Australia, Best of the Blog, Destinations, Oceania, Personal Ramblings, Stories from the Road

Six Months Later…

Isn’t it funny, that the things that we thought would bring us joy, sometimes…often…don’t, in the end? I mean it really shouldn’t be surprising to a writer, someone who knows that character growth exists in the movement between the character chasing what they want in the beginning to learning, and finding, that what they need… Read More Six Months Later…

Australia, Best of the Blog, Destinations, Oceania, Sailing, Stories from the Road

Decisions: Endings, Beginnings, and Everything In-between

We in the global west have an odd relationship with change. We tend to assume that what is, will always be, be it good or bad or somewhere in between; however, what I’ve come to realise, slowly and sometimes painfully, is more in line with eastern traditions and that is, that the only constant in… Read More Decisions: Endings, Beginnings, and Everything In-between

Best of the Blog, Central America, Destinations, Nicaragua, Stories from the Road

Racing the Rain with Hari’s Horses on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

A rooster’s sharp caw breaks through my dreams and soon I am awake, mulling over how best to murder said rooster. I grumble as I squint my eyes in the early morning light, the sun hasn’t even risen yet. The rooster keeps at it. This rooster must be faulty, or sadistic, I decide as I… Read More Racing the Rain with Hari’s Horses on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua