A Year of Wandering

A year ago to this day I was kneeling in the garden of a woman named Amy on Bainbridge Island who was paying me $15/hr to weed her garden.  I think it took something like 18 hours total to weed.  I had just gotten back from Chile, was underemployed, and trying to feel productive and be a contributing member of society.  Now, a year later, I am in Bogota, Colombia, and about to start wandering all over again.  Except this time it's for real.  I don't know exactly what's different about it, but something is.  Tomorrow I will board a plane for Cali, a city in Southern Colombia, and from there I will commence a series of bus journeys and hitchhiking which hopefully -- hopefully -- will take me all the way to Southern Chile.

I have $300.  

Now, someone quite famous once said that not all who wander are lost, and I believe this is true.  I feel most at ease when I am wandering, most like I have a purpose.  So to commemorate the wanderings that commence tomorrow I would like to take you on brief tour of some photos taken from wanderings in the past year or so.  They were all taken on my cell phone so quality is slightly low.  Hopefully the pictures from the new wanderings will be better.  But anyway....

Carelmapu, Chile.  

"Beach not suitable for bathing."

Rest stop near Osorno, Chile

The night shift at Hostal Benavente.  

The other night shift worker.  

Some guy named Kristoff and some girl whose name I don't remember, walking to the beautiful, deserted beach which you will see.....

...here.  Carelmapu.  Paradise.  

My old wetsuit.

First day (first minutes, actually) of work at Da Alessandro.  Puerto Varas, Chile. 

Pablo.

Coco-mat where are you now?

Magda. 

On the way to Cole Cole.  

Trevor's most prized possessions.  

Dougs.

Camp Doug.

Camp sunsest. La Push, WA.

Supermarket. China.  

Petronas Towers.  

Fay.  Elm Lodge Hostel, Dunedin, NZ.  Fay!!!

Sea Lion.  Stewart Island, NZ.

Doug.

American School Way.

Stay tuned for more!

--Wetzler