I thought this rafting trip would be a wet rush in a beautiful location with some sand thrown in. Well, it was all that but so much more. Nothing, not even the promo videos, could have prepared me for the experience.  This is a trip I would highly (read very highly) recommend to anyone who has the physical ability and the desire to make it happen.I can honestly say I found myself on this trip and at 59 years of age I didn't really think I was lost! Before...

Just a quick note to let you know we heard from our Japanese friends and they are fine. Their only concern, of course, is the worry about leaking radiation. As you can imagine it was very good to get their email.We are in Lake Havasu for a night having left Buckeye this morning. Not a long day's drive but interesting country once you hit the river.The sky is a kind of puky grey/blue.....either from the wind whipping up dust or from the storm front heading ...

Before I start telling you about the last couple of weeks I need to let you know about our Japanese family, our friends who joined us in Fiji. They live in Osaka and the village of Sanda just north of Osaka. This area, from what we see on the news, is still considered a safe zone. That being said we have not been able to phone or skype them and they have not returned our email. I am sure they are just fine but until I hear I will worry. Shane and I have trav...