Dick Bird's Documents

  • 17 p.

    Waiting for Popo

    Gainfully employed in Mexico City, my work collapses. I spend the night high aloft with an old friend waiting for the dawn to reveal Popocatepetl. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 17 p.

    Totally Unreal

    Catching up with my son on his travels in the USA, we fall into the grip of Hideous Reality. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 14 p.

    The Yo-Yo

    Still in Managua, I am imprisoned in a former church. I break out through supernatural means then find that outside, there's no freedom at all. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 11 p.

    Sowing the Seed

    While kayaking waterfalls in southern Veracruz, I'm offered an honoured position in the local gene pool. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 15 p.

    Solidarity

    Returning from Mexico, my attempts to see my son backfire. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 14 p.

    Sirens of Shimul-Ha

    In search of the magic cave of Shimul-Ha, I paddle upstream regardless of the mermaid-menace and lose my boat, then climb limestone cliffs to escape. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 9 p.

    Sexy Women, Men of Steel

    On the first trip of El Zopilotes del Norte, we kayak-surf at the beach and observe the local culture of Zipolite, Oaxaca. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 8 p.

    Semana Santa

    On the holiest day in Mexico, I help Jesus carry the cross, while my tour van tips into an excavation. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 22 p.

    Sacrifice

    While touring Chiapas with Maggie, I get caught up in a local revolution. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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  • 7 p.

    Paradise for a Hundred

    Crippled in Costa Rica, I translate for my friend who falsely accuses fishermens' boys of stealing his wallet. Want to laugh your way through life? For more like this, visit http://www.DicksTravels.com - Light hearted travel tales.

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