This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2600 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the summit of the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come see the world as I see it: as a peaceful place, full of nature and beauty. With the right spirit and intent, we can make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.
DISTINCTIONS: BBC 2017 Travel Pioneer • Journal Articles • Explorer’s Club Flag Expeditions
World Parks Project • Walk Across South America • Jeff Shea Travel Map
Congo Zaire, Colonel Ebeya Steamboat, 1984 - My girlfriend Gabrielle and I traveled by steamboat (the "Colonel Ebeya") down the Zaire (Congo) River in 1984. It was a eight day ride from Kisangani to Kinshasa. As the days went by, barges tied on to the main boat, creating a sort of convoy. It was a very interesting experience! I wrote, "The people sell and eat grubs on the boat. I saw two crocodiles on board as well. One man was skinning a monkey by singeing it?s hair and scraping."
Latvia, Daugavpils City Prov, Radio Antennae -
Gibraltar, Strait Of Gilbraltar, Looking To Africa, 1988 - The mountain in the distance is in Morroco, as viewed from the ferry that plies between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the coast of Africa.
Azerbaijan, Qobustan Prov, Mushrooms For Sale
Bangladesh, Brahmanbaria Prov, River Scene
Slovenia, Jursinci Prov, Chapel, 2006, IMG_4957 -
Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima Prov, Worshipper
Solomon Islands, Our Departure From Ngarringnasuru, 1982 - Fred Billy Akwafaasie took us up the coast in a motorized canoe. We needed to get to the road in the northeast of Malaita. From there we took a truck across the island and a local boat to Honiara. Villagers came to see us off. There were no roads to Sinalagu Bay in 1982.
N Ireland, Ards Prov, Fishing Boat
Lithuania, Vilnius, Three Dolls In Window -