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Ruth’s Day
Ruth: Yesterday's plan had Gord's name written all over it, with 18 kms of hiking and walking. By the end of the day I was singing Leonard Cohen's lines, "I ache in the places I used to play." This has become my theme song leading... Read More
Sete Cidades
Gordon: What if there was a place like Hawaii, but a few degrees cooler, so that hiking is more comfortable, only a few tourists, and, say, at a third of the cost? If that sounds like a good destination, may I suggest the Azores?We went... Read More
First Day in Ponta Delgata
Ruth: With jetlag my writing and thinking skills are absent but I will try to capure our day.During a 6 hour delay in Toronto while our pilot got his beauty rest, we tried to walk and nap at the airport until our flight left at... Read More
Heading off to the Azores
Ruth:In my usual pre trip excitement I started drawing the anticipated sights days before our departure. Don will take us to the airport shortly and we will officially be on route. We will land in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel around 12:30 AM Victoria time.
A Summary of My AT Experience
I finished my AT hike at Erwin, Tennessee, 343 trail miles (550 kms) from Springer Mountain. This is a little less than one-sixth of the entire trail. Was it a good experience? Would I do it again? The answer to both of these questions is... Read More
A Perfect Moment
Early in the day yesterday I encountered a herd of five whitetail deer. They were about 50 metres away. In the quiet of the open woodland four of them raised their enormous white tails and ran away. Because they were moving west the tails were... Read More
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Arrival in the Azores: Horta, Faial
Ruth: We just arrived in Horta on the island of Faial in the Azores. We left Victoria after a very rough start to the year. Gord... Read More
Return to Kathmandu
On our final, twenty-fourth, day of trekking we walked for three hours, mostly on the road. As we descended towards the highway the temperature rose... Read More
The Walk Out
Yesterday we got up before dawn to watch the sunrise at ABC. The moon and Venus were bright, and we could see small groups of... Read More
Annapurna Base Camp
It was a pretty three hour walk, with 900 metres of climbing, to reach the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). We crossed stretches of old snow... Read More
Sinuwa to Deurali
It was a pleasant climb through a mature hardwood and bamboo forest today. We are in a narrow valley leading into the Annapurna sanctuary, so... Read More