Dropping Mom off at the airport was every bit the disaster I expected.  It was double trouble... full waterworks from both of them.  She's a pretty big deal to the kids and the same level of excitement when she arrives...

I got to revisit one of my favorite places in Colombia this week.  I hadn't meant to set it up as my last trip outside of Bogota, but it just worked out that way.  Two words:  Monkey Island.    ...

After all the excitement of the last week or so.... I was more than ready to get to San Francisco and Scott. I wanted to be done driving, done trouble shooting, done navigating, done with canyons.  Done.  I found my...