Here's where I am and the fun stuff I'm up to — checking in from the road.
Fly out at dawn, land in wine country
A 5:15 AM departure — his grown son riding shotgun in the little blue Prius C for the dark drive down to Wenatchee's airport, then a short hop over the mountains via Seattle and on south to California. The adventure starts before sunrise.
Long hair → the business-card look, next to Six Flags
Woke up in Vallejo, in the shadow of the Six Flags coasters, and walked into a barbershop to trade the long silver hair for the cropped look on the business card. A new chapter deserves a new haircut — then back on the road to the Napa retreat.
Ranger Leadership Retreat — camp on a farm
Three days of camp life among the Rangers — bocce, a river to wade in, a fire pit, a potluck, a meal shift. Dust, laughter, and the smell of a Napa evening.
Night drive south, motel by the airport
Break camp, point the rental south as the light goes gold, and trade a tent for a hot shower and a real bed near the airport before the big flight out.
Qatar SFO→BKK, A380 on the Doha leg
The big leap. A polar great-circle haul over the Arctic to Doha at midnight, then a final double-decker A380 stretch into the heat of Southeast Asia. Two calendar days vanish into the date line.
Land, recover, taste the city
Touch down in the early afternoon, jet-lagged and grinning. A couple of days to settle in, wander the city, and eat incredible street food.
Working remotely by the sea on Thailand's Gulf coast
About nine days working remotely from Thailand's Gulf coast — laptop open, sea air, palm trees, and warm tropical rain. (An overnight NuCamp teaching workshop on Jun 26.)
JAL BKK→JFK, A350 via Tokyo
One last Thai sunset, a night near the airport, then a polar great-circle east — Tokyo, then over the top of the world — and the date line hands the day back: leave Monday morning, land Monday night.
Staying in Bay Ridge — ~three weeks, the trip's longest leg
Nearly three weeks in the city, staying in Bay Ridge — the longest stay of the whole trip, longer than the Thailand stretch. So this is where the days actually fill up: get out and explore New York, and if the right people are around, make some things too.
Back across the country to the mountains
Fly back across the country — JFK to Seattle to Pangborn — and home to the Cascades. Home sweet home.