I have spent the last three or four weeks watching the sea. The rise and fall of the tides; an endless ebb and flow. A constantly shifting surface comprised of liquid light and the sky, stirred by random eddies and hidden currents.
It has put me in a reflective state of mind.
I wonder why I am [...]
We head into some pretty remote territory. Isolated mountain aldeias of a couple of houses are punctuated by occasional larger settlements with bustling markets. The other traffic we encounter is most commonly women on foot, generally burdened by large bundles carried on their heads. Every now and then a heavily overloaded pickup truck or mini-bus [...]
Also tagged gautemala, mountainsLooking at my map, Isla Jaina catches my attention, for some reason. I know nothing of the place but the map indicates that there is an archeological site on the island – which is part of another biosphere reserve – at the end of a twenty kilometre dead end track.
I take the turnoff towards Isla [...]
Living on the water is endlessly beautiful.
Also tagged a place to stay, mexicoPoet. Dreamer. Visionary. Prophet. Lunatic. Fool. Perhaps these are all words for the same thing.
I am sitting on a floating island made of garbage – plastic bottles, mesh bags, wood pallets, plywood, fabric, mirrors, shells – all tacked and glued together with a greater regard for the aesthetic effect than practicality – and [...]
Doris, John and I set off in the morning in their car for a day trip that will encompass the area around June Lake, Mono Lake and Brodie. We start by driving past the series of lakes on the scenic route into June Lake which I skipped the previous evening in the very uncharacteristic, for [...]
Also tagged california, desert, hospitality