Ojai to Thailand via West Coast: Days 1-11

12/17/15-12/27/16

I had no idea when I started this journey that I would take up travel-logging. My firsts posts are sparse, merely captions for a few photos. But as I dropped into the wandering and the vast space of time, I began to record more and more. The immediate and supportive responses from back home (thanks to Facebook) certainly encouraged me.

Departure, the mornign of December 17th, the so-called Shebi Arus (“wedding night”) celebrating Jelaluddin Rumi’s matriculation into the next world. A good time to hit the road…

Goodbye, precious Ojai! I love you. See you in May!

Day 1: Ojai past Land of the Medicine Buddha, Soquel CA

Day 2 of my five month journey. Lovely bright Zaozao was my Airbnb host in San Francisco. Ganganath and his partner Tara (who I didn’t manage to photograph) offered tea and enlightening stories from their little apartment in Mt Shasta - while the snow fell outside.

Day 3 of 150. Synchro-destinous connections in Ashland…

Day 4 of 150: from Portland up the mighty Columbia to Leavenworth WA

Day 5 of 150… Balmy Leavenworth WA with the grandkids

Day 6 of 150. Toward festivities and projects.

Day 9 of 150: Christmas & departure…

Days 10-11 of 150: traveling. A fairly short trip… 😊

11 hours from Seattle to Taiwan 1 hour layover 4 hours from Taiwan to Bangkok 3 hour layover: Enough time for immigration, customs, Lose the winter clothes, get a foot massage 1 hour from Bangkok to Krabi 5 hours to Koh Lanta (should have been 2!)

Total 25 hours + 18 hour time change , 1am Saturday to 8pm Sunday

Arrived to the welcoming arms of Marilyn Ryan and Jesse Ryan at Chill Out House. Moved in, had a coconut shake and massaman curry on the beach followed by a full night’s sleep. Ahhh!