Working our way through the Beara Peninsula in County Cork we took a short break at Gour viewpoint to enjoy breath-taking surrounding countryside and Bantry Bay. There were so many amazing vistas that awaited around each corner or from the top of each hill, that it was simply hard to pick where to stop. And...
It was a lovely morning when we hiked to the Sheep’s Head lighthouse, but with a strong wind coming from the ocean, I was amazed how hard we had to press. I felt that if we let go, we’d be blown away. The land around us was bare, unspoiled, and decorated with rocks. And the...
The start or end point of the Wild Atlantic Way – Kinsale in County Cork was where we set off in search of views, silence and colors, and full of anticipation of surprises to come.
It’s still a few months to come, but I often like to allow myself to marvel at how much we are going to experience. Having booked our transit, I can’t wait to be back to Canada and progress with our project. After leaving Winnipeg, we’re going to face the longest single passage in our adventure....
My around the word trip from 2011 was a solo adventure. It was just me and the world. The trip helped with a lot of things. I wanted to do it, I said that I’m going to do that, and I made it happen. As I gained confidence, ‘I did it’ became ‘What else can...
When I was a kid, I’d never dreamed I would live on horse farms in the United States, do safari in Kenya, travel around the world, circumnavigate the Baltic Sea, cross Canada by train and see a few other places. All these seemed remote and romantic. Over thirty years later, with my own daughters in...