My little Spanish jaunt has “come to pass”, like everything always does.  Here’s a brief debrief, because that’s what you’re supposed to...

As noted before, I was hoping that a tour company could work miracles on my behalf.  Well, they couldn't.  COMPLETO. I found that out...

Hello from Burgos Spain Never having been in Europe, I am still boggled by the cathedrals here.  In Burgos, there is the mother of all...

Hello people.  A Spanish update if you will. Currently in a place called Belorado.  Great hotel with a river of trucks going by.  A...

Hello everybody Here's a list of what's good and what ain't so good about pilgrim life. GOOD Scenery is fantastic. Exercise is good....

As previously noted, there is a continuous flow of eyepopping stuff here.  Cellphone pictures don't do it justice, nor do words, so let's...

Hi winers There is simply too much to say here, so I'm stymied.  All the superlatives apply all the time...I'm gobsmacked, amazed, and...

Yesterday was the big day.  27 km, 1400 meters elevation gain. On the  best advice, I used poles and got my bag transported.  Wouldn't...

Hello all Winers I've learned: never say anything, never write anything, if you've had some wine recently.  You will say something stupid...

The Way of notsaint James Time for another trip, and once again our neighbors have asked for a running account. So I will do it. As...

In the first post since UFTM revived, I said that I’d like to focus more on the people we met more than the places we saw.  Well, we...

Night one. Between Spokane and Portland, along the Columbia River, close to Biggs Junction.  (Look it up).  It has been a very hot day,...

Ruby the dog is my favorite.  It’s just that simple. Here are the reasons.  First, Ruby is well behaved.  Maybe it’s because of her breed...

After this week, Okotoks and Covid will always be synonymous in my mind.  Here, by the lovely banks of the Sheep River, we have been...

We have been in Cochrane for six days now, doing almost nothing.  That is because Gail got Covid and couldn’t do anything, and, right on...

In the spirit of talking about people we meet along the way, let me tell you about a guy who changed my life.  You will never meet him...

By comparison with today’s news—or any other day’s news—our meanderings are not very exciting.  Just today, for instance, Kamala became...

Here is an addendum. In the previous post, I used the words “boring” and “uneventful” to describe our trip through BC.  Well, that is...

It is July 8, 2024.  It is hot everywhere:  40 degrees in the Okanagan, 47 degrees yesterday in Vegas (I heard), about 34 degrees here in...

Wikipedia says the following things about “Driving Miss Daisy”: ·        It was made in 1989 ·        It won four academy awards ·       ...