CANADA | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Views [112]
We drove up and found ourselves in a lovely home in Comox. Comox is basically like a suburb. There's a great garden in the backyard and we can help Alice out by doing some weeding. At the same time, there is the treat of doing a little strawberry harvesting.... Read more >
CANADA | Saturday, 21 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Views [156]
We took a ferry from Galiano to Victoria. A lovely, short trip and at no cost as the ferry from Vancouver to Galiano essentially covers you all the way to Victoria. We arrived in Victoria and caught two buses and arrived at Trevor's. We stayed at ... Read more >
CANADA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Sunday, 15 Jun 2008 | Views [141]
Yes, that is the name of the place. serenitybythesea.com on Galiano Island. I was sure that I had landed in paradise. No doubt. And yet, when we heard from Sean, another wwoofing host whom we had contacted in order to build in some flexibility while ... Read more >
CANADA | Friday, 13 Jun 2008 | Views [120]
From the interior, we decided to head for the coast. It had our name on it. It was what we loved. The temperate forest. The ocean. Both Mountains and flatlands. First stop: Vancouver
CANADA | Tuesday, 10 Jun 2008 | Views [122]
We had been travelling in eternal spring since March 13th when we returned from Costa Rica, landing in Atlanta. When we came to Nelson, I saw the lilacs in bloom as the crescendo of spring. But, the real crescendo was yet to come, and it came today, ... Read more >
CANADA | Monday, 9 Jun 2008 | Views [129]
We arrived in Winlaw with all of our luggage in tow, knowing that Caroline would be taking her friend to the bus for 11:10 a.m. The town is tiny, but it does have a wonderful organic food store with a cafe attached. We walked into the cafe, with all ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 8 Jun 2008 | Views [130]
In the midst of all the excitement of finding that we were staying and then booking ourselves in at the Dancing Bear HI Hostel in Nelson, we heard from some people that we had been communicating with about a possible wwoofing engagement. Mike and Ulla ... Read more >
CANADA | Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 | Views [119]
As I said, I am neither a man nor am I young, but I am heading west, and feeling younger for it. One of the pleasures of my retirement, is not having to know exactly what I am going to do next! David and I found ourselves in exactly that state after ... Read more >
CANADA | Thursday, 5 Jun 2008 | Views [166]
I'm not a man and I'm not young, but I am heading west, and feeling younger for it... Dave and I made our first stop in B.C. in Nelson, where Diane came and picked us up at the bus depot, swung by the organic food store, and then brought us over to ... Read more >
CANADA | Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Monday, 2 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Monday, 2 Jun 2008 | Views [175]
Thanks to the couchsurfing.com project, Dave and I had a great time during our 4-5 hour layover in Calgary. Sarah and her boyfriend, Mike, picked us up and took us to an organic vegan restaurant called The Coup. It was artsy and neat, the food was wonderful ... Read more >
CANADA | Thursday, 29 May 2008 | Views [138]
We arrived in Winnipeg Wednesday evening (May 14) just before 7 or so. Lori picked us up, we swung by eatit.ca where we had a joyous reunion, and then over to her place in River Heights where we have been ever since. We made a deal, back on the phone ... Read more >
CANADA | Thursday, 22 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [318]
What a change from the travel from one place to another that we had been doing in the past while. This place was really close. All it took to get from one place to another was for one of our hosts to drive us to Foodsmiths in Perth, Ontario, and our ... Read more >
CANADA | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Sunday, 4 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CANADA | Monday, 28 Apr 2008 | Views [264]
Sunday, April 27, 2008 We arrived in Ottawa Monday evening, after travelling up from Phoenicia New York. Doug, Manager at Menla, gave us a ride from Menla to the bus stop in Phoenicia, and just as we were parting, I said, “Doug, I’d ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [253] | Comments [1]
Menla Mountain Retreat Center Check out the website (menla.org) -- One of the main word to describe what it feels like here with mountains and woods and mountain streams, and valley floor, is: immense. Dave says it’s like a big natural amphitheater, ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [103]
We made a brief stop in New York City, and took some pictures to prove it. I have to make a separate entry in order to put it on our map. Our map complete with flags for the places we've been can be accessed by clicking on the About Frances and David ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [141]
We came into Richmond, Va, just after 5 p.m., on our way to New York with a 5 hour layover. As we came into the station at Richmond, there was a group of people standing and staring at a huge television screen, broadcasting the news about the Free ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [145]
Rilke talks about patience in meditating on the unresolved issues in one’s life, on living the questions rather than seeking the answers. Our friend, Cushla (Maori healer whom we met in Santa Barbara) reminded us, in a recent note, that it is "... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [127]
While we were working in the Chapel Hill area, we thought it a great opportunity to visit our cousin Joanne, her husband Steve and their three boys. The eldest is in Kindergarten and the youngest is newborn. We finally got together at the end of our ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [332] | Comments [5]
I'm working outside on a beautiful sunny day in North Carolina. It's the first day of spring and the temperature is a perfect 20 degrees (approx. 68 celsius). Cleaning out the leavings of the fall/winter season, gathering some fire wood, planting kale ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [99]
We finally decided upon taking a bus to Durham, North Carolina where we would catch a bus to Chapel Hill, where our host could pick us up... We spent overnight on the bus, and were fine until sometime in the afternoon when my head hit the table of ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [111]
We stopped off in Greenville, North Carolina where we hesitated between going to Ashville, staying overnight in Greenville, and going on to Durham. We bought groceries and stopped in a Chinese restaurant where they were very kind to us with advice, using ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [188]
We arrived in Atlanta on March 13th, waited forever in a line up of people 'other than Americans' and when they found out we were Canadian, they just whisked us right through and that was that for customs. It was another story trying to get out of the ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [467] | Comments [4]
It was a treat to stay on at Finca AMRTA for over two months. Just before we went to Costa Rica, my friend Susanne asked whether I wasn't missing any creature comforts. I came up with two things: a kitchen in which to try out new eating ideas, and a ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 8 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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