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Iceland Day 3 – Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon
Read More: Iceland Day 3 – Jokulsarlon Glacial LagoonHappy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day has been celebrated in Iceland since 1934 (on the 2nd Sunday in May). This is the bag that Dave is using for his lunch. I think it came from a shop at Reitmans. We took a very long drive today (2.5 hours) east to see the Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon –…
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Iceland Day 2 – Skogar Museum, Kvernufoss and Skogafoss
Read More: Iceland Day 2 – Skogar Museum, Kvernufoss and SkogafossSkogar Museum was a surprisingly great experience. We are not museum people in general so we might visit one museum per trip. The Skogasafn was small in stature but well executed. We got to explore early Icelandic history! Inside several buildings were the folk museum and the technical/transport museum. Outside was the open air museum…
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Iceland Day 1 – Arrive and Drive to Vik
Read More: Iceland Day 1 – Arrive and Drive to VikAnd we’re off to Iceland. Unfortunately, with flights just recovering their previous schedules, we couldn’t fly direct out of Vancouver to Reykjavik. We had to book via Seattle. We flew to SeaTac mid morning and had a 4 hour layover. The upside of that is we had time for a nice breakfast in YVR, tasty…
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Kauai Part 3 – Final Couple of Days
Read More: Kauai Part 3 – Final Couple of DaysMalasadas – we finally got them. The store returned from holiday so we took advantage. Down by Brenneke Beach is an indigenous area. It’s a reconnection of a site lost over time. We took a nice hike up the Sleeping Giant. Beautiful trail and crazy views at the top. Sorry Grace – one more cliff.…
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Kauai Part 2
Read More: Kauai Part 2The water across the street from our condo is very dynamic. We’ve seen many dolphins swimming by (about 10 this morning) and turtles feeding offshore almost daily. Both are too far away for decent photos, but we will remember them! Today the ocean is angry and we see a line of surfers on their boards…
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Kauai Part 1
Read More: Kauai Part 1Oct 30 was our move day. Later morning check out in Maui and off to the airport for the puddle jumper to Lihue, Kauai. We picked up another rental Jeep (black this time instead of dark gray) and headed into Poipu. True to Kauai’s reputation as the garden isle it was pouring rain. Gotta keep…
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Maui 2021. Week 1 (and a bit)
Read More: Maui 2021. Week 1 (and a bit)Now that the world is getting back to normal, we are traveling again! In October 2020 we were booked to go to New Zealand but, of course, everything was shut down due to CoVid. So we postponed (like the rest of the world) travel for a year. Summer 2021 rolls around and Kris and Dave…
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Back in Winnipeg
Read More: Back in WinnipegOur time in Churchill is over but we have a day and a half in Winnipeg. We are back at the Inn at the Forks, which is a great location to wander around and enjoy the Forks food and funky shops. We had planned to visit the Museum of Human Rights but they are closed…
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Tundra Buggy Tour
Read More: Tundra Buggy TourTundra Buggies are custom built for the terrain up here. 66” tires (the same as Monster Trucks) and 2 speed low geared transmissions. Add in some semi trailer air suspension and a box for people and you’re done. Over the years they’ve been tinkered with and Wally (the owner of Lazy Bear Adventures) is definitely…
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AquaGliding and Churchill Town
Read More: AquaGliding and Churchill TownTourists are no longer allowed to swim or snorkel with the beluga whales in the river, so some creative guide came up with AquaGliding. One might wonder what AquaGliding actually is. We kind of did too. Well it’s a thick foam mat that is towed behind a zodiac. You sit or lay on the mat…
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Paris Catacombs & Luxembourg Gardens
Today we are heading to the 14th arrondissement in the Montparnasse district. This Lion of Belfort statue in the Place Denfert-Rochereau is a smaller version of the massive original in the town of Belfort. It was created by Frederic Bartholdi, the sculptor of the statue of liberty. The Paris Catacombs are a massive underground ossuary. …
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Notre Dame & Sainte-Chapelle
Early this morning we reserved our timed entry ticket for Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cite. Established in 1163 on the site of an ancient Roman temple, the church took 170 years to build and has a long important history. The first stone was laid by Pope Alexander III. Henry VI was crowned…
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Paris – Louvre, L’Arc de Triomph, Tour Eiffel
We started the day at the Louvre museum this morning. The museum consists of 5 levels on 3 interconnecting wings named for important people. Of course the boys wanted to see Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (La Joconde). The painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and not recovered for two years. Eric’s pick was…
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