Vagabond Moon chronicles three years of my life starting when I was sixty years old. I traveled (mostly alone, sometimes with friends) without a home base, experiencing life in a completely different way than my career-based work hard every day, take time-constrained vacations every year routine.
Although I hope you enjoy the words I’ve written, I know that sometimes a picture is, well, you know. Better. I’ve chosen a few for each chapter to give you a flavor of my sensory experience.
Chapter 1: Zambia and South Africa
Lion cubs with Mom 
Mfuwe Lodge lunch 
Evening river crossing
Full Moon over Luangwa River 
Coffee with elephants 
Nina, Gayle and me in Zambezi 
My first cheetah!
Chapter 2: USA
Ready for the storage unit
Chapter 3: Australia and New Zealand
Otago Rail to Trail Ride 
Happy at Lake Wanaka 
Fishing with Bruce 
Wine Tasting 
Sir Edmund Hillary and me in front of Mount Cook
Chapter 4: USA
Wine Tasting with Marty 
Stella–best dog ever 
Teton Valley overlook 
Colorado mountains
Chapter 5: Rome, Italy
Seatless swami at Roman Colosseum
Chapter 6: Poland
Folk singing 
John Paul II revered in Krakow 
Weekend Stare Miasto event 
Polish language class at graduation 
Family guide Margaret
Chapter 7: The Balkans: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
Zagreb national day dancing 
Dave in front, Brani guiding, me ready to be scared 
Jumping into the abyss 
Behind the tourist scene at Sarajevo
Chapter 8: Bulgaria
Bright side of Bulgaria 
Kathleen, Clair and Maria at cooking class 
Taking the kids to pasture
Chapter 9: Romania
Endangered flower necklace 
Frog night on the Delta with Kathleen 
Brasov Center 
Brasov dinner with Kathleen and Richard 
Transfăgărășan highway 
Gory church scene
Chapter 10: Vienna, Austria
Definitely European cityscape 
Luxury digs in Vienna
Chapter 11: Mustang, Nepal
My first sight of the Himalaya 
Unusual trekking outfit 
Longest Mani wall in Nepal 
Revelers camp at Yartung festival 
Lo Manthang horse races 
My matching sheet and pillowcase 
View of the world 
Monastery boys
Chapter 12: Kathmandu, Nepal
Moon over Kathmandu
Chapter 13: Everest Trek, Nepal
Mani wall 
Tenzig Norgay and Chomolungma 
Crossing the bridge with plywood porters on my tail 
Indigo Sky 
Everest on the way down
Chapter 14: Bhutan
Bhutanese Flag 
Tschechu Dancers 
Tiger’s Nest 
Blessed Machinery Day 
Madman talisman on blessed string 
Prayer Flags and Himalaya
Chapter 15: Portugal
Stone vineyard walls 
Marinete and Antonio 
Kay’s place 
Rabelo boats on the Duoro River
Chapter 16: Spain
Andalucian white hill town 
Typical bar/restaurant in Seville
Chapter 17: Morocco
Hiking in the Atlas Mountains 
Ait-Ben-Haddou 
There really is a Timbuktu 
Joseph and Soufiane 
Sahara Desert 
My desert digs complete with carpet 
Moonrise over main square Morocco 
The magic inlaid bowl
Chapter 18: Thailand/USA/Thailand
Gretchen in Bangkok 
With Mom in PA wearing my yak-tooth necklace 
New Year’s Eve in Phuket Moroccan theme
Chapter 19: Australia
Butterfly man 
Gary and friends at pub in Mudgee 
DeSalis winery team 
Lunch in Leura 
Buddha at Gaia Spa
Chapter 20: Kenya
Sundowners with Lauren 
With Philip in Samburuland 
Leopard eyes
Chapter 21: USA
Horse packing in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming 
The Subaru in the Canadian Rockies
Chapter 22: Portugal
Porto 
Marinete, Kathleen and Antonio at Marinete’s traditional family home 
Port tasting with James and Penny
Chapter 23: USA
Kathleen and Stephanie visiting Teton Valley 
Sure was cold 
The Volvo with 200,000 miles–home again 
Storage unit packed to the gills with things I hadn’t needed for 3 years
Chapter 24: Seoul, South Korea
Typical supermarket display 
Night out with David and Angela and an interesting quote
Chapter 25: Mongolia
Chinggis Khan 
No real roads in the Gobi–this was a good one! 
Inside a yurt/gert room 
Typical ger hotel 
Starting early with eagle training 
Eagle hunter living room, bedroom, kitchen 
Eagle hunter training 
First ever eagle-release festival with 11 tourists
Chapter 26: Siem Reap, Cambodia, and Hong Kong, China
Siem Reap blew my mind 
Caught in a rainstorm, the pants were long for this world 
Hong Kong skyline 
Moon Festival Hong Kong
Chapter 27: Nepal
Kathmandu 
Prayer flag time with Laura and Kevin 
Goisankund Lake 
Chomolungma again 
It’s just so massive
Chapter 28: Australia
Ambitious for a crossroad town 
Must have some kangaroos 
Singing with Eddie and Katie 
Only in Australia 
Finishing up with a drink 
3 years with this much stuff–amazing
Postscript: Teton Valley, Idaho, USA
Moonset in the back yard 
Home sweet home
3 replies on “Vagabond Moon”
Fabulous photos, fabulous woman, fabulous life! Can’t wait to read the book.
Cheryl,
So glad I popped on to your site to see what you’ve been up to and share your novel with some new colleagues from Montana – what an adventure! Definitely going to have to check out the latest book.
Thanks Jared! I’ve sent you an email to catch up. Hope you enjoy Vagabond Moon.