Donevan Adkins
Virginia & Worldwide
A MOMENT OF REFLECTION AS A I GO
November 12th, 2022
3:27 PM - PROUD
MODELO IN HAND - HYDRATING - LEGS UP
IM SIMPLY PROUD
IT FEELS GREAT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOUR HARD WORK & DISCIPLINE HAS PAID OFF
IN THAT MOMENT.
YET THE WORK'S NOT DONE
NEARLY AT ALL.
IM GRATEFUL FOR A STRONG RUN
EXCITED FOR WHAT'S TO COME
IT'S MINE
LETS QUALIFY FOR BERLIN!
KEEP GOING D!
LOVE
August 21, 2022
4AM - AGUAS CALIENTES
ODDLY ENOUGH... AFTER A FEW DAYS OF NOT SLEEPING
YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE EASY WHEN GIVEN THE TIME
IT WASN'T
& IM NOT MAD AT IT
LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT
A CELEBRATION OF EACHOTHER
WHAT WAS ROOTED IN BEING STRANGERS
SOON BECAME THE ROOTS THAT SPROUTED LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS
IM GRATEFUL FOR THAT
GROWTH IS UNCOMFORTABLE
& THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GRASP
THIS TRIP HAS TRULY SHOWN THAT LOCKING IN DURING UNCOMFORTABLE TIMES...
ULTIMATELY BRINGS FRUITION IN WHAT YOU
WORK & ASPIRE FOR.
WE - MADE IT TO MACHU PICCHU
FOREVER GRATEFUL
LOVE.
August 18, 2022
FROM ONE ECOSYSTEM TO THE NEXT
A BIT DRUNK
STOPPED FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF BEER AT THE VILLAGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VALLEY
PLENTY OF KILOMETERS LEFT UNTIL HOME FOR THE NIGHT AT COLPAPAMPA BASECAMP.
2,800 MASL / 9,186 FT
ITS EASY TO FORGET HOW MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED TODAY
IM PROUD OF TRUSTING MYSELF
IM PROUD OF THE TENACITY I TOOK EVERY STEP WITH
THIS TRIP HAS ALLOWED ME TO FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH THE JOURNEY & I'M BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THAT
UNTIL THE NEXT JOURNAL ENTRY
SENDING LOVE TO FAMILY BACK HOME
IM SURE THEY ARE GOING A BIT CRAZY
AS IVE BEEN OFF THE GRID FOR A WHILE
LOVE
August 18, 2022
WRITING FROM SUYROQOCHA
8:52 AM
I FEEL STRONG
MY BREATHE IS FLOWING WITH EASE
I AM CALM & AT PEACE
AFTER AN EARLY START FROM SORAYPAMPA BASECAMP
MANY KILOMETERS LATER...
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR
THE SALKANTAY PASS WILL HAVE BEEN CONQUERED
I TRUST MYSELF
I FEEL ABUNDANT
LETS HOPE MY BODY DOES AS WELL
WITH A FULL HEART I SOUND OFF
JAH JAH!
SEE YOU AT COLPAPAMPA BASECAMP
2,800 MASL / 9,186 FT
LOVE
August 17, 2022
5:17 PM SORAYPAMPA, PERU
3,900 METERS / 12,795 FEET
WE ARRIVED TO BASECAMP ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO
SETTLED IN & HIKED UP TO
HUMANTAY LAKE
4,250 METERS
SHIT WAS TOUGH
HOWEVER IT WAS MORE THAN EXPECTED &
A GREAT WARMUP FOR
WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE TOMORROW
A 22KM / 11 HOUR DAY
OUR HIGHEST POINT BEING THE
SALKANTAY PASS
4,650 METERS / 14,731 FEET
SALUD TO COCa TEAM!!!
LOVE
August 15, 2022
I ARRIVED THIS AM
AFTER A LONG OVERNIGHT TRAVEL
1:26 PM CUSCO, PERU
ENJOYING A MEAL & CUSQUEñA
WHICH IS A NEWFOUND TOP 10 BEER IN MY LIST
JUPILER IN THE NETHERLANDS IS STILL TOP 3
PLAZA DE ARMAS & ITS SURROUNDING STREETS
ARE ONES TO GLADLY GET LOST IN
NOT HAVING ISSUES WITH ELEVATION
SO THATS GOOD NEWS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR THE TREK TO
MACHU PICCHU
FOREVER GRATEFUL
IN THE CHANCE TO MAKE THIS A POSSIBILITY
WARMHEARTED PEOPLE SO FAR
I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO MORE
FEW & FAR BETWEEN WHEN NOTICING A BROTHER OR SISTER OUT HERE - BUT THE ACKNOWLEDGING OF EACH OTHER WILL ALWAYS STAY A THING FOR ME
TALK BACK EITHER DURING THE TREK OR AFTER
JAH JAH
LOVE
February 10, 2022
I GOTTA UPDATE THESE ENTRIES MORE OFTEN
SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE MY LAST ENTRY
10:53 PM LIBERIA, COSTA RICA
I TEND TO THINK IN MY MEMORY
THERES A GOOD COMPETITION SO TO SAY
FOR THE TOP MOST SOLID FIRST DAYS IN NEW COUNTRIES
THIS WAS A STRONG CONTENDER
REWIND ABOUT 12 HOURS AGO
RETRIEVED THE RENTAL CAR IN LIBERIA
IMMEDIATELY TESTED ITS LIMITS LOL
IVE ENJOYED DRIVING OUT HERE A LOT
ITS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ORGANIZED CHAOS
THAT PRESENTS ITSELF NATURALLY
AMAZING PEOPLE SO FAR
IM A BOHEMIA BEER GUY NOW AS WELL
WITHIN 2 HOURS OF HAVING THE WHIP...
STUMBLED ACROSS A CONNECTION THAT WOULD
AMPLIFY THIS TRIP - IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
PURA VIDA
Love
February 7, 2021
3: 37 PM FAJARDO
AFTER ABOUT A 3 HOUR HIKE
MADE IT TO WHERE I NEEDED TO BE
I DID'NT UNDERSTAND PRIOR TO BEING HERE
HOW DENSE IT ACTUALLY IS
ITS FASCINATING
SOUL DAY IN 6 DAYS
FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR A CHANCE TO SEE MORE
IVE MET SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE DURING
THIS TIME IN THE JOURNEY...
ANOTHER TWO FEET IN A PLACE
ONCE ONLY IMAGINABLE
ITS POSSIBLE
JUST GET UP & FIGURE IT OUT
JAH JAH
Love
July 11, 2020
A HIGHLIGHT OF A YEAR
THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT UNPREDICTABLE
IMPORTANT...
NOT ONLY THE DAY
NOT ONLY THE CELEBRATION
NOR THE PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO & THOSE NOT SEEN
BUT MORE SO ALL THAT IT TOOK
FOR US TO BE INVOLVED IN SUCH AN
IMPORTANT MOMENT
1:22 AM PEACE, HEART
Love
March 14, 2020
4:17 PM PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO
ABOUT 5 HOURS AGO
IT WAS BROADCASTED THAT ALL FLIGHTS BACK IN THE US WOULD BE CANCELED A.S.A.P DUE TO THE INCREASE OF THE
" COVID-19 PANDEMIC "
THIS PUT ME IN A ODD POSITION
CONSIDERING I'M STILL IN MEXICO AFTER 2 WEEKS
WITH A FEW MORE DAYS AHEAD
I MET *REDACTED* ...
DECIDED TO POSSIBLY HEAD TO A DIFFERENT ISLAND
SAY WE GOT STUCK IN MEXICO
AS GOOD AS IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK HERE WITH HER...
I'M ON THE NEXT FLIGHT HOME
THE FOLLOWING WEEK
AS A I LAND IN DC...
ITS PEOPLE WEARING FULL HAZMAT SUITS...
IM BEYOND CONFUSED
WHAT ALL IS GOING ON HERE?
WE ALL SOON FOUND OUT & CONTINUED TO
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR
LOVE
December 12, 2019
DO YOU FEEL ITS EASY TO
IDENTIFY WHEN YOU ARE IN LOVE
OR CONSUMED BY IT...
WAS IT TOO LATE WHEN YOU DID ?
*REDACTED* HAD ME IN A WHIRLWIND
A CONSTANT GHUST OF WIND THAT I COULD'NT ESCAPE
BECAUSE IT ULTIMATELY GAVE ME A BREATH
DURING A TIME I WAS LACKING AIR
LITERALLY & FIGURATIVELY
RECENTLY GOT VERY SICK
IN HINDSIGHT - THIS WAS COVID
FAR BEFORE THE WORLD ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS SUCH
CLOSE DEATH WAS STILL A PROMINENT DIFFICULT THING
5:53 PM - VA
FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE STRENGTH OF MY MOTHER
LOVE
October 30, 2019
... FACETIME RINGS
... FACETIME RINGS
... FACETIME RINGS
ME : MA
MA: HEY KIDDO WHATS UP
ME : LOOK AROUND, IM AT THE ACROPOLIS... SHITS CRAZY
*SILENT PAUSE AS SHE IS SHOWN EVERYTHING*
MA : THATS AMAZING D...
*AS SHE LAUGHS FROM SOMETHING DUMB I PROBABLY SAID*...
MA: YOU'RE DAD WOULD LOVE THIS
HE TRULY WOULD
I HOPE THROUGH MY DESCRIPTIONS DURING 'OUR MOMENTS ON THAT LANDMARK...
THAT THE IMAGE WAS CLEAR ENOUGH FOR HIM
THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT TO MAKE IT HERE
5:04 PM ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
Love
October 21, 2019
JAMAICA STATION WILL ALWAYS BE INTERESTING
2:07 PM QUEENS, NEW YORK
HEADED TO JFK FOR A 7PM FLIGHT TO ATHENS, GREECE
IM EXCITED FOR THIS ONE
I NEVER WOULD'VE & STILL CANT GRASP THIS
FOR THIS TO BECOME A POSSIBILITY
MEANS & DOES A LOT FOR ME
JAH JAH
MISS YOU MOM, SEE YOU SOON
LOVE
August 23, 2019
6:52 AM HAUULA, KO'OLAULOA DISTRICT
LEAVING THE NORTH SHORE
A VERY TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIVING
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS
OFF GRID SO TO SAY
A QUIET PLACE TO HAVE A BEER & SPAM MUSUBI
PLAY A LITTLE SOCCER WITH THE KIDS
AS THEY GET OFF THE BUS FROM SCHOOL...
IN THE MIDDLE OF POURING RAIN
WHICH HAPPENED OFTEN
A SALUD TO EMA FOR A TRANQUIL STAY
THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION
TO AN ORIGINATOR OF THE AREA
WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE SHRIMP SPOT
AROUND THE CORNER
LOVE
August 21, 2019
This was a bunker on our 'Stairway to Heaven journey.
We were about 80 steps after the halfway point.
The journey itself was surreal, but what made it even better was the fact that I hadn't known these individuals 24 hrs prior.
No clue they existed.
ThE first morning in the hostel trying to decide what the moves were... We come across a topic that the group of people next to us Had more to say than we expected.
It was a sigh of relief.
The timing is was impeccable
Within moments,
we were all side by side, physically & mentally
None of us really knew what to expect, but regardless it was going to get conquered.
The individual stories, backgrounds, languages, & energies, were highlights in its own.
Stories that brought me to the same steps they walked as a kid. As well as mine.
Unforgettable times.
Along side unforgettable people.
Untraceable steps beyond the 3,992.
Love
July 28, 2019
ALWAYS GRATEFUL
TO BE ABLE TO SEE MORE OF THE WORLD
WITH THE ONE WHO
GAVE BIRTH TO THAT POSSIBILITY FOR ME
ITS SOMETHING ABOUT AN ALL WHITE PARTY
NO MATTER THE CELEBRATION
THAT A BLACK FAMILY LOVES
5:07 PM MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, NASSAU
I REMEMBER COMING UP
THE FAMILY WOULD GET TOGETHER
FOR A CRUISE BETWEEN YEARS
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PERSISTENCE
ON ALLOWING US A CHANCE TO SEE MORE
A DIRECT IMPACT
LOVE
February 13, 2019
I THINK I KNOW HOW TO
HOLD A CONVERSATION IN DUTCH
7:36 PM RED LIGHT DISTRICT, DE WALLEN
THEY SAY IN LIFE YOU'LL REALIZE
AT SOME POINT YOU'RE GOING IN CIRCLES
MAYBE NOT WHEN OR HOW...
BUT IT SHOWS UP IN FRONT OF YOU
THIS WAS THE STREETS OF DE WALLEN
TURNED 21 TODAY
FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR A SOUL DAY
NO MATTER WHAT THE DAY CONTAINS
JAH JAH
Love
February 10, 2019
7:16 PM NIEUWE ZIJDE, AMSTERDAM
A LOT OF WALKING TODAY
IN MOST INSTANCES THAT MAY BE BAD...
HOWEVER ITS QUITE EASY TO GET LOST & END UP WALKING ALL... ALL ACROSS AMSTERDAM
SO THATS WHAT HAPPENED
GOT LOST & GLAD IT HAPPENED
STUMBLED PAST A COFFEE-SHOP HOST THAT WAS FROM
CLOSE TO HOME... AS HE WAS FROM VA & WENT TO ODU.
SPOKE CLEAR DUTCH & CLEARLY ADOPTED THE WAY OF LIVING OUT HERE.
ITS MOMENTS LIKE THOSE THAT NOT ONLY SHOW H
OW SMALL THE WORLD IS...
BUT IN THE SAME BREATH HOW VAST
FROM VA TO WORDLWIDE
NOT THE FIRST & HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST
PROOST (cheers) AS THEY SAY HERE
LOVE
February 7, 2019
THIS AIR-BNB IM IN IS FIRE
MOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL HOSTEL &
WENT TO A HOME CLOSER TO DAM SQUARE
THE AMOUNT OF BIKES IS VERY APPEALING
ON THE HUNT TO FIND MY FAVORITE...
YOU CAN SEE THE ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF PERSONALITIES ALL THROUGH BIKES ALONE
ITS FASCINATING
ITS ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS...
I AM NOW A CHIPS (FRIES) GUY
IN EXCESS LOL
9:39 PM NIEUWE ZIJDE, AMSTERDAM
GOING TO GET CHIPS WITH MAD SAUCE
LOVE
February 3, 2019
WHAT A LONG ASS FLIGHT...
11:12 AM AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
REACHING THE POINT OF ACTUALLY STEPPING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT SEEMED LIKE A MUCH LONGER PROCESS THAN NORMAL.
CUSTOMS/BORDER CONTROL
THE ONGOING TASK OF BEING BLACK & IN COUNTRIES WHERE THAT MAY NOT FALL ON THE BEST SIDE.
NEVER A HINDERANCE TO ME...
RATHER JUST A SPEED BUMP ALONG THE WAY
A CHEERS TO LANDING SAFELY
CHECKED IN THE HOSTEL & SOON FOUND OUT HOW MUCH WALKING/BIKING WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS CITY
WHAT A GIFT IN STORE
LOVE
August 25, 2018
between the clutter
Drowning in the noise
The next step is unclear
WITH A HURT HEART
WITHOUT THAT FIGURE
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE
WHO KNOWS
5:53 PM BARCELONA, SPAIN
ITS OFTEN NOTICED BY PEOPLE WHEN SOMETHING IS CONSIDERED UNFINISHED... INCOMPLETE...
DOES IT APPLY TOWARDS US AS INDIVIDUALS ?
WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THAT CONCLUSION ?
YES. I AM INCOMPLETE.
HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT EQUATE WITH A LACK OF...
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA :
THE FAMOUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS STOOD UNFINISHED FOR OVER A CENTURY
YET IN ITS CONTINUOUS BUILDING STAGE OR INCOMPLETENESS...
ITS BEAUTY ISN'T DEBATED.
DON'T QUESTION YOURS
LOVE
