Adventuring in the World and Spirit
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on Apr 30th, 2010
The log cabin walls are just over my head now. We seem able mill, peel and lay close to two courses of logs a day. It was a blustery and cold day that brought plenty of sun and blue sky, but strangely enough also brought snow showers. After we layed our daily ration of two [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 10th, 2010
WHAT’S NEXT? Tonight I’m due to begin the two day journey home. I’ll fly from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires. Then from Buenes Aires to Bogata Columbia to NY to Portland Maine. I’m looking forward to walking and canoeing around in the forests, rivers and lakes of Maine. This May, I’m planning on visiting with a [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 5th, 2010
Wow! I visited Cueva de las Manos (Cave of the Hands) which is a Unisco World Heritage Site. As you can see from the pictures it is amazing. I could feel the ancient people around the area as their hand prints and drawings jumped out of the rock walls. The feeling was so positive and [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Jan 19th, 2010
Alexandria, the hostess of the family that I’m staying with made wonderful white beans with carrots and ginger. It was a wonderful meal that reminded me of the meals of my childhood. There was a little cheese and two eggs on the side. After dinner, we talked for a while. I asked her about her [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Jan 19th, 2010
I had a long talk with Alexandra’s husband who’s name I think is Pedro. He is a doctor of sorts who practices conventional and plant medicines. He talked quiet a lot about the people in San Pedro and other local villages. He said that the average person working in the corn fields makes around 40 [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Jan 19th, 2010
Jay and I spent the night apart, as we are staying with different families here in San Pedro on Atitlan Lake. We’re going to spend four hours each morning studying Spanish. The family that we’re staying with provides the meals and lodging. My host is a woman who is called Alexandra. The x is pronounced [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Jan 17th, 2010
We made it to Guatemala and Lake Atitlan today. As we approached the border, (or frontier as it’s called here), we could see the rugged steep and green mountains that formed the natural boundary between Mexico and Guatemala. It was breath taking. The border crossing was fairly easy. First we had to check ourselves and [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Jan 11th, 2010
Everyone says hello to each other as they pass on the streets. Of course, this is the case in the Pueblos (villages) but it is also true in the larger cities to a slightly lesser degree. Because I grew up in North Africa and the Middle East, I have felt emotions of homecoming to this [...]