Blogs from London, Ontario, Canada, North America

"She says": As we sit here in a Flying J truck stop in London, ON I bought 24 hours of internet so I could start catching up on this blog. Ontario is a very interesting Provence. From lakes that look like the ocean to horse and buggy on the highway and beautiful fall colors. We went to Callander, ON to visit Jose and Pat who we met last year in Mazatlan. We spent 4 days with them and had a terrific time. They have a beautiful home and they welcomed us warmly. Breakfast with their coffee chums every morning and sitting on the deck watching the squirrels and chipmunks as Pat feeds them with peanuts. The weather was beautiful for most of the days with sunshine and not too cold. They took us to the park ... read more

This blog gets a special dedication to my mum (Anne), who graciously lent us her vehicle for while we’re around this neck of the woods. Without it a lot of what was done below would have been difficult, expensive or impossible. THANKS MUM! In a few short weeks in Ontario we managed to rack up an impressive number of sleeps in different beds. There was the madhouse of Bill and Sue’s which consisted of us, Bill and Sue, Val and Gus (Sue’s sis and bro in law), Dakota the puppy and for the first three days Lori (Kim’s sis). Lori crashed on the floor beside us, which meant copious amounts of laughter before every bedtime. We also got to fit in some quality time with their Mom, who was visiting London Ontario from Antigua. We had ... read more

We are absolutely blessed, beyond belief! I woke up in my own bed this morning, after 36 hours of non-stop travel, having left Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, flying to Johannesburg with my colleagues, waiting at the airport for about 5 hours for our respective flights, and then Shanda and I boarded our flight to NYC - (and what a commotion when it came to security at the Johannesburg airport - Wow! - Shanda and I were again 'searched' before entering the departure gate area - very interesting!) Leaving the amazing Victoria Falls Hotel on Sunday morning (I think it was Sunday, LOL - I have totally lost track of time!) - some of our colleagues had already departed for their safari adventure - Darla, Kate, Ezra and Marli were off and running. I got up early ... read more

Our first stop is INDONESIA: Things we want to do in Indonesia: - Yogyakarta, find out what the Indonesian Java culture is all about - Gunung Bromo, aka Mount Bromo, see the breathtaking sunrise and walk along an active volcano - Bali, hit the beach - Gili Islands, chill in island paradise - Sumatra, this will be our first time in a jungle and we are hoping to touch orangutans - Sumatra, we also want to take a moment in the rainforest to listen to what a world with no people sounds like - Danua Toba, this island within an island is eons old. Ty said it was formed when the dinosaurs roamed the planet. Our main Indonesia goals: - Visit 10 islands - learn to surf - snorkel a coral reef Our next country is ... read more

Frequently Asked Questions Aka “FAQ, I’m being asking this again?!” I’m hilarious, I know. This is a list of things that we often get asked and I wanted to clarify for our lovely friends and family J NUMBER ONE MOST ASKED QUESTION: Are you going to work along the way? Answer: No. We are seeing 6 countries in 8 months. We are rarely staying in one place longer than 5 days. Unfortunately that doesn’t leave much time for working or volunteering. We have both expressed interest in volunteering or somehow giving back to the impoverish community’s we will be going through, however if it happens, it will be a spur of the moment kind of decision. 2. Are you going to Europe? Answer: No. 3. Why not? Answer: Because that is what old people do. Okay, ... read more