“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good …
Becoming Tim
“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.” ~Elbert Hubbard In 2000, Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam wrote and …
The Meseta: A Long Walk Across Nothing
“There is something else I am after out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey … something that can only be found through the help of …
High-Rolling Luxury in Santo Domingo
“Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” ~ Janis Joplin If you own a car, even if it’s a rusty junker, you’re among the top 9 percent most …
Standing at the Helm of Destiny
“Have you ever sailed across an ocean Donald … on a sailboat, surrounded by sea with no land in sight, without even the possibility of sighting land for days to …
Day 2: Up and Over
(Blogger's Note: This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of my book draft #PilgrimStrong. It's a partial account of the most difficult day on the Camino. Pilgrim …
The Most Unpleasant Pilgrim in Weeks
(Blogger's Note: This is a sidebar exerpt from my book draft #PilgrimStrong, an account of my 500-mile pilgrimage across Spain on the Camino de …
Did I Just Do That?
(Blogger's Note: This is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of my book in the works, #PilgrimStrong, based on my experience of pilgrimage on the Camino …
Post Camino: What Now???
Home (T +2 days). 3:30 a.m., and my body still thinks it's 10:30 a.m. and time to stop for a papa tortilla and a cold San Miguel. Oh the humanity. …
James the Apostle: Son of Thunder
(Blogger's Note: Taking a break from my normal format and style today to offer a few thoughts about James the Apostle. It's appropriate here, since the Camino …
Video Journal #1 T-21 Days
This is my first video journal recorded last week, and published via Facebook that day. Just wanted to get it on the blog for the archives. I'll produce a …
The Truth About Hearing That Voice
(Blogger's Note: Perhaps it's an appropriate moment to share just a word about my writing philosophy, especially what I write here on the blog. I don't aspire …
The Truth of My Uncertainty
Today marks a milestone day in my preparation for pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. I am six weeks out from departure. From the moment the thought entered …
To Everything There is a Season
I've always been over-zealously impulsive in an obsessive-compulsive sort of way. My checkbook over the years would testify to that. In a fit of chronic …
Day Trip to Manta, Ecuador
How to be the Most Popular Guy at Nawi Fest
How does a fair-skinned, blue-eyed gringo at his first Nawi Fest become the most popular guy on the Malecon? Mostly, he just acts himself, and walks the …
Announcing “Buena Vista”
*** After three weeks we are pleased to kick off this work week with the announcement of our first major property offering in a new development you have to see …
Our Day at Los Frailes
We spent this afternoon with our friend, Maria, on a day trip to Los Frailes beach about 20 miles south of Puerto Cayo. Some listings name Los Frailes as one of …
