September 7, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
A crisp fall breeze blew stiffly across the fields at Good Life Farms and the air smelled distinctly of fall. Gabe tumbled out of the van first, and into the […]
August 31, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
There is a train whistle sounding and the distant rumble of the rails in front of which the crickets are fiddling in the twilight. Children somewhere two streets over are […]
August 26, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
The blue skies above New England are dazzling. Puffy white clouds dot the sky. A light breeze blows. The calm before the storm, in more ways than one. As the […]
August 25, 2011 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
This is the day that you don’t want to be me. This is the day that my life of continual adventure and international travel is not sexy. This is the […]
August 22, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
This is a post that my friend Lois wrote for The Mama Bus about our upcoming cross-continental drive. We leave in just nine days, she and I and our 11 […]
August 17, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
As I sit to write this I’m shocked by the calendar date: August 17th. Where has this summer gone? I know, of course, it’s gone into road trips back and […]
August 11, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States
The sun is just peeking over the treetops and the only sound in the camper is heavy breathing; everyone is still asleep. If you’re wondering why there’s been “radio silence” […]
July 27, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
We’ve just returned from a wonderful long weekend on Brule Lake, where I was born. There is much I could say, but nothing I’ve written captures it as well […]
July 24, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
“Now keep your eyes out for the wreck!” hollered Gramps, as Skoro swung into the bay following a hard tack across the river from Cape Vincent, New York. Elisha had […]
July 18, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue
“Any day I spend on the water is a good one,” my brother’s friend Doug’s words came to mind as we glided out across the bay, the “stonka-stonka” of the […]
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