by toby | Jun 19, 2015 | Life
Today we left Lillooet at the @ss-crack of dawn and got on the road for Barkerville, a historic gold rush town maintained in total period authenticity. Mike had booked a room in the historic town, and we’d bought a good, old-fashioned map at the Lil’Wat gas station...
by toby | Jun 19, 2015 | Life
Today we went from Squamish to Lillooet. Meaningless names yesterday but real, unforgettable places now. I woke to Mike gone in the preternaturally-early morning after a strangely-late sunset in a cabin on a river somewhere outside Squamish. It was nice to wake up at...
by toby | Jun 18, 2015 | Life
On the road out of Seattle toward Squamish, British Columbia, with my laptop on my knees. “Classic Vinyl” Rock is playing on the Sirius radio. The Chrysler Town and Country van we rented for the month has a smooth ride, juicy engine and most important, a roomy back...
by toby | Apr 17, 2014 | Life
Following dreams and doing your purpose while living in the shadow of mortality makes life so sweet. We had a rough year in 2011. My husband’s health was in crisis, and the whole year we were in “survival mode”—me working three jobs to keep the boat afloat, Mike doing...
by toby | Jun 7, 2013 | Life
Cityshock and re-entry June 7, 2013 We undertook our most harrowing adventure of all the day before we came back to Maui—driving through downtown San Francisco, during rush hour, to go to the Star Trek movie. Our urban assault Jeep was put through its paces as Mike...