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2023: North America and Europe
Chapter 1: Gratitude
Chapter 2: Going East
Chapter 3: Good Omens
Chapter 4: Gross
Chapter 5: Getting on the Road
Chapter 6: Changes
Chapter 7: Solo exploring
Chapter 8: Whale Watching in Whiskey Weather
Chapter 9: Perspective
Chapter 10: Reflections
Chapter 11: Lucky
Chapter 12: Holiday Hurkle Durkle
Chapter 13: Charleston
2024: Europe and North America
Chapter 14: Happy New Year!
Chapter 15: Lessons in growth
Chapter 16: Sun Salutations and Soul Searching in Santa Fe
Chapter 17: In the Flow
Chapter 18: Six Months
Chapter 19: “Life’s too short, babe, time is a-flying” Rent
Chapter 20: Dave!
Chapter 21: All the Things
Chapter 22: May in the Midwest
Chapter 23: Europe Bound
Chapter 24: dashuri nga Shqiperia (love from Albania)
Chapter 25: The Learning Curve
Chapter 26: Heat
Chapter 27: Respite
Chapter 28: Firsts
Chapter 29: One Year (The Adventure Continues)
Chapter 30: Dave’s Year in Review
Chapter 31: Seasons
Chapter 32: More Than a Wee Bit Grateful
Chapter 33: Enchanted
Chapter 34: The “and” Factor
Chapter 35: vou de coração cheio (I go with a full heart)
Chapter 36: It is good to be home
2025: South America and Oceania
Chapter 37: The Return to the Land of Enchantment
Chapter 38: So it goes…
Chapter 39: The Year of the Snake
Chapter 40: The Island of Chile
Chapter 41: “Travel is not a reward for working, it’s education for living,” Anthony Bourdain
Chapter 42: Peeping at the Panoramic Prestigious Peaks while Pounding the Proverbial Pavement in Pristine and Picturesque Patagonia
Chapter 43: Anyguay!
Chapter 44: Argentina and Paraguay and Brazil, Oh My!
Chapter 45: Life is Good
Chapter 46: Lima is Lovely
Chapter 47: Grounded in Gratitude
Chapter 48: Panama in Pictures
Chapter 49: The Universe
Chapter 50: Oceania
Chapter 51: Two Years (Hopefully Optimistic)
Chapter 52: Talking Story
Chapter 53: Quiet
Chapter 54: Faith
Chapter 55: Hello From the Future
Chapter 56: Seoul, My Soul
Chapter 57: Back to Being Birders in Brisbane
Chapter 58: The Land of Oz
2026: Oceania and North America
Chapter 59: The Year of the Horse
Chapter 60: Some Good News
Chapter 61: A Tribute to Tassie
Chapter 62: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Chapter 63: Aotearoa
Chapter 64: Vinaka Vaka Levu
Chapter 65: Island Time
Chapter 66: Thriving
Chapter 67: One Big Messy Beautiful Planet
Chapter 68: Our Double Life
Chapter 69: Launching Leg Five
Chapter 70: World Cup Edition
Chapter 71: Toronto
Chapter 72: My 50th State
Chapter 73: Beautiful British Columbia
Chapter 74: Three Years (A Season in Flux)
Chapter 75: The Wonderful West Coast
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September 28, 2026
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