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Water Sports! Kayaking and tubing on the Cowichan River

October 21, 2021

2-3 August 2021. Firstly, I had no idea how big it would be! I look at it askance. Holy shit …

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Oh Venice. It’s like the city is romancing you with beauty and charm and a unique enchanted embrace that can’t be named. If you don’t fall in love with Venice how can you possibly fall in love with life? . . . . . I don’t think either of us can express the relief we felt to be in Bali after India. Bali has an elegance of mind and heart and soul that India could only dream of. Don’t get me wrong, I love India, but India is not easy. Bali is easy. And quiet. And peaceful. It felt like heaven. Instantly. . . . . Venice and Bali may have had me at hello, but you Varanasi, surreal ancient Varanasi, you had me at OMG! To get to old Varanasi, primeval Varanasi, you have to walk for fifteen minutes. On and on we went through narrow alleys, past the cows and cow poop, people, dogs and motorbikes, twisting and turning, heading down some stairs, ducking low in places, until finally we could see the river, and just a few steps lower, our hotel. Latest blog post: You Had Me At Hello: Venice, Bali, Varanasi. Link in bio.

It’s like looking into another world, a miniature cosmos I’ve not seen before. I see unexpected, new, different things. I collapse into a fantasy, a universe where anything is possible, a world where I hardly even know what I’ve captured until later, and even then don’t fully understand, often not even able to give it a name. Recent blog post: Small World Up Close - macro magic, a photo essay. Link in bio

It’s like looking into another world, a miniature cosmos I’ve not seen before. I see unexpected, new, different things. I collapse into a fantasy, a universe where anything is possible, a world where I hardly even know what I’ve captured until later, and even then don’t fully understand, often not even able to give it a name. Latest blog post: Small World Up Close - macro magic, a photo essay. Link in bio

It’s like looking into another world, a miniature cosmos I’ve not seen before. I see unexpected, new, different things. I collapse into a fantasy, a universe where anything is possible, a world where I hardly even know what I’ve captured until later, and even then don’t fully understand, often not even able to give it a name. Latest blog post: Small World Up Close - macro magic, a photo essay. Link in bio

It’s like looking into another world, a miniature cosmos I’ve not seen before. I see unexpected, new, different things. I collapse into a fantasy, a universe where anything is possible, a world where I hardly even know what I’ve captured until later, and even then don’t fully understand, often not even able to give it a name. Latest blog post: Small World Up Close - macro magic, a photo essay. Link in bio

For road-tripping fabulousness the two absolute standouts for us were New Zealand and Australia’s Top End. There were several things that helped us relax, mostly a language that we’re fluent in, road signs and rules that are familiar, excellent infrastructure, and good roads. All this made driving so much more fun, even if we didn’t know where we were going. We had GPS in New Zealand. In Australia’s Top End there are so few roads GPS is not needed. You barely need a map. Recent blog post: The Long White Cloud and the Top End: road-tripping in New Zealand and northern Australia. Link in bio

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