Coffee Critique Ah, the distinction of St. Helena coffee is that it is the "most expensive" in the world, but an important lesson to be learnt here is that a price does not always reflect quality. St. Helena coffee is good, and has won awards, but it isn't the world's best. I am sure that on a sunny slope somewhere in Central America, the world's finest bean waits patiently to be plucked. The main reason for St. Helena beans to be so expensive is due to the transportation costs associated from exporting them - and an editorial article in the St. Helena newspaper, the Independent from during our stay stated simply that it's yet another quirky claim to fame. That's what I like about St. Helena. They never claim to be the best; just different.
Viewed your pix, coffee lover! I got to view your photos alright. No problem. Must have been a temporary glitch in the system. Happens to me all the time.
Btw, was the coffee really good? I am a coffee lover myself, and on the lookout for the best!
Rail Slide Sadly, I only learned the proper technique of rail sliding AFTER leaving the island. However, it has been performed successfully by various adventure-seekers. The Ladder is still used daily by St Helena residents as a method of communting. YES WAY. :)
it might make sense to drink the coffee to get up the stairs, and drink the Tungi to get the courage to slide down the rail. where are the rail slide photos?!
-armistice
sweet... Clive... first off gotta say I was fooled by the rock climbing in the last post... that was a classic! reminded me of the crazy photography we did with the Inca...
Next I gotta say, pretty cool with the shark cages... then I gotta brag that I was swimming with the suckers in thailand, I guess they were different sharks though (mine were juvenile bull sharks, which are supposedly safe while the adults are dangerous, but who tells the sharks they're just juveniles?
Drop me an email dude. Merry christmas!
What an adventure! Hello my fellow Canadian,
I spent my whole day reading up your adventure - fantastic! I am so jealous... and at the same time totally inspired.
I want to learn how to sail now. Heading to Africa in 8 months so we will have to exchange travel notes when you get time.
Keep up the blogging and if you get a chance, check out my blog:
http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Menzel/
Megan
You are a cool person I stumbled across your blog and just wanted to say that this experience seems amazing. I love your photos and I will definately have to do this sometime in my life. Very cool!
One year later... I just found your blog and checked out your page. Thanks for the brief escape. While reading it I noticed that today is your on year Anniversary. Happy Hunting! :O)
Thanks for sharing!
Jaimie
Awesome story and photos!! Hey Clive,
Sounds like you had an awesome time with the sharks. Your story and photos were great, please keep sharing your adventures with us. I've always wanted to try diving with sharks too :) Safe travels always Clive and happy holidays!!
Cynthia
WOW!!!!
OMG!!! those pics are totally and utterly amazing!!!!!!!! you are living my dream....a safari!!!!!
way to go bro...
did you name the turtle after my other half?????
sell those pics!!!!!!!!!!!
love ya,
Bree
Great! Congratulations! I've been busy, but I thought I'd check on ya today, Great stuff, truly uplifting! I think you will be a different man by the time you arrive home.
Stay well!Happy Holidays! Besure to post some Holiday stuff!
Christine
Just Fantanstic!! Nice trip, nice idea, nice philosophy. I read your website too, I loved the "letter to the Captain"
Wish you all the best, in your journey.
Keep Safe
Fernando
whoooohoooooo Clive,
I've never been a sailor but your descriptions make me want to reconsider - thanks so much for keeping us updated!
Have a fabulous time in South Africa and a "chill" holiday season!
Shanon
ps. There's already a foot of snow here in Ottawa
Do the Bartman Hey buddy! Thanks for the note - Stinky Feet is doing really well. and I will officially announce my next adventure sometime very soon, and I think you might be interested in joining for a little of it. It's right up your alley. Talk to you again soon, send me an email letting me know where you are - are you in Chile or something? back at work in Belgium?
stinky Stinky feet is doing pretty good by the looks of it......keep enjoying it dude and who knows maybe somewhere down the trail we meet again....
Bart from Belgium
woah Bloody hell. How absolutley, totally, mind boggling! Are you really there? cause it might all be blue screen and cgi you know. You're really in some cozy hotel sipping manhattans....aint ya huh!?!
Wow you really are living the dream, keep going Clive and keep sending your blogs because they are very inspiring.
Keep safe
Angie, Nigel, Max and Sam
xxxx
Tumbleweed Hey Chris, and thanks for writing. Yes, of course I remember the tumbleweed chasing us, a terrifying experience to live through.
Good work on the arms - I will check them out. You might like the next adventure I have planned when I return to Canada. Stay tuned. Cheers!
Welcome to the Stinky Feet Project!
Welcome to the ongoing series of four adventures, dubbed the "Stinky Feet Project". Each adventure is a journey into one of the four elements (fire, water, earth, air).
The most recent adventure was "Fire", an 8000-kilometre bicycle journey across Canada from May to August 2011, following a variety of recreational trails and unpaved highways starting at the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia and finishing at the Atlantic Ocean in Nova Scotia.
The Stinky Feet Project is 3/4 done - in 2008-2009, I completed a very wet and wild adventure explorin... full info
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Coffee Critique
Ah, the distinction of St. Helena coffee is that it is the "most expensive" in the world, but an important lesson to be learnt here is that a price does not always reflect quality. St. Helena coffee is good, and has won awards, but it isn't the world's best. I am sure that on a sunny slope somewhere in Central America, the world's finest bean waits patiently to be plucked. The main reason for St. Helena beans to be so expensive is due to the transportation costs associated from exporting them - and an editorial article in the St. Helena newspaper, the Independent from during our stay stated simply that it's yet another quirky claim to fame. That's what I like about St. Helena. They never claim to be the best; just different.