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Author Archives: trawlercat
The Photographer
My generation will likely not grow old thinking, I wish I would’ve taken more pictures in my younger days? Why? Possibly because our brains weren’t wired the way they seem to be now. In today’s world we look-for any excuse … Continue reading
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The Hanging Tree 4×4 Ride
Russ from JeepExpeditions.com got me out on the trail testing my Version 2.0 of my Willys V8 project. Prior to this meeting the last time I saw Russ was in 2011 while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail through the Big … Continue reading
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Day 14 – Last day on El Camino de Costa Rica
Last night we celebrated the finish of our camino a day early. Wine, cheese and fresh crackers flowed freely. At around 5:30 in the evening two women showed up to cook for us. Conchita hired them to cook us a … Continue reading
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Day 13 – El Camino de Costa Rica
Town emergency. The road somewhere up ahead experienced a landslide and is now impassable. The men folk are all in the fields and not able to assist in human road clearing. The stinky hikers just got enlisted to save the … Continue reading
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Day 12 of 14 – El Camino de Costa Rica
It’s now 3:30 p.m. on a Wednesday and according to my Apple Watch we just walked almost twelve miles, a measly 23,000 steps. We also climbed 62 flights of stairs on a downhill incline. The road towards the Pacific Ocean … Continue reading
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Day 10 – El Camino Costa Rica
Yesterday after waking and doing bathroom duties I began getting dressed, by first pulling a coolmax t- shirt over my head. Seconds later I started to dry heave on account of the horrible putrid smell. Time to do laundry but, … Continue reading
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Day 8 – Zero Day
This morning I felt totally disconvubulated when I got up after sleeping in what resembled a cross between a garden shed and outdoor closet; so I took a zero day. A zero day in my hiking world means a rest … Continue reading
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Day 7 – El Camino Costa Rica
Today my heart nearly exploded on the camino Costa Rica according to my Apple Watch tracking my heart rate. The culprit- shadeless high heat, humidity and at times a near vertical walk on a seemingly endless mountain road. What happened … Continue reading
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Day six (6) on El Costa Rica Camino
Heard the words when the going gets tough, the tough get going. There’s allot of truth in those words. So, what possesses someone to continue to drive on day after day. Our hostess used to get up at 03:00 a.m. … Continue reading
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Day 5 – Camino Costa Rica
Good morning Costa Rica!! I just sprayed myself with jungle juice deodorant and now ready for a breakfast of you guessed it, beans and rice. All kidding aside the food to me is all delicious. And yes you even get … Continue reading
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