Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 | Views [919]
After we crossed into Texas we spent a couple of days at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. This is where the whooping cranes hang out in the US. There are only about 500 world-wide and it is a treat to see even a couple of them. Then it was on to ... Read more >
Tags: Family
Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [1236]
Friends say they would love to travel the way we do. That, of course, isn’t the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. They really don’t want to miss out on family gatherings. They can’t imagine spending Christmas Eve on a kibbutz ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008 | Views [982]
Tuesday was another long distance drive with little to report. The roads are pretty good and we are making good time despite the intermittent rain. It is a flat and uninspiring part of Mexico but I don’t miss driving on the winding mountain roads ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 11 Nov 2007 | Views [638]
We are not the only ones heading south. We have been following the migrating sandhill cranes since Alaska. Aldo Leopold remarked on what a strange lot we birders are. When birders also have a passion for photography we appear to be queer ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [646]
We have been back from Alaska now for over two months and we are getting restless to see more of the world. What drives us isn't the explorer spirit; explorers seek adventure and by our definition an "adventure" is a journey gone wrong. Our ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase