March 2026: Deciding where to go next; Kalady, Kerala; Camping in Taiwan

Bell and I spent March first in Kerala (a state in southwest India), then flew to Taiwan. From Taipei in the northwest, we got started cycling on a counterclockwise circumambulation known as 環島 / Huándǎo ("journey around the island"). A page in a journal barely scratches the surface, especially when you have a tendency like me to fixate on particular details. So in this month’s update you’ll find…