Blogs from Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, North America

So when you look at all of our bags, it really looks like we're either travelling for years or moving houses. So much for being able to pack efficiently! While two of them are for Hannah, we've probably still packed way too much! We'll also see if our packing trend holds up - whatever the last minute article of clothing we throw in the end is usually turns out to be the thing we wear the most. We leave for the airport in a few hours as we're on the red eye to London. I always struggle with flights that are late in the day. It feels like the whole day is just anticipation of the trip. Of course, there are all the little things that need to be done - cleaning out the fridge, petting ... read more

Our journey has come to an end and we’re home again. We look forward to sharing the photos and stories beyond what we could share on the blog!... read more

Geo: 49.283, -122.853An envisioned trip to Bora Bora for our 25th was nixed as we are not really beach people, dont like laying around on the beach and like to be active when we travel - plus we are too old for the beach (swim suit old). Well maybe a Mediterranean cruise instead, but Alex has never been on a cruise and is not too sure, plus we have been lucky enough to have visited 2/3 of the ports of call anyway. North Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic? No that is in October - too cold!!Well let's try New Zealand, Australia and French Polynesia? What? 30 days is pretty long? Go big or go home! Spoil yourselves to make it a trip of a lifetime, as 25 years is a lot to celebrate, especially if you ... read more

Toen Judith in Tanzania was, lang geleden alweer, had ze meegeholpen in een vrijwilligersproject waarvan de helft van de vrijwilligers Canadees was. Hier was ook het idee ontstaan om ooit naar Canada te gaan. Met sommige van de vrijwilligers had ze nog contact, waaronder Heather. Heather was net samen met haar vriendin Edith verhuisd van Vancouver naar Port Moody, een dorpje net buiten Vancouver. Erg speciaal om elkaar na zo'n lange tijd weer te kunnen zien! Ze woonde vlakbij allerlei natuurgebieden, waaronder een mooi meer waar we samen zijn gaan wandelen en zwemmen. Jammergenoeg had Heather het erg druk met haar studie en had ze verder weinig tijd om samen ergens heen te gaan. Ondanks de slechte busverbindingen hebben Ciaran en ik hebben zo goed en zo kwaad als het ging de omgeving met z'n tweeen ... read more

Well I'm back on the wet coast. Having seen only 5 days of rain in my months at sea and coming back to 5 days straight of rain, I'm beginning to remember why people think it rains alot in Vancouver. Because it does! Having these rainy days has given me the time to go through my photos, decide on a number to upload that isn't too ridiculous and mess around in photoshop a little bit and get the best results possible. So without further stalling, here are nearly 250 of the best shots I took this summer: Photos! Ontop of that, there are 8 photos from there that I made near perfect and they are uploaded high res to my deviantart here: Nicely Edited Photos! Lastly, It's Movember. For those of you who don't know what ... read more