We are very thankful for the friends that we have found in our new home and the friends and family that we have "back home". This year...

Getting to know a city that you have moved to is same same but different to any new relationship. You have certain expectations that may...

This weekend marks one month in our new home. We started with the smallest of birds and today I came across these elephants on my ride...

Today was memorable for a couple of reasons. First, we listened to the final game of the world series live on internet radio. That was...

This morning I couldn't see the mountains from the house so I thought better to explore the lowlands. I headed toward Chiang Mai city and...

This morning I went for a bike ride at daybreak. I traveled about 23 kilometers in the direction of the mountainous district of Samoeng....

Yesterday was the two week anniversary of being in our new home.  It came furnished and we've been to Baan and Beyond a couple of times...

Up on the roof of our Airbnb for coffee at sunrise. Last night, we said goodbye to Mom and Pappa Chai at the bus station for their...

Today we had a short visit with our friends Cheryl and Jason. It was so good to see them again although this is a very tough time for...

We reached a major milestone in our odyssey when our driver delivered us to Ban Pong. It was 35 hours from saying goodbye to Kat at...

We decided to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with family as our "going away" meal. The addition of fresh caught wild mushrooms...

Today is Thanksgiving Day for us. We started the day with a mushroom hunt. Sam took us to his favorite Chanterelle patch, but we had to...

I'm writing this blog on Sunday October 14, exactly 7 weeks after these events occurred. Those 7 weeks have been incredibly intense and...

This week will be remembered as one of our favorite of the trip.  We spent the week at the Fox Island house that was introduced in the...

It worked out perfectly to hitch a ride with Julie and Travis Russell when they returned to Portland. They had been at the Russell...

X-treme Slug Racing in Joyce Wahington, August 4, 2018. And the winner is .... Black Berry by an antenna.  The winner paid off 1-0. We...

Last week was very emotional. There were parties, new friends and incredible weather, but there was also anguish with the disappearance...

Tuesday afternoon we headed east on WA-20. We were headed to Port Townsend to catch a ferry to Whidbey Island. We spent the night inn...

We made the difficult decision to scuttle Josephine after the bill to repair came in above what she was worth. We loaded everything we...

West Yellowstone, Montana We entered the park from the east gate and left from the west gate. It was a long climb up to the park...