On the Trail

So this is the first time I have reached a computer to use!! I have 3 minutes!

First day in Pamplona I got my wallet stolen...but have some cash...we´ll see.

7 days on the trail...I HURTTTTT!! I have blisters and lots of muscle pain....but it´s soooo awesome! FIrst night we slept on a church floor and have met many BLAZING heat (we had to hide in a stone hut for coolness) and we had one day of rain!!

I return....the computer is about to close.

Going to Spain for a month!

Yesss...it's true!! I'm headed to Spain for a month with my friend Mary to do a 300 mile hike/pilgrimage through the northern part of the country. We start in St. Jean, France....cross over the French/Spainish border through the Perines mountains and into Spain....yes...we do meet up with the Bulls and the crazy tourist that run with them in Pampola!! YESSSS!!!

We will then hike for about 10-15 miles a day till we reach the West Coast of SPain and end in a town called Santiago...that will be a month...I come home July 30th-ish.

I'll be trying to get on the computer and keeping this updated...I have Skype too if you want to reach me...my Skype name is jp Exposure.

It'll then! I'm finishing all my packing....work tonight at the airlines and off on the first plane at 6:45am out of John Wayne!

If you are interested in what the HECK I"m doin....check out this website:

http://www.caminodesantiago.me.uk/

The Adventures in Hiking!

Over looking the mountains, the city of Santa Barbara, and the ocean is in the background! SOOO pretty!!



Yesterday was a SUPER FUN DAY!! =]



I went down to the beach and met up with John Baker, Mark Leonas, and Patrick Estes...P3!!! The guys were out for a surf session and I brought my waterhousing to take photos of them.

...but here are a few photos from the AMAZING hike Tom and I went on after the beach....it was soooo beautful..and hot!!....We were having so much fun hanging out at the top...chatting and telling stories....that we didn't know it was getting so dark!! We ended up having to walk back down the mountain in thick trees in PITCH dark!! Luckily we had the lil' light from my cell phone to light the way! HAHH!!

DAY 4, Painting #1

OMG...where am I going with this?/ SOmetimes I think it's helping my LONG days at work...grab a few brushes and SLAP that paint around!! No perefect lines...just CHAOS!!..it's FUN!....I think I my NEVER finish this piece JUST so I can keep changing it EVERYDAY I paint on it!

Day 1&2, painting #2

this only the BEGINNING of my second painting...the slower one of the bunch...this is a more graphic look...

New Painting updates...DAY 1

SO these are the first images and angles of the first painting that I am attempting....the first style is a Plein Air look to the wave...

Been Awhile!

Last week I went home back to Laguna and had to go to a funeral of a great friend and mentor...my master teacher Gordon Yeaton...I do feel so lucky to have had him in my life!

This week I fly back east to North Carolina...for those of you that knew my grandma was sick...a few weeks ago she passed away....this weekend is her memorial.