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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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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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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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Equal parts scared and excited! Soon myself and My Adventure buddy will spend a month walking 700km around PEI on the new #IslandWalk also now being referred to as the #CanadianCamino This is my chosen milestone challenge as I approach 60 in a few months. I love stretching myself, I’ve learned to step into things that scare me. […]
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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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“There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.” ~ Henry Ford Three years ago a trio of wannabe mountaineers headed off to Tanzania in Africa. Just 3 months before my 50th birthday, this wannabe, learned how tough and adventurous she could be if she just set a stretch […]
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