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Nomads on the Road

Our Adventures

In the Valley of the Mole

11/14/2018

 
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It's hard to believe -- our time in Surrey is coming to a close. We've thoroughly enjoyed our time in this enchanting corner of the world. The countryside is beautiful, the people are friendly, the culture is fascinating. We may just be back!

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

10/14/2018

 
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 We've added some pictures from our travels in Surrey and South England, if you'd like to check them out. We're loving this area! More to come . . . 

Land of Fire and Ice

9/18/2018

 
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We're enjoying a quiet afternoon at our Garden Flat, at the feet of the Denbie Downs in Surrey, thinking about our Iceland adventure. We're uploading the last of our photos from Iceland -- if you haven't looked in a while, check 'em out; we had an enormous amount of fun in the last days of our trip! We found the country to be robust, intriguing, and beautiful in its rawboned, hard-edged way. The people are of a kind with their land: tough, vigorous, determined. They're extremely self-reliant and they've gained a respect for the land after generations of both self-imposed and natural disaster.
Iceland is truly the land of fire and ice. In a literal sense -- it's covered in volcanoes and glaciers. But also in the very real sense that its people have had to learn how to survive in a dynamic environment where the land is often your worst foe. Much of the country is covered in lava rock, cooled from the continual eruptions from its myriad volcanoes. It can take centuries or more for this rock to erode into useful soil, and if it's not properly maintained, much of this new soil will waft away in the constant winds that blow through the country. Trees are few and far between; once, 30% of the island was tree-covered, but the early settlers felled most, and the remainder succumbed to erosion and disease. Glaciers make their slow advance in the mountains, calving icebergs in the north, and feeding the rivers that provide 80+% of the electricity that powers the country. Tremendous lakes of boiling water lurk below ground; Iceland has learned to tap into them for the remaining 20% of their power, to heat their homes and businesses, and to provide restorative pools around the country. Icelanders have learned to live with their land, accepting the volcanoes, using the resources they have, respecting their environment. We loved the culture and the country! Our picture page is here.

Welcome!

9/3/2018

 
Happy to have you along!

This site is a work in progress.  We'll post updates here as they happen, so check back every once in a while. We're still working on completing captioning for our previous adventures, and also adding photos and captions for our current adventure in Iceland. Follow along as we go, if you want.

We're a little over 2/3 of the way through our Iceland trip. We have our photos to date posted, with captioning to follow. Thursday we're kayaking in a glacial lagoon. Stay tuned!

The Road Goes Ever On and On

9/3/2018

 
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​For us, life has been one amazing adventure after another. The world is a constantly enthralling and satisfying place, and it's been our privilege and joy to explore it. We recently decided to make that last heart-stopping leap: sell the house, sell the car, store or donate our belongings, embrace family and friends, and hit the road. One suitcase and one backpack each, a map of the world, a list of must-see places, and a hankering to go.


This is our story. We ask you to write it with us.
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