Monthly Archives: May 2017

Homeward Bound

Posted on May 25, 2017 by debbie

When we booked this trip we decided to try something different with our flights. Instead of doing one huge long haul from Edmonton to Toronto to Barbados, and the same coming home, we broke it up and stayed overnight in … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on May 23, 2017 by debbie

We spend our last day chilling on the beach. We go down to the beach closest to where we are staying. The waves are rougher today and the tide is coming in, so swimming is a challenge. Actually, no swimming … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s Dive 400 and Other Tidbits

Posted on May 22, 2017 by debbie

We dive today with Eco Divers. The second dive is my 400th dive! The sea creatures must have known it was a special dive as some of my favourites swim by to help celebrate. There is surge here and we rock … Continue reading →

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Barbados

Posted on May 21, 2017 by debbie

We sadly say goodbye to our wonderful friends D&C, hop on a plane and end up in Barbados. We have decided to stay three nights in Barbados to check things out before flying home. We walk today, boy do we … Continue reading →

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Last Day on Dominica

Posted on May 21, 2017 by murray

We have all day to get across the island which if we were in a hurry would take about an hour. Breakfast at the regular 7:30. We discuss what we should do today. There are a couple of hikes we … Continue reading →

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Staging vs Nature

Posted on May 19, 2017 by murray

I have come to realize something in the last couple of days. It has taken quite a long time for me for this to come to the front of my brain but eventually if I experience something enough times I … Continue reading →

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The Way of the Jungle

Posted on May 18, 2017 by murray

On my first trip to SE Asia I lay on my bed the first night and a lizard ran down the wall and behind a picture. I was tired and not about to chase a lizard around the room trying … Continue reading →

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Volcanos

Posted on May 17, 2017 by murray

Dominica is the Caribbean island with the most active volcanos. Every road here is a hill, a very steep hill. No use using an 8% grade and 5 or 6 switch backs. Just head straight up and put a sign … Continue reading →

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Toothache

Posted on May 16, 2017 by murray

It all started yesterday when Debbie woke up and had decided she should go to the dentist. She is in pain. One of her teeth is throbbing and hurts even more when she taps it. We dive and then head … Continue reading →

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The Drift Dive that Wasn’t

Posted on May 15, 2017 by debbie

Our dive master, Cann, tells us that our second dive today is a drift dive. We are going to enter the water at the mooring ball where we are situated from the first dive and drift north to the next … Continue reading →

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