Category: Journal
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South San Francisco Bay Rides – Coast and Hills
Read more: South San Francisco Bay Rides – Coast and HillsWhen we first moved to the San Francisco Bay area, I found myself looking for nice places to ride. I’ve found a few routes that I enjoy – most of which are no more than a 90-minute drive from where we live (in Santa Clara). This morning we road what I call the Coast and…
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Camping in Northern California (South of San Jose) – Part 1 Pinnacles National Park
Read more: Camping in Northern California (South of San Jose) – Part 1 Pinnacles National ParkWe recently went on a short camping vacation (5 days, 4 nights). Since we didn’t make reservations in advance, and it was perhaps the busiest camping time of the year (the first week in August), our options were somewhat limited. However, this was our first experience with camping in Northern California, so it was to…
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Gives new meaning to ‘bent
Read more: Gives new meaning to ‘bentFor the last couple of years, as I went through the drudgery that is applying for scholarships, I promised myself, if I get a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (the social sciences and humanities research council doctoral scholarship), that I would buy a folding bike. So, in April when I received notification of a SSHRC award, I…
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California Dreamin’
Read more: California Dreamin’On days like this … I find myself California Dreamin’… Back in early February (Feb 6-11), we spent a few days in Mountain View California and spent a day in San Francisco, exploring a little bit of what the city has to offer. We drove up into the Mountains and along the very scenic highway…
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It’s my life!
Read more: It’s my life!It was someone’s birthday – really that was just an excuse. It seems that this particular crew always finds an excuse for a party on Wednesday nights at sea. We were in the middle of the Atlantic, on a container ship, with not much else to do. We, as well as everyone else on board,…
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Ghana – Green Turtle
Read more: Ghana – Green TurtleOur last four nights in Ghana were spent at Green Turtle lodge on the coast near the Cote D’Ivore (Ivory Coast) border. Much of the four days was spent relaxing by the beach, reading and napping. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get Internet (no MTN coverage, had we had an Airtel or Vodophone SIM, we would have…
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Ghana Day 6
Read more: Ghana Day 6We were a little surprised to learn that we had 7-hours of driving ahead of us today. Most of the day would be spent in the sweaty bumpy Land Rover. We did, however, pause to take a few photos whilst driving. We had seen a few of these smokey compounds along our journey, but didn’t…
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Ghana Day 5
Read more: Ghana Day 5Breakfast at the butterfly sactuary was our most exotic yet. They just kept bringing us food. We pretty much rolled out of breakfast into a morning hike. Again our day began with a hike. Actually, this was more like a walk in the woods, as the terrain was rather flat. Becky had expected the guide…