Monthly Archives: March 2012

Peru Jungle amazing now in Cusco and the mountains

This is just a quick post to say we had an amazing time in the jungle and now in Cusco. Full details later as we are about to meet up with Jamee and go to the Temple of the Moon …

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Likely last post for 11 days

The last  3 days have been in Great Barrington staying with Amy and visiting with friends and do little projects here and there mainly in Amy’s apartment but also elsewhere. Tonight we are packed for an early start to JFK …

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And so back to Great Barrington ’til Sunday morning

Today was journey day. I drove to Fillmore and left Curvee at Mark and Colette’s place. Prior to that I had managed to pack my case carry on, which was amazing in itself. The trip to Burbank was very easy …

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Photos from Bolsa Chica

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It was a very grey day so not much vibrancy in the colours. The first pic is of 2 feeding Northern Pintails. Really “bottoms up” The female is in the front – the tail is shorter and less pointed ….. …

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And so to the Pacific coast and onto Thousand Oaks. March 12th/13th

So a last post from the west coast before a couple of flights back to the east coast. (Yes look at the travel map!!) I started Monday at Huntington Beach and so was only 10 minutes from Bolsa Chica, one …

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And into California and the Salton Sea

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Started the day in Gila Bend and drove ~180 miles to the Salton Sea. On the way saw a bill board “Eat Flies, Dates a pig, Hollywood star” with a picture of Kermit the Frog and the tag line LIVE …

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There’s no going back – from the Daily Dharma in Tricycle

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                                                   There’s No Going Back One of the main things that happens when you meditate is that regret starts to surface and you start to think about your life. Meditation neutralizes denial after a while and opens up the circuits …

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South East Arizona – Patagonia and Madera Canyon

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Starting the day in Sierra Vista meant the first stop , Miller Canyon was only 10 minutes away, however having driven to the top of the canyon to Beatty’s ranch it turned out they had a fire too so there …

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New Mexico and Arizona March 9th 2012

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I started the day In Las Cruces with  a zip along more of I-10 for 135 miles or so and then dropped south to find the road into the Chiricahua Mountains. The drive up into the mountains was amazing. It …

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Now’t to do with my journey but I saw this today and thought it worth posting here too. 5 regrets people often have on their deathbed

When I read this I realized that in past times I had not made a good stab at the first 4. The 5th is a no brainer for me, I have a daft silly streak so never take life or …

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