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The Ultimate Backcountry

Posted on April 23, 2013 by murray

It’s quiet here. The ride is noisy but as soon as the chopper leaves the silence becomes one of the first things I notice. The wind blows but even that is not noisy. We make noise, it is hard to … Continue reading →

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Learning to Scuba Dive

Posted on March 29, 2013 by murray

Today is day 5 for diving and the new guys, R and B, are improving by leaps and bounds. It is amazing how fast things come with each dive. Debbie and I are also getting better with each dive. Our … Continue reading →

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Diving and Walking

Posted on March 28, 2013 by murray

6:00am. no wind.  looks like a go.  breakfast as usual. 7:30. no wind.  8:05. time to leave.  wind is howling?????  how does that work.  8:30. dive shop. diving is on. The dives are relaxing. Our novice divers are starting to … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Dive

Posted on March 27, 2013 by murray

Day 4, fingers crossed. Breakfast is at 7:20 then the long walk to the dive centre to see if the port is open today. I check the weather and the wind is mere 9km per hour but it looks like … Continue reading →

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Drift Diving

Posted on March 25, 2013 by murray

The weather is better and the water is calmer today so our dives are farther afield, today we learn why Cozumel is famous for drift diving. The first dive is at Palancar Gardens. The current is not too strong but … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Addiction

Posted on February 11, 2013 by murray

For those that do not know Edmonton is 4 hours from the mountains so I cannot just wake up and decide to go skiing on this day or that. The past few years I have been ski touring almost exclusively. … Continue reading →

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12/12/12 – London Town

Posted on December 12, 2012 by murray

Last night we almost got our whole problem sorted and we ran into a road block we could not solve. Airlines need to do a whole lot in the way of helping people out and not begging off the problems … Continue reading →

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Delayed!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by murray

Twice now. It is not often that we run into airline problems when we travel but twice on this trip an airline has made changes and it has affect our connections. As we mentioned before Air Botswana completely canceled one … Continue reading →

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Walking Stonetown

Posted on December 9, 2012 by murray

Before we left I had read over and over how ‘dangerous’ Africa is. We have spent almost 6 weeks in Tanzania and have got braver and braver each day. A good lot of the days here we have led a … Continue reading →

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Mr. Mitu’s Magical Adventure

Posted on December 8, 2012 by murray

Murray and I pile into a van with eight other tourists and head out of Stonetown to a spice farm. Mr. Mitu’s Magical Adventure has begun! After driving into the hinterland of Zanzibar, we arrive at the spice farm where … Continue reading →

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