My mom and I turned into the French Mountain parking lot in Cape Breton’s Highlands National Park. After pulling into a parking space I walked over to the Skyline Trail sign. I had been told hiking the Skyline trail was one of the best things to do on Cape Breton. This was supposed to be […]
In our amazing world, there’s nothing quite like the happiness we get from cute animals. Who can resist their adorable faces and the frisky way they play? It’s like an instant mood-lifter, even when things are a bit blah. But here’s the deal: as folks who love animals, it’s on us to make sure we …
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Let me start by saying, if you have decided to visit Faroe Islands, you have got to be someone who loves adventure, is crazy about nature, can’t imagine a life without hiking, and prefers to stay away from the crowds. […]
Our Sierra Leone to Senegal journey continues. Here is the stretch from the Sierra Leone/Guinea border to Conakry, then onwards to Boké and the Guinea-Bissau border. The drive from Freetown to the capital of Guinea should take about 6-7 hours, allowing time for the border crossing. We leave Freetown ca 07.00 and enter Conakry at […]
In 1984 my father began a quest, albeit unconventional. He was 47 and his mission was to visit the capitols of the lower 48 states on foot, starting in Illinois, where we lived, following a counter-clockwise roadmap of his own making. By age 72, he’d trekked to 23 capitals walking approximately 4,085 miles. Unfortunately, at […]