OK folks. It’s been months since I got back from my Surf Safari to California. And… As many of you know, I had an amazing time. And I had told a whole bunch of you that I would write you all a fun email telling you a few of the stories of my trip. Wait […]
The vacation began in typical JMD flying style — I arrived at the airport with only minutes to catch my flight… We had just finished an incredible week in Banff — a week that shall hereafter be known as the “2006 Endurance Test for my Liver”. For those of you unfamiliar with the Banff World […]
It was a short flight for me. Which I spent mostly checking my eyes for light leaks. You’ll all be happy to learn that my eyelids are still 100% functional. I think I was asleep before we taxied onto the runway. And I woke up as we arrived. Getting off the plane I took a […]
And one more sleep later, I was on my way down the PCH. That’s the Pacific Coast Highway or Highway 1 for you non California folks… I finally got away in the afternoon. (I’ve blanked out of my mind: a) the ungodly number of emails that I had to send and b) the work that […]
So… enough about wetsuits. How about another example of how well the universe took care of me on my trip? After I left Montana de Oro State Park (largely because the campsite was fully booked for an Australian documentary crew — seriously) I made my way back down to (music cue: dun daaahhhhhh!) JALAMA I […]
Let’s just talk for a brief moment about the annoying morning that began with the restless half-sleep full of sand and wind… Because it really, really looked like it was about to be my first bad day on the trip. No sleep. Early morning. The weather was foggy […]
So anyway, I’m prepping for my last night. I had decided to build a campfire – my first of the trip, actually. I had a little salad, a little chili and some campfire popcorn all set up for dinner. And I was psyched. I was going for a run around 4, was going to do […]
Now, I just wouldn’t be me if my next story wasn’t about how I was rushing like a mad fiend to catch my plane, would I? Remember how this whole thing started? For those of you too lazy to go back to the beginning: “The vacation began in typical JMD flying style — I […]
So now, if you’re still with me, we are on the final leg of my journey. A weekend in San Francisco for the wedding of two incredible people: Justin Wells and Heather Charles. And this wedding needs a backstory. It’s funny. I’m pretty sure that I was the only person at the wedding […]
So… I show up in San Fran late in the afternoon. I pick up my car. And, yes, this is a car, not a ‘ride’. It’s the 2006 version of the Toyota Shitbox. I drive up to Justin & Heather’s place, which is about 45 minutes north of the city. Little did I […]