Archive for July, 2007

Da Simple Life, Da Island Life

Monday, July 30th, 2007

It appears that we have nailed down the next step to our adventure; and it takes us to (of all places) Hawaii!
You may recognize that Hawaii is out of left field for us, since our original initial destination was Costa Rica and Latin America in general. Well, dear reader, read on!
One of our research tools [...]

Don’t Look Down

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

When you are traversing a spiny ridge over 10,000 feet in the air, with an incredibly steep rocky scree slope on one side and cliffs overlooking thin air on the other side, and the wind is blowing fiercely, there is but one golden rule to live by: Don’t Look Down! At least, that became the [...]

The Other Side of the First Class Curtain

Friday, July 13th, 2007

I’ve flown on a lot of planes. I mean a lot. Not only passenger planes, but I’ve also taken about 300 rides in various cargo planes and puddle-jumpers with an aim not to get the free peanuts, but instead to jump out….and skydive.
When I’ve travelled on planes in the more conventional sense though, I’ve always [...]