December 27, 2014 -- Canby Oregon. 

“From Canby to Ecuador”

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"I began the year married and living in the same home I raised my kids.The year concludes as a single guy living in a two bedroom townhouse.
Now I am researching a trip to Ecuador this summer with the possibility of retiring there.
The custom of a new year can help with the emotional transition of change. From one thing to another.

New Year's Eve bonfire Yachats 2014
Participants are encouraged to write aspirations on a note and put in fire.

So it is within that custom that I look forward to new adventures. Traveling alone to someplace I've never been. Perhaps not to find something but merely to seek a newer world."

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November 25, 2018

Four years ago I went on a journey for four weeks. Solo. To a place I had never been. 

Now I am two weeks away from a month in Europe. A place I went to once. Forty five years ago. When I was studying in London. 

Paris 1973

Balsa Surf Camp
Mantanita, Ecuador

Four years ago I wanted to prove I could travel alone. And I wanted to grow. I’ve told my kids, it is in discomfort that we learn our best lessons.


















This time is different.

I won’t be alone. I am meeting Cate in Barcelona where she is completing a 90 day au pair gig. 

This time will be different in another way. Instead of seeking to find myself, I will be seeking for the sake of its own virtue.