Middle of the World

Our flight to Quito, Ecuador was uneventful.  We landed at about 11:40pm local time. Ecuador is one hour behind Ontario. There was a couple on the plane with two young kids. Partway through the flight they started crying. When they got off the plane they were still wailing. We watched in sympathy as these young parents juggled screaming kids and carry-on baggage through immigration. The kids were still howling …

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Good Morning Mexico City

I’m worried.  We are now waiting at the gate for AeroMexico’s 2am flight to Mexico City and everything has gone smoothly….too smoothly. What am I missing? This week I bought myself a wet suit for the Galapagos part of the trip. When I tried it on, the lady asked “How is it fitting?”. As I walked out of her bathroom, I replied “Snug and really tight across my chest.” …

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Hiking Mount Nemo

In early March, John and I decided to do a hike on our own. The snow was softly falling as we arrived at Mount Nemo Conservation area. The challenge of hiking when you have taken only one car is that you have to backtrack to where you parked. The views from the cliff edge were gorgeous and much of this hike was along the cliff edge. The snow became …

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Forks of the Credit Hike

This year our family day activity was a hike in the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. There was a lot of snow the week before, so we weren’t sure what to expect. A van stuck at the entrance of the park was not a good sign. After helping free the vehicle, we decided to park on the road and walk in.  That’s when we realized that I had …

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