Category Archives: Travels

The Lunch Bell Rings

Posted on July 23, 2017 by murray

Today we watch a couple of the sea’s creatures having lunch. We travel along with our eye on the reef and out into the blue. The reef part is pretty much any dive but the out into the blue part … Continue reading →

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First Dives

Posted on July 21, 2017 by debbie

Normally Murray and I get a touch of the nerves on our first dive of a trip. Not this time. Maybe it is because we dove in Dominica only two months ago. B, however, had nerves enough for everyone as … Continue reading →

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Arrivee

Posted on July 20, 2017 by murray

Made it. Not even a bad trip. It started a bit weird. Debbie got singled out for a ‘special’ run through the security check. They make her take out all of her electronics, and put them separately into the xray … Continue reading →

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Up Close and Personal

Posted on July 16, 2017 by murray

Yesterday we were tourists at home. Staying at our house are two folks from Devonshire, GB. A arrived a few weeks ago and N arrived a couple of days ago. We have been busy trying to see a few things … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound

Posted on May 25, 2017 by debbie

When we booked this trip we decided to try something different with our flights. Instead of doing one huge long haul from Edmonton to Toronto to Barbados, and the same coming home, we broke it up and stayed overnight in … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on May 23, 2017 by debbie

We spend our last day chilling on the beach. We go down to the beach closest to where we are staying. The waves are rougher today and the tide is coming in, so swimming is a challenge. Actually, no swimming … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s Dive 400 and Other Tidbits

Posted on May 22, 2017 by debbie

We dive today with Eco Divers. The second dive is my 400th dive! The sea creatures must have known it was a special dive as some of my favourites swim by to help celebrate. There is surge here and we rock … Continue reading →

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Barbados

Posted on May 21, 2017 by debbie

We sadly say goodbye to our wonderful friends D&C, hop on a plane and end up in Barbados. We have decided to stay three nights in Barbados to check things out before flying home. We walk today, boy do we … Continue reading →

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Last Day on Dominica

Posted on May 21, 2017 by murray

We have all day to get across the island which if we were in a hurry would take about an hour. Breakfast at the regular 7:30. We discuss what we should do today. There are a couple of hikes we … Continue reading →

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Staging vs Nature

Posted on May 19, 2017 by murray

I have come to realize something in the last couple of days. It has taken quite a long time for me for this to come to the front of my brain but eventually if I experience something enough times I … Continue reading →

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