2022: Respecting the Government of Canada’s travel advisory against international travel. Huatulco, Mexico. Lima, Peru. Maldives (Coco Bodu Hithi and Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu). To come: Egypt, Jordan, Israel and ???.
2021: Jasper, Lake Louise, and Banff, Alberta. Charlevoix, Quebec. Abu Dhabi omicron-cancelled. Respecting the Government of Canada’s travel advisory against international travel.
2020: Nanaimo, BC. Northern India #COVID-cancelled. Victoria, BC. Huatulco, Mexico. Respecting the Government of Canada’s travel advisory against international travel.
2019: A Caribbean cruise with Viking (Puerto Rico, BVIs, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, Sint Maarten/St. Martin, USVIs). San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Costa Mujeres, Mexico. Tofino, BC. Montego Bay, Jamaica. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Bella Coola, BC. Tofino, BC. Nanaimo, BC. Riviera Maya. Sidney, BC. Cayo Espanto, Belize. Orlando. Nanaimo, BC. Thailand. Comox, BC.
2018: Siem Reap, Cambodia. Singapore. La Paz, Mexico. Terrace, BC. Nanaimo, BC. Panama City & Rio Hato, Panama. Shaanxi & Shandong, China. Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town & Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Victoria, BC. Nanaimo, BC. Door County, Wisconsin. Pacific coast, Costa Rica. Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Charlevoix, Quebec. Edmonton, Alberta. El Salvador. Kamloops, BC. New York City (& Hogwarts!). Sidney, BC. Provo, Turks & Caicos.
2017: Uganda. Seattle, Washington. Edmonton, Alberta. Lexington, Virginia. Prince Rupert, BC. New Braunfels, Texas. Madison, Wisconsin. Haida Gwaii, BC. Victoria, BC. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Puerto Morelos, Mexico. Nanaimo, BC. Riviera Maya, Mexico. Singapore. Siem Reap, Cambodia.
2016: Argentina, Uruguay & Brazil. Palm Desert, California. Hong Kong, Fujian & Jiangxi, China. Hot Springs, Arkansas. Nimmo Bay, BC. Cuba. Nashville. Scotland. Iceland. Chicago. Ottawa. Branson, Missouri. Kauai, Hawaii. Nelson, BC. Canmore, Alberta.
Between the rattlesnake and fer de lance in less than a meter on a hike in Belize, a pack of hybrid wolfs/dogs following me on another hike, the scorpion in my bed in Nicaragua and a herd of buffalos crossing my path on a bushwalk with a ranger in South Africa, I had my fare share! Not sure what the scariest moment was… A lonely bull elephant blocking the bridge in Kruger was also a nerve-wrecking one! The most recent was this Spring in Yosemite NP when I was hiking alone and stumbled upon a black bear! Fortunately it did not see me and I silently crept behind a large boulder to from there take a huge detour to pass the bear withou getting noticed, pretty scary! Worst thing… I had a fantastic camera around my neck, and did not take a shot of this very special moments, really regret that now but I was just too scared at that moment… I think that all of the encounters kind of made me jump at the same level!
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Those are some adventures!
Better not to get hurt and not disturb an animal than to have a photo, even a fantastic one. Wise choice!
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Absolutely. In all cases I realised I am in their habitat, just a visitor (apart from the scorpion in the bed). Reflex kicks in with these encounters and as I stepped out of their way all was good.
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