A Case of Tecate Blues (or "The Ballad of the Champagne Ranger")

Hank and I made it down to Guerrero Negro just in time to catch the last boat of the season.  The good news is we had this mommy and baby ballena all to ourselves.

Here There be Dragons, Part II: "Hooray for Bali-Wood"

Our next stop was Bali.  Bali was much more touristy, until we took to the road to find this mountain hot spring.  A local woman stopped us in the middle of the road and insisted on performing a Hindu ritual for good luck.  I guess it worked.

There and Back Again, Part One

  Here I am on the far side of the world making friends with the locals.

Planet of the Grapes

In the Napa Valley, where I stayed with Scott and Rayne, two former Olympic park rangers, and Georgia, a dog.