I used to think of myself as a writer. I enjoyed writing these blog posts. And others told me how much they enjoyed reading them. Especially when it was leading up to and into my fabulous world travels. Why did I stop? I can't exactly say, though there were many personal reasons. None of them truly valid, I'm afraid to say. As with anything in life, if it is a true passion, it warrants diligence. In my case, though, somehow I lost the passion. Not a good excuse. Sometimes the hardest things in life are the ones that require the most effort. So, here I am, sitting down to my computer to bang out words on a screen and see if I can get the spark back. So much has transpired since my last blog. Travels around the world have taken a hiatus... for now. This last year, however, has not been without some adventures. I've realized that the best way to share is sometimes through photos, so let me go back through my files and see what I can share. Oh, there is so much to share, but I went back to the beginning of last year (2017). As I scrolled through my photos, going back too far into the fall of 2016, I realized there were so many postings from all my different ports of call that I still have yet to touch upon. They are each and every one their own story, to be saved for another time (be it visiting Kalambaca, Greece at the base of the monasteries of Meteora; walking the streets of Rome, Firenza (Florence), and Pisa in Italy; staying in Palma on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain; admiring the majesty of Montserrat; trekking on camels in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco outside Marrakesh; visiting small tribal villages in Senegal; experiencing the grandeur of Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side; sleeping on hammocks on a river boat in the rain forests of the Amazon; helping Habitat for Humanity in Trinidad; sailing through the Panama Canal; seeing the Sacred Valley and the sacredness of Machu Picchu in Peru; hiking up over 13,500 feet to the top of Pachatata on Amantani Island in Lake Titicaca; living amidst the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands; or helping sea turtles give birth on Ostional Beach in Costa Rica.
Whew! So many potential future blog postings. And just summarizing them has taken up all the space of this current blog... Haha. Just kidding. So, back to the above photos... My sister, Diana, and I hiked around on the Golden Gate Bridge and up in the Marin Headlands in January. Hiking to me is one of the best activities for freeing up the mind to focus on the moment and commune with nature. Has anybody ever come back from a hike and thought, "oh my, that was such a waste of time." Nobody to my knowledge. Perhaps that's one reason why I love travel so much - with travel, one is constantly hiking/walking around places. Places filled with newness and wonder for what comes next around this street corner or that twist in the path. The word exploring comes to mind. Humans are born to explore.
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