Category Archives: Travel

Tuwanek BC – The Sunshine Coast – Sunday

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Risa

Aug 19, 2018 – Home again Crows are amazing. This morning we watched while one crow picked up a clam and smashed it into a rock, check if it was open, and pick it up to smash it into the … Continue reading →

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Tuwanek BC – The Sunshine Coast – Saturday

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Risa

Aug 18, 2018 – In which Risa manages to not ruin her pedicure for almost 6 whole hours Today’s breakfast a la Donna was some kind of quiche-like egg cupcake on an english muffin with hollandaise sauce with orange juice … Continue reading →

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Tuwanek BC – The Sunshine Coast – Friday

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Risa

Aug 17, 2018 – Surf and Turf Donna, our host, served us breakfast on the balcony at 9-ish, a delicious egg-crepe-fruit thingy that I am hoping Chrystal can teach me how to make. (Who am I kidding … that I’m … Continue reading →

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Tuwanek BC – The Sunshine Coast – Thursday

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Risa

Aug 16, 2018 – Typical travel day With no vacation planned this summer – one: Mitchell is home for one, and two: once he left for university we decided to forgo high-season travel (yay!) – Jeff booked a long weekend … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 7 – A Cornucopia of Reef Fish

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Risa

Unless you live in the tropics, snorkeling along a coral reef is like being in a life-sized tropical fish tank. Everything you’ve ever seen in an aquarium is IN THE OCEAN with you. I have already forgotten more of the … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 6 – Museums, Shopping and Olympics

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Risa

We declared today a shopping day, which is code for we didn’t want to drive anywhere. We spent the first part of morning buying an SPF shirt for Jeff, a ring for me, and a surprise for Mitchell that I … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 5 – Life’s a Beach

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Risa

Cruise ship day, so we decided to get out of town… After five days in Hawaii, we FINALLY put on bathing suits and went to the beach! (I know, I know ..) We (“I”) decided to try Manini’owali Beach in … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 4 – Snow Day at the Observatory

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Risa

Here’s what I’ve noticed about the Hawaiian language so far. They seem to use all the vowels but I can only find evidence of the following consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, and W. Can you really create a … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 3 – The Only Cool Thing About Helicopters is Freaking EVERYTHING

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Risa

Our amazing helicopter tour took us over the extensive lava fields and the live volcano caldera as well as a quick jaunt up to see a stretch of waterfalls. Not the Jurassic Park waterfall, just to be clear. That’s a … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Day 2 – Volcano Vacation

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Risa

The reason we (“I”) came to the Big Island was to see “the volcano”. Not “lie in the sun” or “swim in the ocean”, which is just as well because the weather in Hilo likes to mix it up. During … Continue reading →

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