Have you ever forgotten to do something important before a trip? Find out what almost halted our epic mother-son road trip across Southern Arizona.
My eyes are wide open, yet I can’t see a thing. I push through the panic as I hurriedly rotate the knob that’s affixed to the side of my helmet. A glow beams from my forehead, casting light just above my sight line. Below my feet, a gentle trickle of water flows along a stream that has found its way through a carved rock formation on which I stand, tiptoed. “Are you coming mom?” a voice echoes in the distance. I tilt my head down to shine light on my path, take a deep inhale, and scurry along the rigid…
As I tilted my face towards the beaming sun, and crossed my fingers behind my head, I took a deep inhale and closed my eyes. I had the pool all to myself (well, almost – a few people napped quietly on the outskirts of the infinity pool, just beyond the horizon. I knew they were there, yet I felt as though this little piece of paradise was all mine). This was my last day in Los Cabos, Mexico, and all I wanted to do was soak up every last moment of sunshine, and reflect on the past few days that…
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We had been pedalling for almost an hour, our noses red and our breath making small clouds of condensation with every exhale. As we rode our bikes side-by-side in silence, we took in the beauty of the Okanagan River Channel that flowed peacefully beside us. In the Summer months, this is the hub for warm-weather fun in Penticton, where locals and visitors flock to float on tubes down the river that connects one lake to another. But on this day, the river was quiet, with only a gaggle of geese on its cool surface. Skaha Lake was our destination, and…
The past year was filled with travel! I discovered some new destinations, and revisited some old ones, and I’ve loved sharing my adventures, discoveries and tips with my readers. Here are the places we explored in 2016 – both with and without our kids: BOWEN ISLAND, BC (September 2016) BC LIVING – Where To Enjoy Nature and Namaste on Bowen Island My most recent trip was to a fairly local destination. Only a 20-minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay (and a total of only 40 minutes from my home), I was surprised to discover all there was to see and do in…