I cried when I read this blog Hi Andrea. Although it is some years since I worked in ER, I do remember the tragedies and the sadness. Thank you for posting this blog.
front lines PS, thank you for fighting the good fight on the front lines. I have several friends and relatives working in ERs and have heard first hand how their lives have changed and the emotional and physical challenges they are facing. Take care of you.
Oh yes! Bless all the ER and hospital staff. I watch them up close every shift and they are exhausted but still fighting the good fight. Honestly such amazing, dedicated people. The stuff they do. They are my heroes.
together, apart Greetings from rural, mountainous Colorado where we wait patiently for the snow to peel off and open up higher places. Normally we would be running off to the Utah high desert while looking forward to trips to Costa Rica and Italy instead of making beautiful tomato seedlings and canceling reservations all over the globe. What would we give for stern, virile glances from Trudeau right now, the thought makes me swoon both intellectually and politically. Alas we have more than one plague to deal with right now. Every plane traveling from LA and Phoenix to anywhere typically flies through our airspace, now only a contrail or two in the sky during the day - I think the stories of what happens when Earth's 7.8 billion idiot children stay home for a while are amazing - in some places we can witness a post-human world while we're still in it. Fascinating. Sending best wishes from your neighbor to the south! Alisa :)
Well Hello! So glad to hear from you and so pleased you have hunkered down with your tomato plants for the time being. Stay safe! Costa Rica and Italy will always be there. I think we all are being given a gentle reminder that there is no place like home! Who knew Mother Earth was actually the Wizard if Oz?!
Writing the hell out of it..... A good description of things we are all dealing with. I am a social butterfly but have been surprised how easy it has been staying home and reflecting on our world. It is fantastic watching the pollution clear up and animals roam free. Thank you for sharing the story about teapot hill. How lovely. I hope to see that some day.
I’ve thought of you both during this crisis. Wasn’t sure if you were working. Glad to hear you are doing well and finding the time off not too isolating. I do hope you come visit Canada one day. I’ll take you up ol’ Teapot Hill for sure!
If there is no one around to see it, did it really happen? The intrigue of this virus it is that it cannot be seen, heard, smelt, touched or tasted. It hides, ambushes and strikes the unwary, the unlucky, the vulnerable, the non-isolating, the many. Yet its greatest strength is it is uncertain...we do not know when it will pounce, whether a vaccine will be found, whether we or future generations will be around to say if it truly happened. So...as the Number One choice for music at funerals in the UK tells us...don't grumble...just purse your lips and whistle...Always look on the bright side of life! Hang in there Andrea and keep up the essential work. You are a Champion.
I always knew you were a fellow Monty Python fan! I’ve found myself whistling that very tune when the chips are down. Hope you and the missus Denise are staying safe...and Dancing!!!
Lockdown-on-sea Hi Andrea, It's lovely to hear your warm & thoughtful comments through the ether. Here in the UK I am struck by the contrast between the quiet resilience of the general population and the panic-stations coverage in the news. If I had been abroad at the start of this I am sure I would have chosen to hunker down for the duration, a decision I would be severely regretting by now. Thank you for your service. Stay safe, stay kind.
Thank you for your kind words Mark. Hopefully this is just a blip on our path and we will move forward, get back to traveling and meeting other kind souls in this world. I think you Brits say, Keep calm and carry on? The British had it right all these years.
The world's aquarium and so much more Your love of this piece of the world shows through in your blog. Fantastic photos. Love those afternoons in the hammock.
Thanks for all the lovely feedback! I thought I'd do a little blog showcasing some of the things I get up to when I'm on the Baja. There is so much more than resorts and margaritas here!
El Burro Whisperer! Your cover was blown, lol! Lovely reading about the quieter, untouched part of Baja. I also hope it will stay that way for a long time. The popcorn ray experience must have been amazing ?
I would love to see that! That looks so cool. It reminds me a bit of when we were in Mexico and saw whale sharks. That was before we began writing on Travelblog so you won't see any photos of that. /Ake
Whale sharks and Manta Rays and Whales give me such a thrill every time I see them. I made a trip out to Socorro Island one year for a dive and I wish I had blogged about the great whites and hammerhead sharks I saw. Jacques was right, it is the world's aquarium.
Donkeeeeeys! So many of your photos in this blog are fabulous, but I had to comment on the super cuteness of this one - love those ears! The only time I've seen flying rays was when we were on a dawn fishing trip off the coast of Mazunte. We couldn't believe what we were seeing :)
Gotta love those burros aka donkeys. So cute, even if they are wild. Oh! you are so lucky to witness the rays jumping in Mazunte! Almost every Mexican town on the Sea of Cortez has this phenomenon.
Nice place in Cabo We had a great visit with our friends in Cabo at their time share. It was a lovely property and were thrilled we got to meet you. I'm sure we would have loved Cabo twenty years ago. I hope to get to stay in a beachy mom and pop hotel near Laredo before it gets too touristy.
This Canadian girl's passion for travel comes from my adventurous parents. My brother and I spent most of our youth traveling all over North America in the family’s camper van, airplane, and boat - going as far west as the Hawaiian islands, as far north as Tuktoyaktuk, and as far south as Mexico doing lots of adventurous stuff...canoeing, surfing, fishing, camping, hiking, skiing, exploring, jellyfish poking...it was the best childhood ever!
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I cried when I read this blog
Hi Andrea. Although it is some years since I worked in ER, I do remember the tragedies and the sadness. Thank you for posting this blog.