Professional traveler Paul Theroux wrote: "Being away is almost in itself a thrill---liberating, freedom, different rules, away from the strictness of home. Is it any wonder I have spent forty years wandering?" Strictness about food was a fixed facet of our childhood, my sister and I. We ate at the table, at mealtime. Snacks weren't … Continue reading “Vacation-Rules”
Category: Travel
“When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
Last time I wrote about God playing Travel Agent in my life, it was about a different October, and the blessings that arose from my stay in a psych ward. (Halloween-themed craft projects? I'm now an expert!) This time God played a more literal Travel-Agent role... and naturally I have a Story to tell. To … Continue reading “When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
3 days in the “little apple”: Manzanita, OR
Eels on the Highway and Other Adventures
Yesterday we took the motorcycle in the opposite direction up the Coastal Highway, heading north through Depoe Bay and Lincoln City, enjoying long stretches of beach views and cliffside oceanfront. And we're glad we did it yesterday instead of today, because a friend just sent us a video posted by the Depoe Bay Fire Department---the … Continue reading Eels on the Highway and Other Adventures
Enthusiasms
I love little kids' enthusiasm for motorcycles, maybe because it so closely mirrors my own. Yesterday we were walking along Newport's waterfront district, each of us with a helmet in one hand and a mocha from the Surf Shop in the other, when a little guy grabbed his mother's hand and piped loudly, "Look, Mommy! Motorcycle-guys!" … Continue reading Enthusiasms
Reframing
The first glimpse of ocean is a spiritual moment, every time. We made it as far as Bend, Oregon, last night before calling it quits and settling into a motel that was unquestionably clean, but quite questionably decorated... We walked this morning to a small diner for COFFEE (and ok, breakfast) and then hit the … Continue reading Reframing
Where the World Is
"The world is not in your books and maps. It's OUT THERE." ~Gandalf, to Bilbo Baggins I'm grateful for books and maps when I'm not traveling... But given the choice, I prefer travel! Of course, my travels won't involve a dragon (unless it's the dragon-kite we flew on the beach last year), so I don't … Continue reading Where the World Is
Kana's Chronicles 