Spending time outside makes us both very happy. We love to hike, bike and paddle and have been fortunate to do a lot of it professionally and personally.
Here you will find some stories about these experiences and we hope they will inspire you to spend more time outdoors.
Welcome to our Next Adventure – Hiking 400km on the Great Divide Trail! The route follows the Great Divide (also known as the Continental Divide) and runs from the US border near Waterton (Glacier National Park in Montana) North. We are ending our adventure in at Field BC after 30 odd days in the amazing …
This is one of our first ever blog posts about our time paddling on the Horton River in Northern Canada in 2012. It has been edited to make it easier to read and images have been added. We still talk about this adventure and we sure hope you enjoy reading it as much as we …
It’s true, we were sold on the Costa Rica – Panama itinerary with Uncruise Adventures based on the route. We were excited about getting to places we couldn’t go to independently. There was also the added advantage of the small ship (which makes meeting people easier), and all the cool included activities (Standup Paddle Boarding …
When you picture a cruise ship, you likely imagine a large white boat filled with all you can eat buffets and an itinerary that focuses mostly on shore-based shopping excursions. Your expectation would also include the opportunity to do some activity-based tours that cost more. If this is your image of a cruise ship, you …
When Karyn said yes to hiking with us on the Canol Heritage Trail in northern Canada we were pretty surprised. After all, we do have a nasty habit of doing crazy things (like paddling the Horton, hiking Baffin Island, cycling 3500 kms on our first ever bike tour, or bungee jumping in Africa). It was an …
360 kilometres (222 miles) of remote forest, bog, and mountains on the Canol Heritage Trail were ahead of us as we set out on the hike. We hit the trail August 1st, 2019 and finished hiking 22 days later in Norman Wells, NWT. Matt and I were really excited to be joined by our friend …
We probably wouldn’t have appreciated the chair so much if the weather had been picture perfect leading to that moment. What made the red chair in Auyuittuq National Park so memorable was all the work leading up to the moment of finding it. The trip to Baffin Island had been many years in the planning. Ayakshak …
Getting out of the saddle is often the hardest part. That first moment when you release your sit bones from the hard structure of the seat. If only there was somewhere soft to sit…like a random couch on the side of the road! These are the thoughts of every bicycle tourist especially in the early …
Now that we have a few weeks and over 600 miles of pedaling on the Underground Railroad under our belts the routines are kicking in, and the days have taken on a sort of routine that we thought you all might be interested in learning more about. Each day starts with a freshly made cup …
When both of us were in elementary school we read the book Underground to Canada. I remember as a child the images of the two slaves running through the swamps and forests and how terrifying it must have been to travel north to Canada. Imagine my surprise when one day whilst surfing the internet I should …
The canoe slid slowly to a stop. The sandy bottom of the ocean grasped the boat with the tenderness of a lover, but the strength of a hurricane. We were about 1.5 km from the shore in the Everglades and far away we could see the mangroves, and palm trees waving languidly in the breeze …
Ok…so I stole that from Lonely Planet..but it is kind of funny. I am talking about summiting Mt. Sinai: the biblical mountain where Moses received the 10 commandments. It is a popular tourist destination and for some reason unclear to us…it must be hiked at night to witness the sun rise. Matt and I are …
“To Pilgrim” – A journey in search of a higher plane. Our pilgrimage was the Camino De Santiago, a 650km trip from St. Jean Pied de Port in southern France to Santiago in Spain. We completed 250km over 10 days. We were told on our first night that every pilgramage should include some suffering. We …
Europe redefines Old. Every city we have been in has an Old Town, maybe an Old Castle, and certainly Old Ruins. When I say Old… I mean 12th -13th century Old. This place makes Calgary’s historical buildings look like diaper clad children! We have climbed Old town hall’s, and marveled at the architecture of Old …
I want to ride it where I like…Bicycle! Bicycle!” (Any chance to quote Freddy should always be taken.) We certainly rode our bicycles..for 10 straight days. We rode over paved roads, on gravel roads, on a major highway, in sun, rain, and wind. It was the absolute PERFECT way to gain a great sense of …