I'm Hungry, Sandwich Anyone?

1. Click on the photo to make it bigger so you can see what town is close to Sandwich. It's not a joke.

2. I waited but no sandwich came

3. So are you allowed to eat in the Sandwich Library?

4. If someone puts something on a Sandwich that you disaprove of, you may need to contact the Sandwich Police.

5. I suppose you need a special liscense for that.

Last weekend I was over in the UK for a friends Birthday party. Eva and I took the ferry and spent four nights there; two in Wales and two in England. That is one of the great things about living in Europe, it's easy to pop over to another country for things like that. One of the places I visited on the way back to the ferry was the town in SE England called Sandwich.

"The word sandwich that we use today was born in London during the very late hours one night in 1762 when an English nobleman, John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), was too busy gambling to stop for a meal even though he was hungry for some food. The legend goes that he ordered a waiter to bring him roast-beef between two slices of bread. The Earl was able to continue his gambling while eating his snack; and from that incident, we have inherited that quick-food product that we now know as the sandwich. He apparently had the meat put on slices of bread so he wouldn’t get his fingers greasy while he was playing cards."

-quoted from: http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-sandwich.html

For some reason, the town's name brought me an incredible level of fascination.

Antarctica

The picture of me at the top of the Blog was taken in Antarctica. Most people who know me, are aware that I spent a summer down there working as a janitor. But what most don't know is that I am working on a book about it.

I actually just finished it. Well, sort of. I wrote the first draft and now I need to read it straight through and see how it is. Then comes the daunting task of trying to get someone to publish it. So if any publishers are reading this and are interested (long shot, but worth a try) please email me. I have already mentioned it on my Blog, but thought I would try to drum up some interest with some photos. So if you want to be put on a list to know when the books is ready, please email me. travelbribirk@yahoo.com

USA

1.The Narrows, Zion NP

2. Monument Valley

3. Grand Canyon

4. Yosemite

5. Alcatraz in San Francisco

From the Summer of 2007

USA

1. Angels' Landing, Zion NP

2. Wall Street Bryce, NP

3. Windows Area, Arches NP

4. Mesa Arch, Canyonlands NP

5. Canyonlands

Last Summer I had to leave Belgium for six months to get my visa paperwork sorted out. For just over four months of that time, I went back on the road for Trek America. If you have been reading all along, you know that of course, but I wanted to post some good photos I took over the season. In total I led six trips.

1. LA to New York, 21 days across the south
2. New York to New York 14 days up into the Eastern Canadian Cities
3. New York to Seattle, 25 days across Canada
4. Seattle to Seattle, 5 days to Olympic National Park and Mt Rainier
5. LA to LA, 14 days around California, Vegas and the Grand Canyon
6. Vegas to Vegas, 12 days in the National Parks of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.

It was another great season, I have been lucky to have had 8 good seasons with the company and have seen some amazing things. All the while getting paid to do what most people pay to do. So I can't complain.