#Destination Scotland The Mezquita had not finished surprising me yet, I was completely satisfied after bathing in the subtle light of 850 Moorish arches, after photographing the curves, playing with the perspective, and finding the longest view. The World was …
#DestinationScotland THIS is what I had expected to see in the Mezqita de Córdoba! Somehow I had always imagined this space gave onto the countryside, I was surprised the building was surrounded by a maze of narrow streets. Dismayed to …
After descending from the minaret, and walking across the courtyard under the orange trees in the early evening light I finally presented my timed ticket to the gatekeeper of the Mezquita. “It is five-thirty” she said after flashing her red …
#DestinationScotland First, a little background part of the prequel. On the 12th September 2020, after transiting the Strait of Gibraltar in the company of four trusty trainee yacht masters, I helmed our craft along the upper reaches of the only …
After many months wandering across the North American continent and curious about the antecedents of those who I met there, my focus was brought to bear on the land of my birth. A sort of pilgrimage, if you like, but …
WINs visit Murray Springs Clovis Site Pat Schumaker led the Western Winter WINs on a trail to see the Murray Springs Clovis site. We learned that Clovis was the name given to a specific form of napped stone artefact in …
The Western Winter WINs were invited alongside the general public, to get a close-up look at migrating hummingbirds on Saturday 26th March. Staff and volunteers from the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory were due to capture, band, weigh, measure, and release …
I was grateful for a happy time in Tombstone. Although the whole group did not all settled on specific activities and many have drifted off to the next venue or away altogether as Spring obligations call them, we have kept …
Visiting Doris’ brother Tom during our time at Tuscon’s BLM campground was always a priority, as she had often spoken about him and his in-depth knowledge of all things pertaining to the stars. However I did not expect the experience …
When I learned about the Wandering Individuals Network (WIN) from my prospective traveling partner as we explored merging our Winter 2023/24 itineraries, me from my boat in Spain, and he from his home in Montreal in September ’23 I was …