CANADA | Friday, 2 Oct 2009 | Views [24]
Ice cream. The lure of ice cream resulted in a high speed dash for Dawson City. It was the first time I’d been behind the wheel of a car after ten days being chauffeured over the Dempster Highway. The loose gravel made my hand unsure. ... Read more >
Tags: yukon, 1898, gold rush
CANADA | Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 | Views [58] | Comments [1]
Top of the World After the strangeness of Downtown Chicken I needed some time to settle back into solitude of my existence. I’ve grown fond of my life without hysteria and paranormal. Top of the World is one of the roads ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 28 Sep 2009 | Views [21]
For a couple weeks my theme seems to have been rain. If it quits raining I’ll go to Kodiak Island. It’s raining, I’ll go back to the cabin – at least I had been privileged to use a cousin’s cabin. There will be another summer for Kodiak Island ... Read more >
UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Sunday, 27 Sep 2009 | Views [21]
The debate – which way do I go home. With just two highways between Tok, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon the decision should not be hard, yet I have been struggling with it for days. Tombstone Park has been calling since I left in July. The other ... Read more >
UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Friday, 11 Sep 2009 | Views [26]
Water is lapping my toes. Just a few minutes ago I was up to my ankles in Portage Lake. I felt an ache, then numbness. Not far from my feet float large, blue-hued chunks of glacial ice. Occasional groans distract from the lapping water ... Read more >
Tags: alaska, kenai fjords, chugach
USA | Sunday, 6 Sep 2009 | Views [82]
No other single word epitomizes Alaska as does Denali – grandest, wildest, largest . . . Evening campfire banter, stories of Alaskan adventure, is characterized by two topics. The first is Denali. The other – salmon. Sitting ... Read more >
Tags: ada, disability access, road pass
UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Sunday, 23 Aug 2009 | Views [62] | Comments [2]
It was raining when I arrived at Kenai Fjords National Park. The result. I had to do one of my least favorite camping duties – pitch a tent in the rain. Early in my camping adventures there would be more water inside the tent then in the puddles ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 | Views [56] | Comments [3]
My complexion is dotted with small, red pocks. I’ve developed an incessant twitch. Each hair on my leg is sensitized to movement. The skin on my arms reacts to the slightest touch. Movements in the air result in wild grabs and ... Read more >
Tags: yukon, northwest territories, gizzly, muskox, dempster highway
UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 | Views [28]
Silver, Red, and Pink Salmon Spawning Every time I drive through Seward people are peering into the bushes – cameras to their eye. There is absolutely no scenic beauty to the spot. It is just a slough, maybe a drainage ditch flowing out of ... Read more >
Tags: salmon, seward, alaska, artifical insemination, fish hatchery, in vitro, spawn, spawning
CANADA | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [56]
Moose have always intrigued me. Legs far too long. A face that incites giggles. Rolling eyes which always seem bloodshot, encapsulated by an ever-moving ring of white. A dangly bit hanging from their neck. Antlers large enough to be ... Read more >
Tags: dempster highway, kenai fjords, camping
MYANMAR | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [8]
June 15 Set on one of the many large tributaries leading to the ocean that makes up the delta area, Labutta is a fascinating town: at once sleepy and yet alive with activity. The docks are a hive of activity in the morning, the market having ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [7]
Return to Myanmar (17/7/09) The past few weeks have been full of memories, highs, lows, laughter and tears. My mind is almost overloaded with experiences, blessings, thoughts… Arriving back in Myanmar after a week in Thailand took some adjusting ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [9]
Rain and Storms It’s raining cows and horses. Which is fine for me, because I’m in the ADRA office. It’s warm, solid and waterproof. The monsoonal rain that woke me at 4am, combined with lightning and howling wind, hasn’t let up for ... Read more >
Tags: mission story, adventist, adra
MYANMAR | Friday, 3 Jul 2009 | Views [43]
Village Adventures As part of my role as ‘project advisor’, one of my ‘jobs’ is visiting the projects in the villages. The adventure begins after worship. The ADRA car is working today, so we ride in comfort to the warehouse, past kids ... Read more >
Tags: myanmar, burma, adra, world vision, world food program, humanitarian air services
MYANMAR | Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 | Views [29]
Dear Friends, As you are aware, I am in Myanmar, and have a real heart for the people here. I have also been in Mae Sot, and seen the border situation, but not like it is at the moment. Please, if you have been following my adventures, ... Read more >
Tags: myanmar, burma, adra, world vision, world food program, humanitarian air services
MYANMAR | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 | Views [55]
As I watch the delta unfold from my helicopter view, I have to pinch myself every so often to make sure I am not dreaming! Am I really catching a helicopter to work?? The wind blowing through my hair from the open windows of the old Russian 20-seater ... Read more >
Tags: myanmar, burma, adra, world vision, world food program, humanitarian air services
MYANMAR | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 | Views [91] | Comments [1]
Myanmar After 2 months of waiting for my visa to volunteer with ADRA, I am finally here! Wow, what a country! I see why people say they fall in love with it – I have already, both the people, the culture and the contrasts. The ... Read more >
Tags: myanmar, burma, adra, world vision, world food program, humanitarian air services
USA | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [332] | Comments [1]
For many years, thirteen years to be more precise, I’d heard about an uncommon visitor on the California coast. To my disappointment Al B’s visits to Point Arena started one year after I finished my studies at Pacific Union College. It took over ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors, surfing, birdwatching
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007 | Views [708] | Comments [1]
Sunday was opening ceremony for the Montana Special Olympics Winter Games at Big Mountain, Montana. . . . As my Australian odyssey as Wanderer, Ambassador, and Nomad comes to an end, people – new friends from along the road – repeatedly ask, ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Dec 2007 | Views [691]
Sandstone Cliffs I spent my final night in Kalbarri at Red Cliff Caravan Park. It is just far enough out of town to ensure a peaceful nights rest. It is the dividing point between the beaches to the north and magnificent cliffs to the ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [520] | Comments [2]
After mending my sheet and repairing a pair of shorts – excuses to stay at Ellendale Pool a little longer – I left. The last place I enjoyed this much was Ningaloo Reef – now a distant memory. My destination . . . the Pinnacles. As ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [1023]
I arrived at the Graham Overlook a few hours ago at the must see attraction, Kalbarri National Park. Saying I was unimpressed is an understatement. Just a shallow canyon with stagnant water below. I’m here, I might ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [793] | Comments [1]
Broome The name itself conjured up idealic images of some far off place on the other side of the continent. At the same time it typified the real Australia – remote and hot with beautiful beaches. It took three visits but ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 | Views [471]
Jenolyn Caves – 20 % off coupon Blue Mountain World Heritage Area. Kanagra – Boyd National Park. Anybody who reads this and visits Jenolyn Caves can get a 20% discount as a friend referral. Quote: STMG.... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [492]
Concert in the Crags. . . . with Kate Cerberano, Stiff Gills and Didjeridu Dingo Warrambungle National Park. This morning I woke up early in Gardens of Stone. The kookaburras were again laughing at daybreak – 5:23. Currawongs soon ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 | Views [596] | Comments [1]
Who Has the Next Dance? Camped on the dance floor. The fog has been drifting through the trees all day long. An occasional shower followed shortly by a torrential downpour made the day a bust for extended outdoor activities. It is really ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
CANADA | Thursday, 15 Nov 2007 | Views [972] | Comments [2]
Decision Time Locks of Love or not . . . Can you imagine the struggles a young girl, or any child, might have should they suddenly start going bald? Only a couple times a week am I forced to consider this situation. The ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [397] | Comments [1]
Bungonia State Conservation Area Sunday afternoon. The Ambassador camper must be returned tomorrow, 5 Nov 2007. Earlier today I stopped in Canberra to do my final blogging and finalize my return to Perth – less than $200 to fly from Sydney ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors, ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [629]
Back on the Road Monday I relinquished the World Nomads campervan. Losing Ambassador status I’m again relegated to the lowly Nomad, Wanderer and Backpacker. It comes with a cost. No pots and pans, no running water, no bowl, no stove – ... Read more >
Tags: lost!, ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [957] | Comments [1]
Wilsons Promontory Rocky ocean cliffs, no introduced fish, penguins, kangaroos, wallabies . . . The Prom is one of the few natural areas I had heard about before coming to Australia the first time. Two visits later I finally arrived. ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [599]
Whitewater Rafting Mitchell River National Park. Leaving Wilson’s Promontory I had set my hopes on a night near The Lakes National Park. Shortly after leaving Wilsons Prom I arrived in Yarram to restock on groceries for the next few ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [775]
Dove Lake I almost didn’t make it. This morning I woke up and checked the map. It clearly indicated a paved road to Walls of Jerusalem. The name itself evoked a sense of awe. I couldn’t resist. I drove twenty kilometres south towards the ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [513] | Comments [1]
Central Highlands It was over two weeks ago I passed through the highlands from west to east while searching for respite from the rain. Today I crossed through the highlands again – this time from south to north. There is something captivating ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [448]
Mt Field National Park I’m not sure where the morning went. I was up early. It was just a few minutes drive to the park. It was still nearly 10:30 when I started walking. Just a short 10 minute stroll to the first falls. I was hoping ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 5 Nov 2007 | Views [1183] | Comments [2]
I Have a Date For the last few days I’ve been making my north to meet the Spirit of Tasmania, starting with Monday. I finally woke up in a caravan park. Desperation overtook me the afternoon before. A shower would be good but clean ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 3 Nov 2007 | Views [1028]
Blood-sucking invertebrates. Small red letters on my map – Montezuma Falls. On the map it was dirt track straight up the mountain’s side – switchbacks. On my way in to Rosebery I saw the road – narrow but paved – ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors, ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 31 Oct 2007 | Views [325]
Driving through sheets of rain I just barely made out a sign on the roads left, “Nelson Falls.” I stopped. Through the windshield I saw a rushing stream. After a few minutes debating I decided on walking to the falls. ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 29 Oct 2007 | Views [1326]
Calling the Dolphins: It seems the closer I get to Perth the further behind I get. The plan – stop at Hamelin Pool to see the stromatolites, a quick trip to Monkey Mia then back to somewhere near Hamelin Pool for the night. That ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [1078]
Penguins The price was a little better here then at Freycinet National Park. $12.00 for a campsite with a long drop pit at Tasman National Park. After a day of battling the winds I almost gave in before my sensibilities returned. One ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, ambassador van
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Views [410]
River of Rocks Reserve . . . . a Beach Covered with Crabs It was not what I wanted to do – leave. I enjoyed my night on the granite cliffs above Shoal Reef in Bay of Fires. I took a last look at the lichen covered boulders – it was still as bright ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
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