Up to Haines

Another day, another ferry ride. Juneau is not connected by road to any other part of Alaska. It is the capitol of Alaska, but only accessible by boat or plane. There have been multiple plans over the years to connect it by road, but the consensus is just to leave it as it is. We read more

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Sea-to-Sky Highway

Após uma tarde muito agradável em Vancouver saímos na manhã seguinte (22/06/15) com destino a Whistler, uma charmosa cidade a cerca de 2 horas de Vancouver que foi sede das Olimpíadas de Inverno do ano 2010. No caminho ainda paramos no Capilano Suspension Bridge. O Capilano Suspension Bridge é um parque situado nos arredores de Vancouver e sua maior atração é uma ponte suspensa com 140 metros de comprimento a 70 metros… Ler mais

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School Report – The Arctic Circle then Home

Dear Children As Mr Pygott has already told you, Grumpy and I have ridden Bertie up to the Arctic Circle in Alaska. From the bottom of the world to the Arctic Circle we have ridden 40,000km which is like riding…

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The Alaska Marine Highway – The Inside Passage

Alaska motto – North to the future. One of the many highlights for us on this trip has been the various ferry journeys we’ve undertaken with Bertie. They’ve all been memorable for one reason or another but none have been…

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Nicaragua-Honduras: Un peu de tout!

De plage en plage, nous traversons le Nicaragua du sud au nord. Il fait très chaud sur la côte Pacifique au mois de mai mais de belles rencontres nous rafraichissent l’esprit. Au Honduras nous varions les décors, passant par la … Continuer la lecture →

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Juneau How It Is

About a mile from the ferry terminal was a $10 forest service camp site right on Auke Bay. The catch was that it cost an additional $10 to ‘reserve’ the space – even when standing there with plenty of sites available. We took a spot with a short, steep hiking trail to the water and read more

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Kruger en versnellingsbaktrammelant

Blyde River Canyon De Blyde Rivier Canyon is de op twee na grootste canyon ter wereld. De Blyde Rivier heet niet toevallig zo: de Treurrivier die via watervallen en stroomversnellingen in de Blyde Rivier stroomt is de plek waar Voortrekkers elkaar kwijtraakten, bij de Blyde Rivier vonden ze elkaar weer terug. Met mos begroeide steile rotsen stijgen honderden meters boven de rivier uiten ronde en lijken reusachtige rondavels (Afrikaanse huisjes) met groene daken. (function(jQuery […]

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