The Alternate Reality of RoatanGTuesday, April 28th, 2015 While we were in Roatan it felt like we were living in an alternate reality. I could see with uncanny clarity what it would be like to let our homesteading-in-Vermont adventure pass us by, exchanged for a life of ease in the Caribbean. It was like ...
Staying for a MonthGMonday, March 30th, 2015 I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump... "Tracks" After much deliberation about finances and scheduling, after much checking of the (still winter) weather forecast in ...
Roatan Vacation EndsGSaturday, March 28th, 2015 Our two week vacation is at an end, and it is sadly time to say goodbye to our buddies. Thank you, Pete and Natasha for encouraging us to chill out with you somewhere tropical. Thanks for the many piña coladas, and our nightly sunset-watching tradi...
The Friends You'd CallGThursday, March 26th, 2015 I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. Mark Twain Each evening during sunset, when Tyler and I swig piña coladas on the porch with Pete and Natasha, our c...
On Needing to TravelGWednesday, March 25th, 2015 Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Mary Ritter Beard I realized shortly after writing my entry about needing a vacation that this trip is fulfillin...
On Needing a VacationGMonday, March 23rd, 2015 I knew we needed a vacation, but I didn't realize how badly we needed it until this week. It's only now, after unwinding for a few days in paradise, that I'm able to see the forest for the trees, so to speak. The last several months (years?) have b...
Learning to Scuba Dive with Ellie at Sun DiversGThursday, March 19th, 2015 Over the past three days, Tyler, Pete, Natasha and I have been pursuing our PADI Open Water Certification at Sun Diver on Roatan. It has been a thrilling, tiring, and nerve-wracking time, during which most of us have had some pretty intense bouts o...
Preparing to Scuba Dive in RoatanGMonday, March 16th, 2015 When Natasha approached us about joining her and Pete in Roatan, a major selling point was the fact that we'd get to learn to scuba dive together. To get a PADI Open Water Diver Certification (the gateway to scuba diving) one must complete two diff...
Hello VacationGSunday, March 15th, 2015 Our first full day in paradise begins with a tropical fruit breakfast, served on the porch. The arrangement is garnished with a paper umbrella—one of many that Natasha brought along for the specific purpose of adorning our piña coladas... because s...
To Roatan!GSaturday, March 14th, 2015 Last fall, Pete & Natasha (the best travel buddies of all time) enthusiastically suggested that we take a break from homesteading and meet them in Roatan, Honduras for a two-week vacation to learn to scuba dive. Even though we knew absolutely n...
