Advertisements The day’s first light starts to trickle in over Soldotna as I pack up my gear. My time here has come to an end as I start the two hour drive over to the other side of the Kenai Pennisula and the town of Seward for my next adventure. I take my time asContinue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska Adventure – kayaking Holgate Glacier”
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The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Carter Lake
Advertisements After my day at Lake Clark I sleep better than I have for weeks, and when I awake to a new day, the adrenaline is still coursing through my body. Taking the bush pilot’s advice from yesterday I decide to do my first hike since Aravaipa and my subsequent illness, destination Carter Lake. IContinue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Carter Lake”
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – The bears of Lake Clark (part one)
Advertisements After my brutally long drive the day before, I sleep like a newborn child in Soldotna, the Kenai river by my side. I awake refreshed and ready for a new day, my first official tour of this trip. In my last minute scramble to find something to do, I see a tour to LakeContinue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – The bears of Lake Clark (part one)”
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Soldotna
Advertisements I wake up in the Fairbanks yurt to see the sun has fully risen, which means that I’ve overslept. Normally this is a good thing, especially while on vacation, but not today. I have thirteen plus driving hours ahead of me. I forego a shower and coffee, throw my things into my backpack andContinue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Soldotna”
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Fairbanks
Advertisements After my quick, leisurely hike around Eagle river, I make it back to the car and GPS the route to my next destination for a couple of days, Fairbanks. I have eight hours of driving time, but with the long hours of daylight up here, I am not worried about driving in the darknessContinue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Fairbanks”
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Eagle river
Advertisements I return to another work week after my weekend up at the Grape Vine cabin, my health teetering on the edge of catastrophe. The pain is not abating, and trying to get in to see a doctor is becoming more and more of a joke since I don’t have a designated primary care physician.Continue reading “The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Eagle river”
Los Arcos
Advertisements Each day from my balcony in Puerto Vallarta I would gaze out onto Banderas Bay, wondering about the cluster of islands known as Los Arcos. On the first day of 2020, I make my way down to the beach, and get outfitted with a kayak. The time has come to explore these islands forContinue reading “Los Arcos”
A sunset sail on NYE 2019
Advertisements New Year’s Eve 2019 is upon us. I have a mango margarita in hand as we wait to board our sailboat. The skies above are grey and ominous, so I watch the dolphins from an underground viewing deck. It’s been an exhausting year that seems to be ending in contentment. No glorious sunset wasContinue reading “A sunset sail on NYE 2019”
Eco-ride Mexico
Advertisements I found the tour company Eco Ride Mexico on trip advisor while planning out my daily Puerto Vallarta adventures. What initially caught my attention was a 30 mile bike tour they offered along the rugged Mexican coastline. I really wanted to test myself, and this ride certainly would have done that. A week beforeContinue reading “Eco-ride Mexico”
Decadence
Advertisements Normally I choose to spend my money on experiences when I travel, not on where I will sleep. I’m still not sure what led me to decide on staying at the luxurious Hotel Mousai during my stay in Puerto Vallarta. Then I remember….the nagging suspicion that I will not have a long life ofContinue reading “Decadence”