We had just a small level of concern that for Tanya this might be a “bumpy” as in queasy journey , however she passed with flying ( ha, ha) colours. It did mean that no Moët or Veuve was consumed but a small price to pay in the end. I…
At the airport
It’s 3.36am and we are checked in at the airport waiting for departure. I have my travel sickness patch on, my compression stockings on( thanks Sarah) and looking really attractive (haha) with my intrepid Travelling buddy, Mariola. What more could I ask for, I cant believe I’ll finally be in Italy…
The Tuscany Adventure 2019
The Long awaited adventure begins
We are on to the last couple of days of packing preparations and finalizing the long list of anti-nausea medication. It is all coming together and what was meant to be a trip to Tuscany started in the planning 9 years ago is now our epic Italian adventure, traversing Italy…
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Haines, Whitehorse , Calgary to Ottawa
We begin the long journey from west to east of Canada for our family catch up in Ottawa. Clearly Alaska is sad to see us go as it brings out the rain and snow. What a difference from the day before , no mountains to be seen today. We do…
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A day in the life of a Bald Eagle
I must make a correction from the previous post, the IPad chose to correct the spelling I put in. It is the Chilcat Pass we come across to Alaska not Chilcotin. After the clear sky of the previous Aurora night, we wake up to a blue sky and full visibility…
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Haines, Alaska
Today is a travel day and we think the welcome sign into Haines Junction as we leave is pretty cute. Not bad for a backdrop too. It is -8C as we leave and head south to Alaska. Only 300km but it is 15 degrees warmer there. On the way we…
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Kluane National Park, Yukon
We are based at Haines Junction, a small community on the Alaska Highway between Fairbanks Alaska 880km away to the north and Dawson Creek British Columbia about 1600km away to the south. The ” Green Sprout ” apartment we are staying in has turned out to be a little…
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Dawson City Yukon our final farewell
We have a clear day with blue skies to leave Bear Cave Mountain, but the weather has been quite snowy in Dawson City so the helicopter is delayed for our departure. I film him coming in not realizing that the updraft from the chopper blades creates a brief snowy blizzard…
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Bear Cave Mountain cont.
The week becomes a Sophie and Junior show. We patiently wait by the river in anticipation of her morning routine of a ramble by, fishing in one or other direction. The weather continues to get colder, now reaching -18C. We have a reasonable amount of fresh snow each day. Both…
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Bear Cave Mountain
Today is the start of our Ice Bear adventure but it will only appear on the blog after we are back as we are in the deep, deep Yukon wilderness for a week. After a breakfast with a French twist from the French Canadian lady in town who has started…