September 6, 2023 The fireworks started early in the morning to prepare people for the 5 am mass, which I did not get up for, but at 7 we had a delicious breakfast at our host family’s home. With all of our things ready, Stephen and i made our way up to the church’s sacristy. …
Second part of September 5, 2023 Around noon, the priest and bodyguards indicated it was time to load up and head for Zoquitlán, where we will spend the second part of our visit. we headed back out to the Panamerican highway that runs from near Ixtepec to Oaxaca. Only a few minutes after leaving the …
September 5, 2023 Stephen and I arose early to catch a ride back to the migrant shelter. Our driver arrived and we were back at the migrant shelter quickly. We had time to get to know more migrants and their stories. So many people have been put into an impossible situation and must choose to …
September 5, 2023. I got up with sunrise and checked out the town and its markets early. The downtown was bustling with trucks bringing in supplies from surrounding areas. Laborers voices filled the air as truks maneuvered, doors opened, boxes were quickly handed out and brought into stores. Managing the receiving in the market in …
September 4, 2023. Our hosts took us early to a beautiful breakfast in Oaxaca at the Merced market. We had bread, juice, hot chocolate and enchiladas. If I had known how unsettling the upcoming trip was going to be I would not have eaten so much. At 9, the the priest Alejandro Solavide and his …
Sept 3, 2023. Oaxaca, Mexico Once again it’s just one-half of the Red Tandem team this outing, but I promise that will be changing in October. Today, though I am heading back to Oaxaca for a dual purpose photographic project with retired priest Fr Stephen Dudek, as we explore one of Grand Rapids’ sister parishes, …
June 13, 2023. 3 miles. On Tuesday we planned to get in some hiking, and we both decided we didn’t want to drive an hour to get to one of our old favorites, the Jordan River Pathway. And also, the skies were looking rather threatening, but only slight mist so far. Reviewing our maps, we …
In 2010 I took my new girlfriend ( now wife), Alice, up to one of my favorite spots: Leelanau County. And we took a Red Tandem along with us for rides around the beautiful dunes, woods and small towns. But it wasn’t the breathtaking beauty that sealed the deal that our relationship was for real, …
June 12, 2023 Returning to the spark for Red Tandem Read More »
Some of our friends expressed that they missed getting daily missives from Red tandem blog. I, Eric, have also been missing the hoped for ongoing travel with my other half, Alice, which together makes the Red Tandem team. But Alice’s decision to start a new full time job put a little kink in our “best …
February 9, 2023 Having learned about the Mexico City bikeshare program called EcoBici, I decided to give it a spin today. I woke up and walked over to Rutas cycling cafe for breakfast of eggs, avocado, beans and a latte. Then I walked a block to the closest EcoBici station on Mazatlán. I scanned the …
