Conversations on El Camino

Whelp, another travel destination that isn’t crossed off my list. Two days were far too few! Monday was a trip to the Blue Mountains, a 2.5 hr one-way trip west of Sydney. I was thankful I’d grabbed an extra layer of clothing, as it was a dreary and windy 50° as I started my trek…

The morning of Sunday the 23rd arrived, just as I knew and dreaded it would. I woke up early, got a shower, and started packing. 2.5 hours later, I wondered for the 87th time why all the things I brought had expanded while here, and refused to fit neatly into my bags. After wrestling my…

I was always the tomboy. Football on Sundays, projects with Dad in the garage, spending every last minute of daylight playing in the woods...if anyone was excused from housework, I generally was the lucky one. My inability to cook macaroni or peel a potato without risk of injury was possibly a contributing factor as well;…