Noted for its charm, and its French style pastries, a visit to Victoria, British Columbia doesn’t disappoint. Victoria is a great walking city with different neighborhoods offering different pleasures. Lower Johnson Street combines colorfully painted historic buildings with local shopping, …
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Gunkholing with CruiseWest by Howard Hian
Gunkhole is a nautical term loosely defined as “to wander, discovering whatever is around the next bend or just over the horizon.” My wife and I enjoyed a splendid week of gunkholing aboard CruiseWest’s Spirit of Endeavor on their Pacific …
Confronting Fear & Other Things In the Wilderness : Part 3
First there was the morning’s agenda. Nick had described it as a ride “up the mountain” offering spectacular views. Spectacular views? All the ones we’d seen so far involved standing at the edge of a cliff. But I was willing …
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HEART OF DARKNESS: CONFRONTING FEAR AND A FEW OTHER THINGS IN THE WILDERNESS : Part 2 by Jenna Orkin
“Anybody hungry?” Nick said when we’d gotten back into the car and were on our way again. “There should be someplace soon we can stop and cook some lunch.” “All right,” I said, “but you have to change your clothes …
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