…of note because this is the background reason I’m even on this trip. Fidel passed away last November just as one of Cleve’s travel groups were flying out to Havana. When they arrived, their whole itinerary was altered because the country pretty much came to a standstill. Many places were closed, and no alcohol was being served. They made do, …
The day began with a 5:30am wake up call in our LAX airport hotel room. I had met up with my amazing octogenarian friend Charlotte so we could travel together to Cuba. If you aren’t an “older adult” yourself, or work in the field of aging services like I do, you may want to know that term means “in her …
I often call my youngest brother Jay “Leetle Brother”, or sometimes “Leetle” or sometimes just “LB”. I think it came from a silly Christmas package label one year a long time ago. He’s the Little Brother and I’m the Big Sister. But of course we must say it silly so I’m “Beeg Sistor”. Otherwise abbreviated as “BS”. Now you are …
Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir August 9-12, 2017 Looking back on last year’s trip on the Wonderland Trail, I started my blog entry with this John Muir quote. I feel like the sentiment is so …
October 26, 2016 After our final, satisfying Spanish breakfast buffet we three slightly-tired, trail-worn Americans and our fearless, shoeless, happy and inspiring leader Pablo hit the road for a half hour drive to start today where we left off yesterday at Port de la Selva (the eastern-most part of Spain. Today’s run would be one of the shortest, but greatest …
Oct 25, 2016 Cadaques to Port d’ el Selva Cadaques is a small, beautifully-preserved city on the northern coast of the Costa Brava area of Catalonia. Tourism and specialty restaruants are important here. It is also well-known for being the home and inspirational landscape to surrealist artist Salvador Dali and his muse and wife, Russian “Gala” (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova). Pablo …
This morning we got a late start, which was pretty nice in that everything was laid-back and flexible. With running every day – even though I love love love it- it’s quite nice to sleep in, eat a leisurely breakfast and have time for it to digest before heading out. It is now only us three Americans for the remainder …
Today was my most favorite day yet! I think it has a little to do with getting into the flow of things. I remember that when I did the Camino it took me a good week to get a routine down; with unpacking and re-packing each day, with the time change, with meals and navigating – there are a wide …
Oct 22, from Peratallada to Llafranc, a Costa Brava coastal city I awoke in Peratallada bundled in one of the coziest beds I’ve ever slept in, with large pillows surrounding me. It was barely light outside and almost 8am but was chilly and cloudy out. I met our group for a very light breakfast (the fare varies quite a bit …
Oct 21, 2016 Today our group, again led by Pablo, ran about 25k (15.5 miles) from just outside of Girona into a town called Peratallada which means “carved stone”. We saw remnants of a castle, many old stone walls, a moat, and a church, along with some highly ranked contemporary restaurants which suprised me! Not that the food in Spain …