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Bugs

Posted on June 20, 2018 by murray

Campground cleared out today. By the time we got out of the tent at 7am 1/2 of last nights guests had packed and left. By noon we were the only ones in our end. Seems like Wednesday is the crossover … Continue reading →

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Local Camping Trip

Posted on June 19, 2018 by murray

When we can avoid Hwy 2 to get to where we want to go, we do. There are several roads that go south to Dinosaur Provincial Park, our destination for a few days. We have traversed Hwy 21 quite a … Continue reading →

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Honolulu

Posted on May 28, 2018 by murray

The TSA decided to flex its muscles last night and pissed off a plane load of people. All in the name of keeping the USA safe of course. One can’t complain about such actions or we will get ourselves in … Continue reading →

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Last Thoughts

Posted on May 25, 2018 by murray

Just wanted to bring up how much Debbie has changed over the years. So we sit down at a table to order dinner. Just as we sit Debbie starts brushing the top of her back as if a fly is … Continue reading →

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Heading East

Posted on May 24, 2018 by murray

East is where home is and home is where we are headed. Still we have a few more days planned as stopovers to break up the long flight. Honiara is stop one. We only spent a day here on the … Continue reading →

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Chill Time at the Zipolo Habu

Posted on May 22, 2018 by murray

The Zipolo Habu Resort is on an island and as far as I can figure there is nothing else on the island. It is not a small island it is just that there are no other in inhabitants. There is … Continue reading →

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Bilikiki – Part 2

Posted on May 22, 2018 by murray

May 16 The diving here is good, real good but not to our expectations. It is hard to come to a place like this with absolutely no preconceived notions, even though we try. I expected the stuff we see here … Continue reading →

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Bilikiki – Part 1

Posted on May 21, 2018 by murray

First day full tilt diving on the Bilikiki. Similar routine as other boats. Get up eat, dive, snack, dive, lunch, dive, snack dive, dinner, dive if you want to night dive, do our log books and blog if not, sleep… … Continue reading →

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Sliding into the Darkness

Posted on May 5, 2018 by murray

Tomorrow morning we are boarding a plane for the Solomon Islands. The internet will be sketchy at best. The next day we board the live a board boat and there is NO internet at all. So, those ten days we … Continue reading →

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More Specific Gold Coast Observations

Posted on May 5, 2018 by murray

Greenspace is important here in the Gold Coast, and if I remember correctly, all over Australia. The other place I remember very clearly is Brisbane and it also has a lot of parks. In the Gold Coast you can’t drive … Continue reading →

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