Salvation Via Isolation – Isla Damas:  Part 1

Salvation Via Isolation – Isla Damas: Part 1

After showing us the bedrooms and giving us the WiFi password, Allison the owner mentioned casually that a crocodile lived in the pond in the backyard, and that we might get a glimpse if we were lucky, especially if we went out at night or were to continue reading on...
Guest Post:  Tales from a Visiting Abuelo

Guest Post: Tales from a Visiting Abuelo

Thoughts held a few hours ago, elude me more often than I would care to admit, but there is one memory from fifty years ago that still lives as clear as ever.  It is of the azure water of the Caribbean Sea breaking over a black pebble beach, a...
Crawling With Life

Crawling With Life

“Katie, go back in the bedroom and shut the door.” These were my ill chosen words, a futile attempt to shield Katie from the serpent filled reality that we had just entered.  It’s not that I was necessarily scared of the snake that I was watching crawl through...
Working on the Water Again

Working on the Water Again

Life is good.  Life is very, very good.  Not only do we have our world bursting at the seams on the homestead, I’ve started a new adventure back on the salt this summer.  I’ve gotten my ASA sailing instructor credentials and have set a...