Leaving Ourselves Behind

Roughing it in the Amazon

March 8, 2024

When I thought of travelling in the Amazon, the following images came to mind: hammocks slung on sweaty passenger boats slowly drifting into the heart of darkness. Monkey screeches, oppressive heat, jungle smells and a low-key dose of yellow fever (or at least a fever of some sort) thrown in for good measure. We knew … More Roughing it in the Amazon

Travelling to “the end of the pavement.”

September 3, 2018

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.”