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Getting to Know the Dragon- Bhutan
Nov 23, 2011 by
Begging Bowls of Bangkok:
We spent the morning in an old neighborhood looking for begging bowls handmade in the traditional way since 1700. We found the craftspeople and saw much of the sandbagging. Kim is delighted to now have a real begging bowl. Right now the floods here have receded but the waters are expected to rise again soon. We went to a huge market but much of it is still closed because of the floods -- Many many walls of sandbags everywhere.
We'll fly up to Bhutan tomorrow mor...
We spent the morning in an old neighborhood looking for begging bowls handmade in the traditional way since 1700. We found the craftspeople and saw much of the sandbagging. Kim is delighted to now have a real begging bowl. Right now the floods here have receded but the waters are expected to rise again soon. We went to a huge market but much of it is still closed because of the floods -- Many many walls of sandbags everywhere.
We'll fly up to Bhutan tomorrow mor...
Chicago Shoreline Marathon- I Don't Race
Oct 2, 2011 by
A few weeks ago I decided to take on the Chicago marathon. Not that one, the Chicago Shoreline Marathon, which is a 26-mile paddle along the shoreline of Chicago, hence the name. Well this year, due to the water and air show, they shortened it to 18 miles which sounded even better considering this would be my first paddling "race". So I signed up.
I'm no stranger to endurance events; I've completed an ironman as well as climbed Kilimanjaro. I know what it's like when the lactic acid begi...
I'm no stranger to endurance events; I've completed an ironman as well as climbed Kilimanjaro. I know what it's like when the lactic acid begi...