For some reason I was pretty short of breath this morning, getting out of breath doing the simplest things like getting dressed or walking down the hallway.   That’s the thing with Pulmonary Fibrosis, there are good days and bad days, days you breathe fine, […]

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