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Kaikora
Kaikora is one of our favorite places. I'm so sorry you missed your swimming with the dolphins. Seeing them is amazing. I agree about watching our politics but it is a sad reality for us. You'll get those dolphins one day.

Start of a trip excitement can't be beaten. You are making me consider this trip as a real option in shoulder season.

Happy 44th Birthday!
What a beautiful way to celebrate your birthday. The landscape looks amazing - thanks for sharing it with us! Cheers, Ren

Blue Lagoon
Isn’t it amazing. Unfortunately it made my hair go crunchy and it was a big job to get it back to normal. Small price to pay for such an amazing experience

45
Gotta be a must to make lists of the many wild animals that can be seen on safari or game drives. Your 45 must be a record...but hang on...how about kudu and rhino? Want to add to your impressive list???

What an adventure!
So glad you summited - it sounds like it was so hard, which I'm sure makes the accomplishment feel that much better. And then wildfires on top of all of that. Definitely a story you'll tell for ages.

traveling
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I just finished reading your blogs from your 2018 trip to Scotland...
and will be following your trip with Dennis this month. I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother, but happy that she was able to experience Scotland (and Ireland) last year. I've just added a couple of castles you mention to my wife and my itinerary for next Sep when we plan to spend two weeks visiting where our ancestors came from. Like your mom, I have recently become very interested in researching both our trees. I visited Devon in May and blogged about that. I have pretty much nailed down Linda's tree going back to the 1200's. Her family name is Hair who came from Ayrshire. In 1700 her 7 times great grandfather married a Corsbie whose mother was Janet Douglas, the great granddaughter of Sir Robert Douglas, Master of Morton. Primogenitor being what it was meant by then she was very much a commoner. She was descended from the Red Douglas's whose ancestral home was Lochleven Castle, where Sir William Douglas was Mary Queen of Scots jailer. Once you hit aristocracy then the number of other ancestors is populated very quickly. Other castles tied to ancestors are Dundonald, Glamis and Dunnotter. So we plan to fly into Edinburgh, rent a car and visit several towns in Ayrshire before making a big circle of northern Scotland. We will end up on Edinburgh for a few days to visit a cousin. So I will be hoping to learn a lot from your blogs!

Fantastic
Thank you for this! I am actually traveling to Scotland with my mom next month. Your entry has reminded me what a gift this is and to cherish every moment. Also, I am now determined to track down a Scottish egg while I'm there.

Cool blog
I enjoyed reading your posts on Baja!! Amazing wildlife sightings. Your entusiasm oso beautiful. Im also a phantom whale spotter!

Great Travel Blog
Thanks for sharing this. I really enjoyed hearing about your trip and seeing the photos. I can't believe how much resemblance there is between you and your mom. I guess I never paid attention to it before. It sounds like you both had a great time! I definitely want to hear more about our Orkney Islands kinfolk from your mom. That was news to me!