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Drake Day Two

Monday, November 10, 2014 Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina Welcome back vicarious adventure travelers.  So yesterday’s blog was prolific,  entertaining,  profound and emotional…but it salt got lost and now I get to rewrite and I’m sure it will not havethe same impact. .. but that might also be the after lunch the Guinness comadragging on my creativity. … Read more

fin del monde… the end of the earth!

Sunday, November 9, 2014 Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina So here we begin the meat of the trip, and by meat I mean that quite literally, the famed Argentinian beef is absolutely everything is cracked up to be… but let me back up and share the travel experience down here. Starting with the fact that I finished … Read more

And so it’s been A While

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Welcome back fellow adventurers and avid adventure followers ! It has been quite a while since we’ve last met here. If I recall I had just left the land of blistering heat, incomparable natural beauty and some really crazy adventures. We met my longtime friends Michelle … Read more

Thank Yous, and Recomendations

Thursday, October 14, 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States As many of you know I did this trip solo.. but solo did not mean alone, I had many visitors along the way, met an old friend, and made many new friends. Also along the way, so many of my destinations and logistics would never have … Read more

All Good Things Must Come To an End

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Cape Town, South Africa Well the time is come, today I start my long journey home! check out of hotel.. wine for front desk mgr out to airport car rental cheaper than expected to Kalula desk.. argue with them about thier policies get flight for difference between yest $$ and todays … Read more

Follow the Grapes.. find Bill :)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Stellenbosch, South Africa Good morning sunshine!  After a lovely evening where I slept well for the first time in days, I arise to find the sun shining on the georgous rolling hills of the vineyard at Cultivar Guest Lodge.  Mountains in the distance and the lush green reminds me of days … Read more

Sailors, Penguins and the Confluence of Two Oceans

Monday, October 11, 2010 Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa WHAT A GREAT NIGHTS SLEEP!  Only 1 trip to the toilet .. I think this is breaking 🙂 As I am up before Colm and Caitlin I decide to sit out on the patio and enjoy the morning sun shining through. … Read more

Sharks – IN YOUR FACE

Sunday, October 10, 2010 Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa **** update for those that are actually reading these.. these are the final blog entries from my summer trip that never got published .. trip experiences written from notes but I am at home and comfy in front of my Christmas tree as we speak … Read more

Strangers, whales and left side drives

Friday, October 8, 2010 Plettenberg Bay, South Africa So this morning the tour trials continue. After a long night of toilet visits, no sleep and freezing my butt off, I awake tired and grumpy with the decision I am indeed leaving the tour and not paying for any of it other than my two nights … Read more

Angry Costal Waters.. oh and I jumped off a bridge

Thursday, October 7, 2010 Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa So I didn’t quite finish last nights adventure… After checking into our rooms, Colm, Caitln and I decided it was time to check out the Bungee Jumping hours as I was determined to make that a reality since I didn’t get to do it … Read more