• Race Recap: 17th Veracruz Half-Marathon

    In the interest of full disclosure, I had signed up for this early in our trip (with the best of intentions). We thought it could be fun to try a 'locals' race. Why the hell not..?

  • Things happen. That’s all they ever do

    Writing this holed up in our room in the larger than we're used to city of Morelia, where I have apparently picked up ANOTHER stomach bug...

  • Feel it in your guts

    Ah, I remember really smugly sharing that we hadn't experienced any stomach illness since embarking on our journey...

  • The devil you know is a devil.

    Now that we've been travelling for a month, I am starting to feel vaguely reflective. I'm taking a whole year off!

  • Baja Mexico: Mistakes were made

    Our introduction to Mexico was to grossly overpay for a so-so camping experience in San Felipe, the first stop south of the border on Highway 5...

  • Going fast and going slow

    The start of my year-long sabbatical was not auspicious. It was terrifying. We lined ourselves up for success (as best we know how) and boarded an early ferry at Duke Point to get in the Peace Arch lineup early. Well,…