Field notes, 2001–2021
Twenty years of getting a little lost.
Dispatches and photographs from Africa, Central and South America and Mexico, written by Todd, Erin and Ryan. 158 posts and counting backwards.
Recent dispatches
The Most Outer of the Banks
Whoa. It’s been awhile. Hello, there, I suppose we should catch up. There’s been a few things that have happened since that epic trip up…
Freedom Beards, Tucson, and the Pacific Coast Highway
Hollar! Big news from the personal front. I'm solidifying the career move I've been working on for the past couple of years, which is…
Riding through Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
For whatever reason, which has very little basis in need, but rather in simple idle time, I was doing some maintenance on our little…
Dubai & Abu Dhabi
I was at breakfast this morning at mentioned to the waiter, "It's already hot." He politely replied, "It is Oman, sir." Which was, I…
Christmas 2011
Hello All, As this is my first holiday letter, I’m a little unsure where to begin. I’ve had some models to follow in the style department,…
Engaging life like a Bull
I quit the climbing gym today. Erin's probably going to be a bit miffed, it's true, but for the wrong reasons. It's not for financial…
Life in the States Seems to be Agreeing with US
I have started to write this blog a couple of times. The 'we are home,' or 'end of the adventure,' 'wisdom from afar,' blog but it just…
Lilting Gazelles and Thundering Hippos
It's been awhile since we've blogged. Clearly. Sorry. And, in addition, I'm not really going to cover the craziness of being back in the…
Wines We Enjoy...
So... As has become evident by our blogs, our time and our interests, we enjoy wine. We've been in Argentina about 22 weeks. We spent 8…
The full archive
2010
- Life in the States Seems to be Agreeing with US
- Lilting Gazelles and Thundering Hippos
- Wines We Enjoy...
- Cafayate in all it's glory.
- A little more detail...
- Vallecitos is a Pretty Place.
- Living Up the Last Weeks
- Fun in Arenales
- Passing the Days
- Random Unconnected Morning Thoughts Pre-coffee
- A weird little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
- Easter Island Moais = Best Lawn-Art Ever?
- Oh happy day!!!
- Birthday Shananigans
- 1/2 Marathon Domination
- Wine Harvest at Caelum
- Cheddar and Vendimia Queens
- Then and There, or Here and Now
- Waking up Shaking
- The Highlight Reel
- A lucky girl lives in Mendoza
- Earthquake?
- We're pseudo-locals!
- Let the good times roll
- He's here, he's here, he's finally here!
- Again, with the wine?
- Getting All the Friends Together
- Wining the Nights and Climbing the Days
- A week goes by in Mendoza
- Sunday Fun Day
- Contest Time a.k.a. Todd and Erin need love
- When do people work around here?
- The "Todd and Erin Have 10 Friends Party"
- Moving Day!
- Home Sweet Argentina!
- Apartment Hunting...
- The New Year!
2009
- Ready to rock the new year in?
- Fishing the day away
- Mr. Owl's Swoop Defense is supurb
- Cruising over to Chile
- The trip so far...
- Waiting in BA...
- From Mendoza with Mullets
- Oh, Argentina!
- Salt Flats, Lakes and Geysers!
- In the Jungle, a world apart
- You can´t write fiction this good; The 2 day slog from Rurrenebaque to Santa Cruz
- Jesuits and Mennonites in Bolivia
- We´re alive. Phew.
- Pompous in the Pampas
- Going to the Jungle....
- Welcome to Bolivia!
- I did not know the Uros Islands were part of the Epcot Center
- Toro Madness!
- Arrival into Arequipa
- Wow, Machu Picchu!
- Nervous Nelly rides again
- Warning: Peruvian bus driver may actually be Mario Andretti
- The Adventures of Pig and Donkey
- Cordillera Blanca = AMAZING
- Huanchaco, just what I needed!
- The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round, and Round...
- Riobamba Bust.
- Chilling in Quito
- Roosters and Their Owners Often Look Alike
- Early Morning Rising
- Buses with videocamaras scare me just a bit.
- A day in the life...
- The Long Journey South
- We've made it to South America
- Panama Canal!
- Let the Music Play
- On the Road Again
- Finally, on the move
- Horses, restaurants, volcanos
- A fractal of lives and perspectives; One incredible conversation
- Donde esta el Toro?
- Quick thing about comments...
- Not just the pretty stuff.
- Traveling with Todd and Erin: Just for everybody or is it simply for everyone?
- Working and enjoying it. Scary stuff...
- Rooster Fighting: Awkward, Fun or Totally Awesome?
- Two thumbs up for Nicaragua
- On Mortal Coils and the Refusal to Shuffle off of Them
- Volcano Surfing and Leon
- Sharing the Experience
- The Good Ole US of A
- What happened? The sting, that's what.
- Stars!
- Hello El Salvador!!!
- If the last couple of days could be summed up, it would be "..."
- Omega Ecolodge has it's grips on me...
- Hell disguised as Paradise
- The Trident of Pacaya, Acatenango and Fuego
- Deep thoughts, (I promise)
- Still at the Buddha Bar....
- Budda Bar Me
- Let's get caught up.
- In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle...
- An interesting conversation, not to be missed.
- Mexican Duality
- A poorly run hostel
- From Taxco to Puerto Escondido
- Cuernavaca
- Pictures
- Viva la Mexico!
- First days in Mexico.
- Round 2; 8 days and counting
- Round 2 on the Approach
- An uneasy feeling.
- Wedded Bliss
- Holiday Pictures...
- Congratulations to the newlyweds
2008
- Does it matter?
- A Bull Enters the Ring
- The Last Holdout of some Formerly Imposing Mountain
- Anticipation
- The charge must be lead and we are the willing.
- Our new baby...
- On riding...
- On the open road
- Written on Sunday, posted today... Oops.
- Complications of life cut by a butcher's cleaver
- End of the Overlander and onto the farm.
- Tasty Morsels
- Ode to flying!
- New Pics
- Overlanding fun
- Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Leaving Lilongwe.
- Cultural Persuasion
- Kiss the blessed ground for our fortuitous reunion
- The 'Best of' tour
- Wait for it...
- Day Trip!
- The lazy blogger finally gets to typing... Warning, it's a long one.
- Human machinery and creature comforts.
- Trains, taxis, busses, and touts!
- Excercises in African Efficiency
- On becoming more familiar and comfortable.
- It's finally happening...
- No better substitute for bravery than sheer ignorance
- Yeah! Less than a week...
- Start of something great.