It was a 3-Hour Flight, but a 9-Hour experiment in empathy and kindness — This past week my husband and I took our first international flight since the COVID grounded us last March. Why the Turks and Caicos Islands for our first time back in the international travel circuit? Because we haven’t been there in 20 years, the water is gorgeous; the people are…

I Didn’t Either, Until This Fateful Day — I know what you’re thinking, “A whale shark’s diet consists of plankton and tiny shrimp.” Yes, you are correct. That’s their regular diet. But for an extra special treat, they LOVE chorizo. How do I know that chorizo is a favorite treat of whale sharks? Ah, that is a good…

And I’m grateful for It every single day — Reading the news last month about Katherian Diaz’s death hit home with me. There she was, a 22-year-old surfer, an Olympic hopeful, standing on a beach in El Salvador when she was struck by lightning. When her life was taken from her. …

When the Dream Is Actually Better Than the Reality One of the things we love to do in San Pedro is ride our bikes along the beach. But every time we ride our bikes, we have to lock up Dooley Bear in dog jail. …

My great biking dream came true! My people like to leave me, all alone, locked up in a box while they go out and take joyrides on their bikes on the beach. I really hate when they leave me alone so one day, I asked if I could go with…

Living life everywhere and nowhere; in search of novel experiences, endless laughter and adorable animals. — Who would have thought that writing about yourself would be so challenging? Maybe because I have stuffed so much life into my 49 years (only six more months to go until the big 5–0!) I am overwhelmed with the thought of trying to summarize it into one story. You know…

It’s life in a vacation spot — We’ve all seen quotes like this floating around the internet: “I’ve decided I no longer want to be an adult. If anyone needs me, I’ll be on the beach building sandcastles.” There are so many images and quotes about dropping out of the real world to move to an island…

In Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur Mexico — There is a magical bay in Baja California Sur, Mexico. A bay where animals play and thrive. A bay where you can be surrounded by countless gray whales who choose to interact with you out of curiosity. Who just want to share the love. Every winter hundreds of gray whales…

Cantina crawling around Merida, Mexico — Rumor on the street was that the micheladas in Merida, Mexico are big. Really big. My mission for the day? Find the world’s largest (or at least Merida’s largest) michelada. What’s a michelada you ask? It’s similar to a bloody mary, but made with beer instead of vodka. It can…