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2020

Our Third Nomadiversary

January 5, 2021July 10, 2023Susan
Our Travel Maps

Marking our third anniversary of nomadic life is not quite the celebration it has been in past years.  During 2020 the world has been turned upside down and for us, Read more →

2020, General Travel Info General Travel Info 4 Comments

A White Non-Christmas

December 22, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
Christmas Snowfall

We left Calgary for the sunny Caribbean back in the summer of 2002, so our last “White Christmas” was 19 years ago 😲  This year, courtesy of the COVID pandemic, we are back “home” Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 8 Comments

Life in the Slow Lane

November 3, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
Downtown Calgary on a cloudy fall day

Returning to the familiarity of “home” in early June we have found the days, weeks and months slipping by uneventfully.  Our first 14 days in Calgary were spent in mandatory quarantine, Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 8 Comments

Rocky Mountain High – Fall Hiking

October 16, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
Barrier Lake, Kananaskis Country

Late September as the fall colors began to paint the mountains in shades of red, orange and yellow we headed back to the Rockies for a couple of day hikes.  The first was in Kananaskis Country, Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 4 Comments

On The Dinosaur Trail

September 2, 2020July 10, 2023Susan

Approximately 110 km northeast of Calgary is a region known as the Canadian Badlands, named by early French explorers who termed the deep, winding gullies as “bad lands to cross”.  Spanning east from the town of Drumheller to the Saskatchewan border Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 4 Comments

Rocky Mountain High – Our Final 2 Days

August 10, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
Lake Louise and the Victoria Glacier

Day 3 of our mountain getaway was spent in the area around Lake Louise, a glacier-fed lake just outside the hamlet of Lake Louise.  The turquoise color of the water Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 2 Comments

Rocky Mountain High – A Day at Moraine Lake

August 4, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks

Day 2 of our mountain getaway we drove to Moraine Lake, a glacier-fed lake situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, not far from the village of Lake Louise.  The azure blue colour of the lake Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 2 Comments

Rocky Mountain High

August 1, 2020July 10, 2023Susan
The view from our deck in Canmore

We are fortunate to have friends who own a stunning home in the town of Canmore, just outside Banff National Park.  We arranged a mid-week stay at their mountain retreat and had the most amazing few days.  Summer arrived with a vengeance Read more →

Calgary, 2020 Calgary 4 Comments

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We are in Calgary for September.  Early October we will be cruising from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia.

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