Tag: San Juan Island

  • Two Years Off the Road – San Juan Island, WA

    Wow, has it really been that long? Ally says she’s surprised at how well I’ve adapted to a new life that has almost completely altered my identity. Although, it hasn’t been as smooth as she makes it out to be. When I hung my clothes in the closet of the apartment above my mom’s garage,…

  • Autumn Update – Arcata, CA

    When you have no strict itinerary, there’s a lot of wiggle room. And I like it! I left Portland and headed straight to my Wilderness First Responder course (see blog entry here)  knowing only that I was going to see my new nephew in Arcata afterwards (see Summer Update). I thought I might come right back…

  • Celebrating Life – Friday Harbor, WA

      In death we see the preciousness of life… And so it is with Sam. I setup the tea bus outside the memorial knowing that it was going to be full of faces of my childhood community – many faces that I had not seen in years. Even in knowing I’d be seeing so many…

  • Our Friend Sammy – Friday Harbor, WA

    Sam Carter passed away Thanksgiving night in Friday Harbor, WA. I’ve known him since second grade, and used to be on the same little league team (undefeated, one year). We tend to run into each other on the Island every once and while, and even a few times in Northern CA. I was fortunate to…

  • Halloween 2012 – Friday Harbor, WA

    I got a little carried away and dressed up like an old man tea wizard, and along with a witch (Ally) and a lady bug (Amanda), we set up the tea bus in a neighborhood I used to Trick or Treat in when I was a kid. This neighborhood is so busy on Halloween that…

  • Touch-a-Truck – Friday Harbor Elementary – WA

    My friend Jason from Island Rec invited Edna and I to participate in an Event called Touch-a-Truck. Every year Island Rec brings all sorts of fire trucks, police cars, dump trucks, ambulances, and other cool vehicles to my old elementary school. As Jason put it, “Edna Lu — bio-diesel bus/home on wheels/traveling free tea sanctuary…

  • Welcome Home – San Juan Islands, WA

    Earlier this month, Edna and I arrived in the land and amongst the community that raised me. With horse trailer (mobile shop/salvaged building material storage) in tow, we boarded the all-so-familiar ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor. Ahhh, the well-known streets and trees, smells and sounds – with a flavor of new buildings, fresh faces,…