mikesharon

Dearest travel-blog checker-outters (if there are any of you left!), You may know that we are currently cycling in southern Ontario with The Otesha Project, performing theatrical environmental education as we go! Our group of 18 have been writing 'notes from the road' as we go - check it out HERE! There's pictures!!! Thanks for remembering this lil' blog of ours, Sharon and Mike... read more

Surreal doesn't even BEGIN to describe the awesomeness of trekking to the top of the world's largest active volcano - a 40 mile (64 kilometres to the Canucks) round-trip to over 13 000 feet and back again. Add in all of the factors contributing to its awesomeness - altitude sickness, total isolation (the only people within at least a 30 mile radius), the silence so deafening your ears ring, 2-3 feet of snow, severe winter weather warnings, climbing on hardened rivers of lava, and the only other people to attempt the climb when we did being rescued by a Search-and-Rescue helicopter.... and you can tell it was quite the trek!! Not only can we now brag that we've climbed to the top of the world's largest active volcano, but also the world's single largest mountain... but ... read more

Well, we have a lot of news. The final leg of our bike trip is complete - we can now boast we've ridden from Edmonton, AB to Vancouver Island, BC to Tijuana, Mexico to Florence, Arizona, to NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. We haven't had a chance to write a blog in a lo-ong time and a lot has happened since then. If I remember correctly, we last wrote a blog on our way to the last state park of our entire trip (Sam Houston Jones State Park) - and it was an awesome park. Very swampy and Louisiana-y, it came complete with mysterious and eerie trees with moss clinging to every branch, turtles sunning themselves on rocks, hiking trails, and miles and miles of swamp. There's so much to say, I'm going to just mention everything in ... read more

ONWARDS, to New Orleans.... Wallet: still gone Winds: still strong Weather: still chilly Spirits: HIGH!! That's all for now!!... read more

Sharon: Well, we're on the road again!! Christmas: We spent 13 nights (yes, THIRTEEN) living the life in Florence at the Caliente RV Park with Mike's Oma and Opa. I had a lovely visit with my mum, the three of us shared a trailer, we met lots of new friends, and even saw snow on the cacti. Christmas (and my birthday) was fantastic, though we did miss the rest of our friends and families up north. I even got a birthday cake, at a gathering of a bunch of fellow Caliente residents. We were sad to leave the company of Mike's grandparents (o-parents?) as we had a truly fantastic time visiting, playing cards, walking, and drinking with them! They even threw us a farewell party in the backyard with 15 of our new friends! We have ... read more