To the Love of My Life on Her Birthday

November 9, 2013 Seville, Spain Many who read about our travels have no idea that there is a story, many stories actually,that pre-date our traveling life. While I will not go into detail here, it is fair to say that you have played a vital role in shaping the man that I am today. Since… Continue reading To the Love of My Life on Her Birthday

What it Means to Captain This Ship: To My Husband On Father’s Day

June 16 Vigo, Galicia, Spain This has been a challenging week, to say the least.  Somewhere in the lovely Picos de Europa, our van started to sound as if it were towing a refrigerator up and down the mountains.  After consulting a mechanic in Oviedo, we learned that our driver-side caliper was shot and our tie… Continue reading What it Means to Captain This Ship: To My Husband On Father’s Day

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Please accept my apology when I tell you that I haven’t channeled a writerly thought in now nearly a decade. In fact, it is with distinct physical discomfort that I sit alone tonight, in the darkened kitchen nearing 2AM, banging away at this keyboard in what is now my seventh effort to get this damned… Continue reading Countdown