As some of you know, I was supposed to leave last Friday to visit my friend in Frankfurt and then go on to a tour of the Caucasus. Unfortunately, my body decided that last week it needed to have its gallbladder removed. I had to postpone my trip. I just wanted to let people know… Read More Didn’t make it to the Caucasus

Low tide today was at 9:45 am. Our first stop was in Garibaldi to buy some bait for the eel fishing. There is a fish called a monkey faced eel, which is not a true eel that hides in holes in the rock. Janet was determined to see if she could catch one. So we… Read More Hunting and gathering. Day 2 at the Oregon Coast

My daughter Janet, and I drove over to the Oregon coast to spend three days hunting and gathering. The objective is to gather things that people don’t usually eat and see if they taste good enough to repeat. We spent the first night in Newport Beach. We had dinner at a restaurant called Local Ocean… Read More Hunting and gathering at the Oregon Coast – Day 1

Dan and Berni have a timeshare on the north end of Mazatlan. On Monday morning Berni and I went there to spend two nights. It is a charming resort with a swimming pool and beach. We mainly came here to just hang out and relax. This morning Berni and I went to a cooking class.… Read More Last day in Mazatlan 

This morning we went out for brunch in Dan and Berni’s neighborhood. Here are some pictures that I took along the way and from the balcony of the restaurant. Dan and Berni live in the old town of Mazatlan. In the evening, we went to watch the Carnival parade. We were lucky to get seats… Read More Carnival in Mazatlan

On Friday, Berni and I made our way to Mazatlan in Mexico. We got up at five in the morning to catch a 6 o’clock bus from Belize City to Chetamul, Mexico. It was significantly cheaper to fly out of Chetamul than Belize City. I don’t know what I was expecting for a bus station.… Read More In Mazatlan

This morning we said goodbye to Greg, his family, and the Belize rainforest. Greg drove us to Dangriga to catch our plane. On the way we learned more about Belize. There is no public education in Belize. Parents have to pay for their kids from preschool on up through high school. That is really not… Read More On to Belize City

Today’s activity consisted of a hike to a waterfall. It was a little over a mile in and about 3 to 400 feet elevation gain. For me it was a little bit of a challenge. Berni just kept running up the trail. We didn’t see many animals. We did see a bunch of monkeys on… Read More Back into the jungle

 Our big adventure for the day was about a four hour canoe ride on the Sittee River. After two hours in the canoe, we got to stop at an island in the river to go swimming. Here are the pictures from this trip.  After lunch, Berni went out in the neighborhood and took… Read More First Day at Tutzil Nah Cottages