2022

After spending a few days out west with Kristin, I spent the night in Toronto and flew out to Phoenix to visit Avery in Scottsdale. Visit my daughter when she is free, mountain bike when she isn’t. Sadly, I cross threaded my fork a couple years ago and finally there was both a problem with …

After a couple days in Tofino, we returned to another favourite spot. The Kingfisher Resort in Courtenay BC. This resort is on the water facing the mainland, just south of Comox. We visited here previously, two days before they turned on their Christmas lights. We returned in order to see the lights. The Kingfisher has …

Several months into the pandemic we visited Tofino. Kept us in Canada and I had not been to the area in 20+ years. We had a long weekend and decided it would be nice to return two years later. It was off season, early December but Tofino is a wonderful spot to visit anytime of …

In October 2020 we were scheduled to spend 12 days in Jamaica. 9 days at Hedonism II and 3 days somewhere else. The pandemic postponed that idea and it took two years to finally enjoy the trip we paid for in 2020. We ended up having 9 days at Hedo and the final three days …

Despite some severe backfuckitis, once I started moving, my mobility picked up and it allowed me to climb a couple of mountains. The first Via there is not much walking and most of the distance is on the ladders. My second Via was to Rifugio Monzino, roughly a vertical KM of distance, a lot of …

After four days in Amsterdam I flew to Milan, rented a car and drove up to Morgex in the Aosta Valley to visit my good friend Diego. Diego is the owner of La Maison de Lise. A place I have no problem recommending for a stay in a perfectly gorgeous part of the world. I …