Maybe it was the "Birds of North America" book that laid by my dying grandfather's bed in his living room, or how we spent hours watching for and identifying birds through those windows ... but I grew into my twenties fascinated by birds. Some…
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Driving in Costa Rica and what to do if you get a ticket.
On our route from the Carribean to San Jose, in an effort to make it around the mountain before total darkness (and unanticipated fog)…
by Jewels January 25, 2015
Fourteen Highlights from Twenty Fourteen (mostly in photos)
Since I didn’t publish last year, I’m taking another new year as an opportunity to reflect and give myself a clean slate for all…
by Jewels January 18, 2015
Days 8+9: Asea, a Birthday, Canada + a Gateway Dance
Thursday is finally a day of rest and another missed sunrise. While it’s hard to hide away on a boat of three thousand, I…
by Jewels August 16, 2013
Day 7: Juneau, Alaska
We arrive at Juneau around 7am and are expected back on board by 11:30. The comedian the other night foreshadowed our morning when he…
by Jewels August 14, 2013
Day 6: Haines, Alaska + Cabin Fever
Despite my best efforts, I don’t make it up for sunrise this morning. I do make it off the boat for an impromptu adventure…
by Jewels August 13, 2013
Day 5: Glacier Bay
It’s not until tonight that I realize the Princess Patter has sunrise listed, so I once again underestimate how early the sun rises this…
by Jewels August 12, 2013
Day 4: Ketchikan, Alaska
I set my alarm for what I thought would be the sunrise, only to sleep in until the loud, british voice woke me up…
by Jewels August 11, 2013
Day 3: At Sea – There is no District 12
There is no District 12. Bam! I forgot how fun reading fiction is. After watching The Hunger Games on Cruise TV yesterday, I decided…
by Jewels August 10, 2013
Day 2: Bridge + Learning from Teaching
Our first day at sea and I lose track of time mid-day, somewhere between the champagne and B52s with Faye and her father and…
by Jewels August 9, 2013
Day 1: Insights from a Change Junkie on a Cruise
I’ve never slept on a boat before. The Washington state ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island was the longest I’d ever ridden on a…
by Jewels August 8, 2013
“Put a Bird on It” – visitors to Kaua’i
On my recent trip to Kaua’i, I spotted more birds than several of my visits to Maui. This could be due to the large…
by Jewels June 19, 2011
Maui: Day 2
Wednesday is my first full day on the island. I’m still on Portland time, so I rise with the sun, around 8 (6 Hawaiian).…
by Jewels December 7, 2008
Maui: Day One
Notes from my first trip off the continent. Mahalo. Not sure what this word means, but the folks on Hawaiian can’t get enough of…
by Jewels December 4, 2008
San Fransisco in Pictures
Been a while since you’ve visited the city or never been? Check out some cool scenery and take a walk down impressive Mural Alley.…
by Jewels August 26, 2008
Bury My Heart in San Francisco
No time to explain. The last time I sat down to blog I spilled coffee and killed my laptop. At the time, I had…
by Jewels August 23, 2008
Family Fun, Black Butte and Bend
I’m alive. Just been lazy with the computer. Summer is just so much more fun spent outside, on the beach and in swimming pools.…
by Jewels July 19, 2008
Talk to Strangers Road Trip
Febrary-April 2008 Wow, who would have imagined how much time it’d take to develop and parse through 30 rolls of film and over 1,500…
by Jewels April 5, 2008
San Diego and Jack Johnson
Just a quick update that I’m alive and very well in southern California. My best girl from Portland, Elisabeth, met me here on Tuesday…
by Jewels March 30, 2008
Don’t Mess with Texas and Happy Easter
It’s true and I’m sad. After raving about the friendliness of Texan highways, I received my second speeding ticket this trip. And it gets…
by Jewels March 23, 2008
