Imagine flying, taking a train or driving your car to an unfamiliar city for a long weekend, then on that last morning after your final bite of toast and sip of coffee you grab your pack, head through the lobby… Read More ›
Hiking
Trails and Trains Through Portugal and Spain Part 3 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
Three days tromping around Lisbon seeing the sights and eating rich Portuguese pastries was the first phase of my Camino training program. It may have been a little late in the process and unorthodox but three days of climbing… Read More ›
Trails and Trains through Portugal and Spain – Part 2 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
The train had been stopped too long to just be picking up passengers plus we were not at a station. We were sitting on a sunny stretch of track with a view of nowhere when the diesel engines fell silent… Read More ›
Trails and Trains through Portugal and Spain – Part 1 (Camino Portuguese, Camino Finesterre-Muxia)
I have always been a sucker for inspirational films that include travel across foreign lands. Especially those films where the protagonist hikes, sails, or bicycles the globe and along the way finds the insight, strength and courage to complete their… Read More ›
What’s Been Going On in Bellingham Washington?
Hi Guys, It’s been a while since I shared a photo or story here but my absence has been the best thing for both of us. No I have not been in rehab, hospitalized or incarcerated for the good… Read More ›
Winter In The North
Winter for many people in the northern half of the US is not their favorite season. It is associated with wet, dark days in the Pacific NW, fierce winds and freezing temperatures in the plains, smothering snows in… Read More ›
Closing Time, Desperado and Auld Lang Syne
I lived between heaven and temptation my third year of medical school or more specifically my apartment was located above a heavenly pie shop and across the street from a popular bar. My classmates and I celebrated the start and… Read More ›
