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Bike Packing – Merritt to Whistler
September 2021 with Lena The Douglas Lake Ranch is a pretty expanse that extends as far as the eye can see. Founded in 1886 it is not without controversy even … Continue reading
Cenotes
Mexico- November 2020 With Lena The Yucatan Peninsula is a flat limestone landscape covered in jungle and battered by seasonal hurricanes. Despite the seasonal deluge of water the flatness of … Continue reading
Austrian Danube
August 2020 with Lena The police were waiting for us. Lena saw them first. It didn’t occur to either of us we were doing anything illegal. We had been ferrying … Continue reading
Paddling the Hungarian Danube
July 2020 with Lena The Danube is the second largest river in Europe. It runs through 10 countries and countless cities on its way to the Black Sea. With its … Continue reading
High Tatras
July 2020 with Lena In a country of mountains the High Tatras stand out. Beneath them stands the little town of Poprad with a train running almost the length of … Continue reading
River Running the Raba
July 2020 with Lena Day 0 The sky opened up and the rain bucketed down. This was not the best day to start a kayak trip down the Raba River. … Continue reading
The Banana Islands
Sierra Leone December 2019 The beaches of the Freetown Peninsula are stunning, yet few foreign tourists come. The water is warm and clear and very good for surfing. With that … Continue reading
Freetown – Sierra Leone
While in Freetown I had a long conversation with an Expat that has been working in hospitals for several years. This blog post comes out of that conversation. I verified … Continue reading
Guinea Local Transport
Guinea – December 2019 How do you fit 15 adults in a car? Ageing Peugeot station-wagons are the car of choice here in Guinea. They are the workhorse of the … Continue reading
Bissau
Guinea Bissau December 2019 Not many have heard of Guinea Bissau partially because there are a host of other countries with the Guinea name and partially as it is a … Continue reading
