Thailand for Christmas

We were so busy packing up our things in Calgary and moving them to Vancouver, and moving ourselves to Laos that we took a break from tradition and opted for a week on the beach in Thailand over the Christmas holidays this year, with the added bonus of catching up with Ken, Yuki and Sakura. … [Read more…]

Boston Marathon, Vermont, and Montreal

Getting to Boston was a three year journey. After two years spent trying to run a qualifying time, I finally made it in the 2015 Vancouver Marathon with my 3:09:30 qualifying run.  Combined with turning 40, this meant I comfortably beat the 3:15 qualifying time and the journey began in earnest. Training in Calgary didn’t … [Read more…]

Birthdays – Calgary, Badlands, and the Rockies

A major milestone – the big 40 for Andy. Luckily, we had lots of friends visiting from Vancouver, Copenhagen, Ireland, and Scotland. After the party we visited the badlands and the Royal Tyrell Museum and The Rockies.

Cuba – The Far East Orient Tour

A few days before we were due to leave for our second bike touring trip to Cuba, simultaneous new conferences from Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced a warming of relations between Cuba and the US. About time! We left with the feeling that the last chance to see the “old Cuba” is now.