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If you want to start from the beginning of our Everest Base Camp adventure; Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~ Helen Keller I woke at 4:43am on Oct 9th in need of a washroom and heard the sounds of Jeff’s laboured breathing. He was […]
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The most incredible journey of my life! If you want to start from the beginning; Part 1 and Part 2 Day 5 – Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3860m/12,668ft) We’re getting messages from home asking if we’re okay, the news is reporting people are trapped due to the monsoon creating a snowstorm higher up the mountains. […]
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Click Everest Base Camp – Part 1 if you want to read from the beginning. Day 4 we trek again! After a full day of recovery enjoying the storm from the comfort of lovely Namche Bazaar we get to do an acclimation hike to Everest View Hotel. It’s an elevation gain of 440m (1440ft) and […]
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I have dreamed about doing the trek to Everest Base Camp for 13 years! Since that infamous milestone climb up Kilimajaro just before I turned 50, a trip that changed my life, I have put Nepal as my ultimate challenge adventure. Well, 2025 became the year! It wasn’t planned but it was always in the […]
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I am a prolific podcast listener and pretty much everyday I learn about some new way of approaching life, diet, health and thinking. Some I try, some stick, many just go into the library of my brain. Over the last 6+ years of listening to podcasts, I have learned, experimented and become a healthier, happier […]
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It’s 1:53am in Canada, I’m dealing with jet lag and now we seem to have also forced our dog into jet lag mode as well. Charlie put his nose in my face and let me know this was a potentially urgent situation as he woke me from my sleepy lull. A beautiful brisk Fall night […]
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The last post had us arriving in Summerside finishing Day 4 of The Island Walk Very happy to say we hit the Halfway Point yesterday! It was a celebration at the Waypoint sign 16 with 364 km completed of the 700km circumnavigation of PEI. To this point we’ve had to deal with a lot of […]
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As we say Bye to 2018, I want to appeal to everyone to take a few ‘Geterdone’ thoughts into 2019. I want you to laugh more! For your health, happiness and relationships, start laughing and stop getting caught up in the small stuff that just doesn’t really matter. We have to give ourselves permission to […]
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Be The Ride! My Adventure Buddy and I just completed The Ride to Conquer Cancer cycling 219km from Toronto to Niagara Falls over 2 days. If you’re looking for an adventure that ties together an endurance challenge with giving back to a great cause, you must consider this one. Every year in my 50’s I’ve […]
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Home after a night run with friends last winter, I could hear my Adventure Buddy upstairs dreaming the Canadian cold away watching one of those beach relocation shows. As I rounded the corner to chat, the TV literally stopped me in my tracks with a view of water and volcanoes. “We need to go there!”, […]
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