The World Through Our Lens
Photography of birds, animals, landscape and places we have travel to around the world.
It was bittersweet waking up on Medallion Beach on Vargas Island on this, the last day of our epic kayaking adventure with Claire and Martin. The excursion showed us a whole different side of British Columbia, in Canada, and we were loving it! Read more
Saturday, June 29, broke damp and chilly in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, only 12° Celsius at 6 a.m. To make use of the morning, Bob and I drove up to Kingsmere Lake then decided to walk the scenic Narrows Peninsula Trail near Waskesiu Village. It is known for impressive Ostrich Fern beds along the boardwalks. Read more
From our accommodations, Hotel Palazzo Priuli, Bob and I set off for mercato di Rialto, a bustling fish and vegetable market. When we rounded a corner to cross Piazza San Marco, we found the square flooded from the high tide. Venice is sinking, and Piazza San Marco is always the first part of the city to get wet! Read more
Knowing that local Venetians fill their baskets daily at Rialto’s produce market on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Bob and I left the fish market behind in search of the fruit and vegetable stalls. Bursting with colours and aromas, they were a feast for the senses. Read more
As avid fans of the Harry Potter series of books and Harry Potter movies, Bob, our son and I were dying to visit the locations at Oxford University where some of the movie scenes were set. We were tickled pink by Christ Church College’s Great Dining Hall. Read more
Everything was locked up tight in Upington, South Africa on a Sunday, so Bob thought an excursion would be a good way to spend the day. Unfortunately, a severe thunderstorm thwarted our plans to visit Witsand Nature Reserve Kalahari, the site of the roaring sands. Read more
At the end of a week staying in La Fortuna, in Costa Rica, it was time for Bob and me to move on. We were looking forward to a guided bird tour in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve among other things. It was a bumpy ride to Monteverde, but the scenery enroute was gorgeous! Read more
After Bob and I completed our walking tour of the Rialto Markets, we thought it high time we hire a gondola. Who could pass on a dreamy gondola ride on Grand Canal? It was such an iconic thing to do when in Venice, Italy. Read more
With an afternoon forecast for rain, Bob and I made plans to get the first scheduled gondola ride up the mountain in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Spectacular views from the Sky Tram were promised, but the big surprise was being startled by a snake on the Sky Walk. Read more
These days, the temperatures across Europe are scorching with Spain reaching into the 30s and Paris set to hit 38°C this coming week. Read more
