Oct 30 - A Big Day Of Meeting Our New Bosses And Finding A Decent Place To Live

Security guards
Know where the good houses are
So says Juan, who's right

Oct 29 - Our Days Of Eating An Unbelievable Amount Of Meat In The Country Wrap Up And We Head Back To Managua

Phew, training's over
I couldn't eat one more steak
But I'll miss our loft

Oct 28 - No Fear Of Sleeping In At The Cloud Hotel

5 a.m. chorus
Howler monkeys greet the day
Chachalacas call

Oct 27 - We Flow From English To Spanish And Back Again, And I Barely Notice

Last time, I was lost

Three years changes everything

Entiendo todo

Oct 26 - A Strange Encounter On Our City Tour

Mickey and Minnie
Pat my shoulder as they pass
Hustling for more work

Oct 25 - And Off We Go To Nicaragua

Too many plane days

I arrive sweaty and sour

Warm rains welcome us

Oct 24 - A Very Long Day Of Getting Ready For Our Departure, But Not Nearly So Crazy As The First Time

Oh, the misery
Of packing up our big mess
Into four neat bags

Oct 23 - The Sing-A-Long For Sex Workers Goes Quite Well

The bass thumps the beat
Guitar, banjo, squeeze boxes
Babies sleep nearby

Oct 22 - Other Than Seeing The Kids One Last Time, Nothing Much Goes Right In Courtenay

Urine on my feet
I wash my clothes one more time
Then drive the monsoon

Oct 21 - Celebration Of Life At Selkirk Takes An Interesting Turn When A Late Resident's Friend Turns Up With Stories From Her Biker Past

She was their Sunshine
Her jail time and face tattoos
Intrigued the old folks

Oct 20 - A Day Of Doing Nicaragua Prep Ends With A Surprise Dinner Element That Mom Found In Her Fridge

Where'd the duck come from?
Maybe the chore fairy came
To reward our work

Oct. 19 - Drama On The Warm And Sunny Witty's Lagoon Walk

Somewhere behind us
Gage says he saw a woman
Fall and break her arm

Oct 18 - Mom's 89th Birthday Festivities

What, one more party??
Way too much celebration
But we rock the lounge

Oct 17 - Zac And I Spend So Long In Miniature World That I Could Have Gotten A Parking Ticket (But Didn't)

Grandma and grandson
With a love for little things
Watch the trains go 'round

Oct 16 - "Dead Ends" Book Launch At The Bard And Banker, Where The Room Is Terrific But The Drinks Are Expensive

The famous author
Entertains a good-size crowd
But whoa, costly beer

Oct 15 - Dinner With Pete And Karen, AKA The Corgi And The Pitbull

The steaks are sizzling
As we review our dog types
And book a housesit

Oct. 14 - The Downside Of Taking Advantage Of Being In Surrey When You're There For Eyebrow Tattoos

I do a meeting
Hoping the client won't see
My greasy eyebrows

Oct. 13 - I Hang Out In Town Too Long And Miss The Sunny Window For The Cycle Back To Latoria

I'm so close to home
when the rain starts; big, wet drops
soak me as I ride

Oct. 12 - And Finally, The Peers Decrim Video Gets Uploaded

If not for turkey
This would be just a work day
Waiting for YouTube

Oct 11 - The Many Stages Of Transport To Get Back To The Island Without A Car

Bus, Skytrain, more bus
I tell Paul it keeps us young
When nothing's easy

Oct 10 - Saying Goodbye To Molly

Pretty girl, I wish
I could sneak you home with me
May we meet again

Oct 9 - A Final Day Of Jamming In Sun Activities As If It Could Ward Off Canada's October Chill Tomorrow

True, no manatees
But the kayaking is fine
With a champagne cruise

Oct 8 - Hours Of Happy Times For a $20 Bike Rental In Fernandina Beach

Upright, helmet-free
I pedal along flat streets
Seeking swamp gators

Oct 7 - In Which Our Thoroughly Modern Family Goes Drinking Together And I Get Hit On By A Charming But Clearly Drugged-Out Woman

The Palace Saloon
Kicks off our three-bar pub crawl
Belinda, thank you

Oct 6 - The Great Thing About A Beachside House

We stumble from bed
To swim where the ospreys fish
Dolphins pass off-shore

Oct 5 - Becca And Gary Get Married

A beachside wedding
Then we load up on tacos
And drink way too much

Oct 4 - Settling In At American Beach

Sometimes warm oceans
Feel like the norm of my life
I swim past the break

Oct. 3 - In Which Sam, Paul And I Skip Across Countries And Time Zones To End Up In Jacksonville, Florida

One in the morning
And we're still watching TV
Body clocks confused

Oct 2 - Bye, Lily. Bye, Nice Vic West House. Hello, Next Adventure

Moving day again
Some clothes to Mom's, some clothes south
For a beach wedding

Oct 1 - Writing A Piece That Walks The Fine Line Between Charming And Staged

Planting word gardens
Worried that I'll go too far
Like Norman Rockwell

Sept 30 - So Much About Cycling Is A Metaphor For Life

I should work; instead
I ride the edge of the squalls
Damp but never drenched