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After my exertions driving over from Batopilas, I luxuriate. Luis and Teresa’s garden is on the bank of the Urique River, which abounds in small trout, black headed vultures and great blue herons hang around the banks. The garden is … Continue reading →

Almost exactly 2 years ago I spent some delightful days in Urique.https://thequietripple.com/2019/01/15/eureka/ They were as pleasurable as the journey to get there had been terrifying! https://thequietripple.com/2019/01/14/road-to-ruin/ There are 2 roads out of Urique, the main one that I came in … Continue reading →

I reach the Mexican border with trepidation. Do I have the right Covid papers? Do I need a recent PCR test? Will they find the guns and drugs? In fact you just drive through. There is a place where you … Continue reading →

I think the Apache must have been great birdwatchers. Their Bosque is outstanding. I have been here before but it did not work out very well, https://thequietripple.com/2019/01/07/the-apache-curse/ This time the weather is perfect. I stay in a campsite about 5 … Continue reading →

Have I bitten off more than I can chew? Probably. I have set off for epic birdwatching trip and am now near the New Mexico/ Mexico border. The plan is spend time here, then drive down through Mexico to San … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everybody! I got my booster shot today. Very easy! You get the shot in a pharmacy. You book an appointment online and just wander in. Very different from the huge gymnasium where I had my first jabs … Continue reading →

Happy holidays everyone! Off we go to spend Xmas Day at Point Reyes. This has become a bit of a tradition. https://thequietripple.com/2019/12/28/wool/ It is very Scottish weather-wise. It is cold, wet, windy, grey to dark. James is an excellent companion … Continue reading →

I have written before about snugness and cosiness, I crave both. I can’t get it in Okinawa, they just don’t sell it. West Highland winters are long, wet, cold and dark. For thousands of years my ancestors hunched around peat … Continue reading →

So, I intend to make a Homeric birdwatching trip to the middle of Mexico, then back across Mexico to pop out somewhere in Texas. Next, I will negotiate the Southern states to pop out in North Carolina to visit Ben. … Continue reading →

Well not really; the animals that we go to look for are correctly called Californian Sea Otters but to me they look more like beavers than otters. James and I prepare little; boat, Minn Kota, bedding, camera with big lens. … Continue reading →