Posted: 5/17/07   Having spent the past five or so years in America, I decided to visit the country of my birth (England) for a while. Travel is a wonderful pastime and I have been blessed with the freedom to indulge my love of it! My friends Joan and Peter, with whom I am presently staying, have always viewed my footloose lifestyle with, what I can best describe as, concerned indulgence. Indeed, Peter is often heard to remark, “Essentially, you’re homeless,” accompanied by a broad grin. I suppose it’s true. I have never felt the need to stay in one place. In fact, my most enjoyable experiences have always come as a result of launching myself into the unknown in the confident – and so far not misguided – belief that the ‘universe’ will catch me. It has meant leaving my young Golden Retriever, Benji, behind in California, but we will be together soon enough.    

So, what of the future? Belize, I think – at least for a few months. My friend John will be bringing Benji and my Jeep from Northern California to Cancun, Mexico, where we’ll join up and drive together to Belize. Piece and quiet in the sun, visiting and making a documentary about the Mayan ruins there, and in neighboring Guatemala and Mexico. What could be better than that? Writing my next book, perhaps?