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
Pacific Ocean, Flying Fish, 1982 - In 1982, I sailed with Boysie Day of Point Richmond, California across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to New Guinea. This was my first great adventure. The ocean, I learned, was still a place of mystery in a world modern man pretended it had conquered and understood. For me, many mysterious and curious personal discoveries awaited. One was the flying fish. Although I had heard of the Flying Fish, I did not know if it was fact or fiction. On this day, one flew into the boat! When traveling across the ocean on a small sailing craft, flying fish can be seen exiting the water, flying fifty feet or more and returning to the deep blue. Once, in Honiara, fish flew into the back cabin of the Sugar Bear, Boysie's ketch, when a predator entered their school.
Turkey, Corum Prov, Woman Behind Counter
UK, Somerset Prov, Pheasants
Thailand, Maha Sarakham Prov, Squid Skewer_Prov,_Young_Woman_With_Black_Sequined_Hat_Denise_Emmanuel,_2009,_IMG_3480-700x619.jpg)
UK, Newham (London) Prov, Young Woman With Black Sequined Hat Denise Emmanuel
Vietnam, An Giang Prov, Banana Loading
Thailand, Loei Prov, Khong River Dusk
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
Slovenia, Hrastnik Prov, Country Scene
Thailand, Sa Kaeo Prov, Cane Worker Portrait