Category: Travel

Photography of birds, animals, landscape and places we have traveled to around the world.

Our Visit To The Cradle of Humankind In South Africa

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image of the entrance gate, Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa

Bob and I lingered over breakfast at Lesedi Cultural Village on our last morning in South Africa.  Being the only two guests that had stayed the night, we engaged one of the young Zulu women in a lengthy conversation that shed a lot of light on the social and economic status of the indigenous people.  It was an emotional departure after having connected with the young lady on an emotional level.  Our next to last stop in South Africa would be Maropeng, the Visitor Centre for the Cradle of Humankind. Read more

Venice is Sinking!

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image of Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

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

Tickled Pink In Christ Church’s Great Dining Hall

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image of Christ Church College great dining hall, Oxford University, Oxford, England

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

Our Bumpy Ride to Monteverde

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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

Our Gondola Ride In The Floating World Of Venice

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image of Jean and Bob in a gondola, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy

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

Agog at the Famed Rialto Fish Market, Venice

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image of Rialto Fish Market, Venice, Italy

After spending considerable time in Piazza San Marco, where floodwaters provided great reflections of the surrounding buildings, it was on to the famed Rialto fish market hall. We were agog at the vast assortment of fresh fish and seafood in this fish market. Read more

Healing Waters of Little Manitou Lake

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image of bob and jean in the pool, Manitou Springs Resort & Mineral Spa, manitou beach, saskatchewan

After our morning wanderings on the trails in Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada, Bob and I devoured a tasty lunch at Manitou Springs Resort & Mineral Spa.  We seldom indulge in self pampering so were invigorated by a dip in the healing waters of Little Manitou Lake that fill the spa pools. Read more

In Search of Our Ancestral History in England

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image of london, england, 100_3378

Bob has done extensive research over the past number of years into the history of both of our families.  Ancestry.com has made this possible combined with archival material from a number of different sources.  With this knowledge in hand, we decided to visit a couple of sites relevant to my family’s ancestral history when we traveled to England. Read more

Our Vargas Island Kayak Trip – Medallion Beach Campsite

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image of medallion beach, vargas island, british columbia

Having paddled in our kayaks from Ahous Bay to Medallion Bay over the course of the morning, the sight of Medallion Beach, on Vargas Island in British Columbia, Canada, was welcome.  The distance covered by kayak was only about 10 kilometres this fine day. Read more

Our Vargas Island Kayak Trip, Day 3 – Ahous to Medallion Bay

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image of tents and kayaks, ahous bay, vargas island, british columbia

Continuing our kayak trip around Vargas Island, British Columbia, saw us waking up on the beach in Ahous Bay after our second night of camping.  The temperatures were slightly warmer than the night before, but neither stars nor the moon had been visible when I left the warmth of the tent at midnight owing to the call of nature. Read more