Welcome to DelsJourney, one of the world's first, oldest and longest-running photo-travel blogs.  My name is Del Leu and I created this website in 2001 to describe my year-long trip around the U.S., the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia.

      After returning to the U.S., I decided to keep writing updates for DelsJourney, so for the next 14 years I continued posting stories here to describe my travels – around North America, Belize, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 

      I've also posted lots of other stories here.  As a result, this eclectic website, which is chock full of  ridiculous drivel, humorous blather, and captivating nonsense, now has over 540 pages.  And best of all:  no ads!

      I hope you enjoy DelsJourney, one of the "granddaddies" of all travel blogs! 

The three most visited pages on my website are:

      I've been in Tigard, Oregon, since 2017.  I left my mapping job with an engineering firm in 2024 so I could start my own computer mapping company.  I've wanted to run my own computer mapping firm for many years so I'm pretty excited about it.  I have more travels planned though, so stay tuned!

Above:  That's me in 2001 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where my English ancestors first landed in America, in 1634 (read more).  Hover your mouse over it to see a 2016 photo.

      After posting over 500 pages on DelsJourney.com, I wrote my final entry in 2016.  For the previous three years I had lived in Qatar, a small country in the Middle East, where I did computer mapping work. 

     I moved back to the U.S. in March 2016 and took an eight-month road trip around America. I love mapping, so the theme of my 2016 road trip around America was  "Extreme Geography."  During my 32,235-mile trip, I became the first person to visit all 16 extreme geographic compass points of the contiguous United States. 

     I created a new travel website, ExtremeGeographer.com, to describe my adventure.  This site is a continuation of DelsJourney but in a new package.  I'm still posting to it, so check it out if you'd like to know what I've been up to lately.

Web Pages:  542

Photos:  4,274

Songs:  114

Page Visits:  Over 6 million (since 2001)

Chuckles:  Countless

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2002 - 2016

March 21, 2016:
An American in Qatar:  Going Home
(Portland, Oregon)

February 26, 2008:
Kicking Back in the Keys
(Caye Caulker, Belize)

October 10, 2015:
An American in Qatar:  Pros and Cons
of Living in the Middle East

February 23, 2008:
Exploring the ATM Cave
(San Ignacio, Belize)

November 26, 2014:
An American in Qatar:  Living in Qatar
(Doha, Qatar)

February 22, 2008:
Time to Play
(San Ignacio, Belize)

December 27, 2013:
An American in Qatar:  Moving to Doha
(Doha, Qatar)

February 20, 2008:
The San Antonio School
(San Ignacio, Belize)

March 9, 2012:
Room at the Inn
(Portland, Oregon)

February 17, 2008:
Building the Succotz Library
(San Ignacio, Belize)

February 27, 2010:
The 2010 Winter Olympics
(Vancouver, Canada)

February 16, 2008:
Belize It or Not
(San Ignacio, Belize)

January 7, 2010:
An Orphanage for Jaime and Nancy
(Belize Trip #4)

October 12, 2007:
Old Friends
(Portland, Oregon)

July 29, 2009:
A Wedding in Tucson and
a Trip to Montana

May 28, 2007:
Oregon Bound
(Portland, Oregon)

April 18, 2009:
Building a School with NYU
(Belize Trip #3)

January 9, 2006:
Vegas and Florida
(Redmond, Washington)

January 20, 2009:
A Thousand Miles Across Oman
(Sur, Oman)

August 7, 2005:
Back to Work
(Redmond, Washington)

January 17, 2009:
A Week in Abu Dhabi
(Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.)

October 10, 2004:
Making Movies
(Bellingham, Washington)

January 7, 2009:
Margaritaville Revisited
(Belize Trip #2)

June 25, 2004:
Life in Bellingham
(Bellingham, Washington)

January 3, 2009:
Two Caves and a Mayan Temple
(Belize Trip #2)

December 7, 2003:
The Greatest Generation
(Bellingham, Washington)

January 1, 2009:
Working in the Villages
(Belize Trip #2)

March 28, 2003:
My Father, Part 2
(Bellingham, Washington)

July 6, 2008:
Around the World in Eight(y) Days
Part 2 – Abu Dhabi to Portland

March 28, 2003:
My Father, Part 1
(Bellingham, Washington)

July 6, 2008:
Around the World in Eight(y) Days
Part 1 – Portland to Abu Dhabi

July 24, 2002:
Two Boat Cruises
(Princess Louisa Inlet, B.C., Canada)

Western U.S. (Summer 2002)

July 18, 2002:  Heading Home  (Bellingham, Wash.)

July 12, 2002:  Life in Lake City  (Lake City, Colo.)

July 4, 2002:  Ranger Del, Part 2  (Lake City, Colo.)

July 4, 2002:  Ranger Del, Part 1  (Lake City, Colo.)

July 2, 2002:  Life as a Firefighter  (Lake City, Colo.)

July 1, 2002  (Looking Glass Rock, Utah)

June 25, 2002  (Lassen Volcanic Nat'l Park, Calif.)

June 18, 2002 – Part 2  (Port Orford, Oregon)

June 18, 2002 – Part 1  (Port Orford, Oregon)

May 22, 2002  (Bellingham, Washington)

Australia (2002)

April 7, 2002  (Sydney, Australia)

April 4, 2002  (Coffs Harbour, Australia)

April 1, 2002  (Hervey Bay, Australia)

March 28, 2002  (Airlie Beach, Australia)

March 25, 2002 – Part 2  (Port Douglas, Australia)

March 25, 2002 – Part 1  (Port Douglas, Australia)

March 16, 2002  (Winton, Australia)

March 13, 2002  (Alice Springs, Australia)

March 11, 2002  (Ayers Rock, Australia)

March 8, 2002  (Coober Pedy, Australia)

March 5, 2002  (Port Augusta, Australia)

March 1, 2002 – Part 2  (Robe, Australia)

March 1, 2002 – Part 1  (Robe, Australia)

February 18, 2002  (Bega, Australia)

February 9, 2002  (Canberra, Australia)

New Zealand and the Cook Islands (2001 - 02)

February 7, 2002  (Auckland, New Zealand)

February 2, 2002 – Part 2  (Taupo, New Zealand)

February 2, 2002 – Part 1  (Taupo, New Zealand)

January 25, 2002  (Hokitika, New Zealand)

January 20, 2002  (Geraldine, New Zealand)

January 16, 2002  (Te Anau, New Zealand)

Jan. 12, 2002 – Part 2  (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Jan. 12, 2002 – Part 1  (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Jan. 1, 2002 – Part 2  (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Jan. 1, 2002 – Part 1  (Christchurch, New Zealand)

December 24, 2001  (Wellington, New Zealand)

December 20, 2001  (Auckland, New Zealand)

December 16, 2001  (Auckland, New Zealand)

December 14, 2001  (Aitutaki, Cook Islands)

December 10, 2001  (Rarotonga, Cook Islands)

United States (2001)

Dec. 3, 2001 – Part 2  (Bellingham, Washington)

Dec. 3, 2001 – Part 1  (Bellingham, Washington)

Oct. 18, 2001 – Part 3  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Oct. 18, 2001 – Part 2  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Oct. 18, 2001 – Part 1  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Oct. 6, 2001  (Ft. Lincoln St. Park, North Dakota)

Sept. 30, 2001 – Part 2  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Sept. 30, 2001 – Part 1  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Sept. 15, 2001  (Bismarck, North Dakota)

August 30, 2001  (Webster, South Dakota)

August 18, 2001  (Watertown, South Dakota)

August 17, 2001  (Walnut Grove, Minnesota)

August 14, 2001  (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

August 10, 2001  (Battle Creek, Michigan)

August 8, 2001  (12 Days in Syracuse:  Part 2)

August 8, 2001  (12 Days in Syracuse:  Part 1)

August 6, 2001  (Manlius, New York)

July 23, 2001  (Middleton, Massachusetts)

July 22, 2001  (Boston, Massachusetts)

July 20, 2001  (Pomfret, Connecticut)

July 18, 2001  (Denton, Maryland)

July 16, 2001  (Cumberland, Virginia)

July 14, 2001  (Roanoke, Virginia)

July 9, 2001  (Sevierville, Tennessee)

July 8, 2001  (Fontana Lake, North Carolina)

July 5, 2001  (Manchester, Tennessee)

June 30, 2001  (Hohenwald, Tennessee)

June 29, 2001  (Corinth, Mississippi)

June 27, 2001  (Natchez, Mississippi)

June 24, 2001  (Austin, Texas)

June 20, 2001  (Canyon de Chelly, Arizona)

June 18, 2001  (Clay Canyon, Utah)

June 15, 2001 – Part 2  (Zion Nat'l Park, Utah)

June 15, 2001 – Part 1  (Zion Nat'l Park, Utah)

June 14, 2001  (San Diego, California)

June 11, 2001  (San Jose, California)

June 2, 2001  (Bellingham, Washington)

May 19, 2001  (Hillsboro, Oregon)

April 30, 2001  (Hillsboro, Oregon)

April 19, 2001  (Bellingham, Washington)

April 5, 2001  (Bellingham, Washington)