Category Archives: Planning and Packing

First Pack for Bonaire

Posted on June 24, 2011 by debbie

We have a busy weekend coming up, so last night we got out the packing list and went through the “diving”, “clothing” and “other stuff” lists and pulled out the items we had not gotten yet. We highlighted in yellow … Continue reading →

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Travel Budgets

Posted on June 27, 2011 by debbie

The budget template that we use is now a page under the Packing Lists menu item.  This budget helps us determine how much money (cash, travelers cheques etc) we will need once we leave home.  It usually does not include … Continue reading →

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Shampoo Review

Posted on June 28, 2011 by murray

Debbie had mentioned that I am bald and shampoo may not be the biggest item of worry on the list of things we may have to eliminate from our l litre ziploc so we can board a plane in Kolkata … Continue reading →

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Dive Navigation Tune Up

Posted on June 29, 2011 by debbie

Our Dive Navigation booklet was sitting on the coffee table, so I picked it up and started to read.  Glad I did! We will be shore diving on Bonaire, which means diving on our own with no local dive master … Continue reading →

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Trip Expectations

Posted on June 30, 2011 by debbie

Murray always cautions me not to get too excited before we leave on a trip and not to raise the expectations of a trip too high.  Why? If expectations are raised too high, and we have preconceived notions on how … Continue reading →

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Packing List Additions

Posted on July 16, 2011 by debbie

After every trip I add items to the packing lists that I have written on our list as we packed.  It is usually stuff I forgot to add in the first place, or stuff we realize we might need.  Today … Continue reading →

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Bhutan Update

Posted on July 19, 2011 by murray

Just as we were to walk out the door on our way to Bonaire we received an email from Druk Air informing us that the flight to Bhutan has been cancelled. Not even delayed, it has been completely removed from … Continue reading →

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Bonaire Unpacking

Posted on July 21, 2011 by debbie

While unpacking, I discovered a few items in my bag that I did not use in Bonaire and a few items that I want to comment on. I took a small purse, for evenings, and did not use it.  I … Continue reading →

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The New Camera

Posted on July 30, 2011 by murray

It’s done. We have spent the last couple of weeks researching cameras and underwater housings trying to decide what will serve our purposes the best. We started out looking at things in a random fashion, worked on selection criteria as … Continue reading →

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Folk Festival

Posted on August 1, 2011 by debbie

As we have said, we have lists for EVERYTHING! Every summer, we attend the annual Edmonton Folk Music Festival.  http://www.edmontonfolkfest.org/  It is a 4 day event and all we do for those 4 days is eat, sleep and folk fest.  … Continue reading →

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