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A Liveaboard Dive Trip in Indonesia, 2022

Posted on September 6, 2022 by murray

We have been planning this liveaboard dive trip to Indonesia, https://www.indonesia-tourism.com/, since 2019 pre Covid. The Australia part is an add on we attach every time we are in the South Pacific. Our son and daughter-in-law live in Gold Coast, … Continue reading →

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Beavers

Posted on August 21, 2022 by murray

Traveling north of Edmonton earlier this year there were signs of the endemic giant land beaver. A species not well known but definitely one people should spend the time to find out about. It is much larger than its cousin … Continue reading →

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Big Knife Provincial Park

Posted on August 20, 2022 by murray

It is good to get away from the day to day routine even when you’re retired and don’t really have the pressure of a ‘job’. We thought we could sneak in a couple of days of kayaking and went camping. … Continue reading →

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Visiting and Camping and Kayaking

Posted on July 23, 2022 by murray

Friday we head to Lethbridge. M our daughter and G live there and we have not seen them for a couple of years. Debbie snuck down once but I stayed back. Lethbridge is a small city and even though it … Continue reading →

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Camping and Kayaking in Southern Alberta

Posted on July 21, 2022 by murray

We spent the last week camping in southern Alberta. This time, as most times camping, we had no access to internet. So this is a postscript to the trip. We headed to the far south of Alberta, the destination is … Continue reading →

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Trinidad, Cuba

Posted on April 11, 2022 by murray

There are dogs in Cuba. Street dogs, not many but a few feral animals that scrounge food from the few scrapes that are about. And they are very strange looking dogs. Small, short legs, and long bodies. It looks like … Continue reading →

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Excitement on the National Road

Posted on April 9, 2022 by murray

Today started out with Debbie explaining to me that the pineapples here are small and the meat is white rather than the golden colour we are used to. Yesterday the other fruit fact I learned is, in Cuba, papaya is … Continue reading →

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Murray’s Two Bits……

Posted on April 2, 2022 by murray

Ship ahoy. We are on the boat. Most guests came from Havana and a 7-hour bus ride. It is worthwhile doing some research and finding out there is an international airport in Santa Clara. We had a 2.5-hour taxi ride … Continue reading →

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First Day in Santa Clara, Cuba

Posted on April 1, 2022 by murray

One of the first things I notice as we walk through Santa Clara is that everyone is wearing a mask. A COVID mask that is. Everyone. And we are outside headed towards the central plaza. No one seems to be … Continue reading →

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Hello Kona

Posted on October 30, 2021 by murray

We arrived late at night. We have learned, don’t dive the next day! Hanging about on day 1 we orient ourselves by driving around a bit. We see if we can remember what roads lead where. A visit to the … Continue reading →

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