I’m not really a monkey fan – they kind of freak me out. When we were travelling in Southeast Asia and in India, the monkeys there were used to being fed by humans and were quite bold and aggressive. I have vivid memories of fearfully facing down small troops of monkeys, loping toward me in … More Monkeying Around in Manuel Antonio National Park
We had originally planned to be out of Mexico by the end of January and beginning our southwestern U.S. travels, but Mother Nature had other ideas. That most besieged of states, California, has been pummelled with three storms bringing heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and road closures in the south and heavy snow at higher elevations. … More En route to La Frontera
The Oregon Coast is one of our favourite drives, and even though we knew late October weather would likely be drizzly and foggy, we opted to turn left off the freeway and follow along the ocean. It rained, it misted, it was grey and monochromatic; we drove down through patches of thick fog and swooped … More Camping with the Giants
The “end of the pavement” is a wild 26-mile stretch of rainforest on the west coast of Vancouver Island, anchored by Ucluelet on Barkley Sound on one end and Tofino on Clayoquot Sound on the other. The main body of water is the open Pacific Ocean which creates changeable, tempestuous weather. In our four days … More Travelling to “the end of the pavement.”
Leaving Ourselves Behind 