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Tonder Music Festival

Posted on August 23, 2018 by debbie

The festival gates open at noon today and when we walk through them at about 12:15, there is no line, no rush, just relaxed folks strolling around, sitting, eating  and drinking beer. Lots of beer. The site is huge. There … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Tonder-what day is it?

Posted on August 21, 2018 by debbie

I am sitting on the bed in the Sonderborg City Danhostel eating licorice and wishing for bedtime. Yeah, I’m pooped, again. Murray indulges in an island delicacy this morning at breakfast in our hotel. Aero pandekager. He says it is … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Tonder Day 2

Posted on August 19, 2018 by debbie

Murray is up early but I sleep until the alarm goes off at 7:00. I am still adjusting to this time zone and am spending a few hours awake in the middle of the night. We eat breakfast, pack up … Continue reading →

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Travel Mode

Posted on August 16, 2018 by debbie

Murray and I have a verbal cue when we usually get to the first boarding gate as we embark on a long trip. It is “Travel Mode”, which means relax, we can handle anything that is thrown at us, go … Continue reading →

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Australia Photos

Posted on July 29, 2018 by debbie

We have posted photos of Australia before and this trip was strictly a “visit the kids” trip so the photos are mostly of family, therefore I have not posted them into the blog. We do have a series of photos … Continue reading →

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Fiji and Solomon Islands Photos are Posted!

Posted on July 29, 2018 by debbie

Surprise! I have finally loaded photos of Fiji and Solomon Islands into the blog. To view photos, hover over “Photos”, in the main menu bar, until the drop down menu appears. Click on “Fiji 2018” and then “Solomon Islands” in … Continue reading →

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Coyote Pups, Pelicans and Two 50 km Rides

Posted on June 21, 2018 by debbie

Yesterday, after our walk in Dinosaur Provincial Park, we drove into Brooks to buy gas. On the way I spied three puppies in a field. Mur braked, turned the SUV around and we had a closer look. They were coyote … Continue reading →

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Missed Items from the Solomons

Posted on May 27, 2018 by debbie

As we sat on board the Dash 8 domestic flight from Munda back to Honiara I noted that all the signage on board was in two different languages. English and Greek. Must mean Solomon Airlines has purchase a used plane … Continue reading →

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Solomon Island Villagers

Posted on May 21, 2018 by debbie

During our cruise around the Solomon on Islands on the Bilikiki, we encounter many of the local people. Every time we moor in a quiet bay near an island, villagers paddle out in their hand made canoes to sell pineapples, … Continue reading →

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A Shift in Position

Posted on May 20, 2018 by debbie

There has been a shift in position. When Murray and I first learned to scuba dive, we both used 80 cu ft tanks. Being new divers we used tons of air due to being overweighted, kicking too much and a … Continue reading →

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