By Aeroplane to Pygmyland

check out this site:
http://www.sil.si.edu/expeditions/1926/JournalStirling/StirlingJournallAll.cfm
A 1926 Dutch and American expedition to New Guinea
so crazy---Awesome

Erich is so good

Last night we walked down the hill to the Democratic Caucus. On the way back up the hill we met with neighbors and a random dog. The Golden Retriever raced ahead and we figured it went home. As we treked up our long and steeply banked driveway we were ambushed by the same dog. It was so funny she came playfully charging out of the darkness totally like "AH-HA SUPRISE!"
We pet her and said go home. I was freezing and no banket or fire could warm my bones. We lay in bed and heard her bark some, and then again. So Erich got up and let her in to call the number off her tags. The number was disconnected. This is the part where I think Erich's so great: He got dressed and walked her home, she was confused with all the new snow and lived a hill and a turn away.

Snowing up here

We shoveled 6 inches at 10:00 am and 5 more at 2:00 and the freshly shoveled path had accumulated another inch, So I give up. Deal with it tommorrow. I dont know if I can throw it that high. Erich shoveled the roof half way, leave the rest for Monday. He only fell off the roof once. The pile is as high as the roof so he jumped off and was instanly swallowed by the snow STUCK LIKE CHUCK up to his armpits

The long long long and Winding Road

2500 miles 3 days and I am home. I spent Wed eve with Jason's family in Tampa and hit the road Thurs morning. I love Louisiana, blues, ragtime, cajun zydico, nice to pass the hours on the low end of the radio dial.

For a cheap hotel room pull into the hotel parking lot jump on their wireless network and register online hotels.com is reasonable and very reliable, you can easily save $40. So Friday was dedicated to a 12 hour battle with the long horned beast that is Texas. In the long desolate valleys radio was reduced to 2 stations both broadcasting the local high school basketball game. I saw a ranch raising camels, which was interesting. Amarillo had some awesome blues on the radio. All I wanted was to bust though the state line and I made my goal with the help of a late night phone call from Anne. Helena also called me everyday it was so nice to catch up with her.

Erich met me at the bottom of our hill with tire chains to make the trek up to the house. 8 inches of fresh snow kept me at the bottom of the driveway. Welcome home heres a shovel!