Category Archives: Travels

Our Friends the Octopi

Posted on November 18, 2016 by debbie

It is a day of octopi. The waters along Kona seem to team with the creatures as we see these eight legged friends on every dive. They are curious and will venture out of their hiding place to take a … Continue reading →

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Kona Diving

Posted on November 16, 2016 by murray

We have the time from the hotel to the dock time to the second. Out to the lot a couple of minutes late and the lineup on the road is horrendous. I don’t get it!!! Kona is a small island … Continue reading →

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We Meet Again

Posted on November 15, 2016 by debbie

It’s our first day of diving with the Kona Diving Company. We dove with the same crew last year and are looking forward to diving with them again. Laid back, super friendly and fun. As we walk onto the boat … Continue reading →

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Kona Again!

Posted on November 14, 2016 by debbie

I remember travelling to Hawaii as a child and as a teenager with my family. After landing, the airplane door would be opened and this wonderfully flower and ocean scented air would drift into the cabin of the plane, and … Continue reading →

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Photos of Lima, Peru, Bolivia and Chile

Posted on November 12, 2016 by debbie

A sampling of photos are now posted on the blog of our trip to Peru, Bolivia and Chile. To view photos, hover over “Photos”, in the main menu bar, until the drop down menu appears. Click on “Peru”, “Bolivia” and “Chili” … Continue reading →

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Homeward

Posted on October 7, 2016 by murray

I am sitting in the Calgary airport and we have just passed 24 hours on the road home from Santiago, Chile. It will be about 30 hours by the time we get in our door. We have an afternoon flight … Continue reading →

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Tour Friends

Posted on October 6, 2016 by murray

Just when you think you are a world traveller you end up on a tour with 6 others and amongst us all we have most likely been to 90% of the countries on earth. If you pin the places Debbie … Continue reading →

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The Final Chapter

Posted on October 5, 2016 by murray

I love bread. I know it is fattening but it is the food I would choose on the desert island question. Bread and PB with a Coke as my drink of choice. The South Americans need to learn to make … Continue reading →

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A Day in Santiago, Chile

Posted on October 4, 2016 by debbie

It is 7:30 pm and I am half laying, half sitting on the bed in our hotel room and my feet are throbbing. Today we walk and stand and walk and then walk some more. I am not cut out … Continue reading →

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Santiago, Chile

Posted on October 3, 2016 by debbie

Our tour group slowly disintegrates. We leave S and T in San Pedro de Atacama. S is taking a later flight to Santiago and T is staying for a few extra days. We leave J in Calama as he is … Continue reading →

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