Author: Chris MacLuckie | 5000 Miles of Hope

To the Sierra Gorda | Making a Move

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 2, 2020 | Reflection

This move wasn’t about a journey, a trek or an expedition. It was about survival, setting roots and reclaiming meaning. The decision had been made months before, that I was going to move from San Juan del Río, most likely in July, to the Sierra Gorda. But...

1986 Wesco Highliners | Resole by Botines San Juan

by Chris MacLuckie | May 1, 2020 | Photos, Resources, Summary, Tack

https://5000milesofhope.org/podcast-player/226423/1986-wesco-highliners-resole-by-botines-san-juan.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 12:40 | Recorded on April 8, 2020Today I share a story about my old Wesco Highliner boots, the resole job done in San...

Oh, the times they are a changing…

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 10, 2020 | Reflection, Summary

It’s obvious we are in great upheaval. But upheaval brings and forces change! A new future lies in front of us. I feel this future is a different one, in the sense that we can really, really shape the outcome by our actions today. This is the time to recommit to...

COVID-19 + Recession = OUR FUTURE???

by Chris MacLuckie | Mar 22, 2020 | Horses, Organic gardening, Reflection, Resources

It’s March 22, 2020. The world has been hit by a virus pandemic – COVID-19; at the same time, oil prices are at the lowest in 18 years, AND a global recession is possibly just beginning. A time of great upheaval. A period of crisis, without a set end. A...

Getting Roxy Tired | Part 4

by Chris MacLuckie | Feb 26, 2020 | Horses, Reflection, Roxy, Summary

Today I’m going to talk about Roxy and her health 2 and a half years after setting off from Canada. I gave Roxy a nickname back then, in the years before I left for Guatemala: Cocaine… She was the devil, fun and dangerous, always wanting to go hard. Hard...

Learn ESL with Chris

by Chris MacLuckie | Feb 5, 2020 | Learn ESL

Enter the website below to book your lessons today. HAPPY ENGLISH! Learn how to master formal and informal English to speak with ease, confidence and...

2019 》》》2020 – Wishing you the Best!

by Chris MacLuckie | Dec 28, 2019 | Horses, Reflection, Summary, Travel

As the year nears the end, and the weather is cool or downright cold, it’s the time for taking stock of what passed while setting sights on the year ahead. 2019 was pretty great for Roxy and I. After we managed to make it out of Guatemala, we began our second...

Month 6 | THE LAST MONTH

by Chris MacLuckie | Nov 22, 2019 | 5001, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Resources, Summary, Travel

Month 6 | THE LAST MONTH of 5001: Mexico a Caballo I’m putting the 4 weeks of Month 6 together because they are the final four weeks of our second solo journey. 4 weeks spent resting Roxy and getting set up with an English teaching job. I rode very little for...