While we were in Maui, I took a fair bit of video on my GoPro, particularly while snorkeling. I am not a very good video editor and I really don’t enjoy it all that much, which is why this first post has taken months to get to. I will likely update this post as I get through the editing process and create more videos. The goal is to keep them fairly short, and I hope you enjoy!
Read MoreWhiskey and Words, Spring on Galiano and Vancouver Sunsets
On Friday night I had bought us tickets to Whiskey and Words, a fundraising event for the Vancouver Writers Fest, before heading to Galiano on Saturday morning for a long overdue trip. We stayed through Tuesday night getting lots of projects done around the cottage, before heading home to spring finally arriving. Wednesday night we went for a nice walk and had an amazing sunset.
Read MoreSun Run 2023 and Some Vancouver Spring Flowers
The Sun Run is the unofficial start to spring in Vancouver, a 10 km race that regularly has between 30-50k participants. Justine had registered with her company team and for whatever crazy reason, on Thursday I signed up too. I haven’t run in over a year and neither of us trained for the run. Despite those factors and the pouring rain, there we were at the start line on Sunday morning…
Read MoreA Bluebird Day Playing Hooky
Friday, Justine and I played hooky from work and took the day off to head up to Whistler for what we expect will be our last day of skiing for the season. As it turned out, it was a spectacular, bluebird day on the mountain and made for a great final day out.
Read MoreHeading Home - But First, A Day in Mumbai
My flight home was at 2 a.m. Sunday morning (late Saturday night). Which presented an opportunity for me. I had to make the 3 ½ hour drive to Mumbai to get my flight, and so I asked for a driver that could also give me a tour of Mumbai during the day before dropping me off at the airport in the evening. I got picked up at about 10:00 and we were off on an adventure.
Read MoreGood Friday – Another Pune City Tour
Kedar, one of the world’s most amazing people, offered to use his day off to do another little tour in Pune. We started with some birding at a bird sanctuary, followed by a stop at the Aga Khan Palace where Gandhi was held prisoner, a stop at some local caves - all in a very packed last day in Pune.
Read MoreA Couple of Weeks in Pune India
The second week went by quickly. There’s not a lot to talk about, and not a lot of interesting photos to share. Unless you want pics of food. In that case, I have lots.
Read MorePune - Exploring out of Town
On Sunday, our exploration of Pune and region continued. Another of our most gracious hosts, Kedar, offered to take us out of town a bit to explore something more than the city. We had another amazing, full day exploring some caves and hiking up to see a local historical fort. And there were monkeys.
Read MorePune, India City Tour
With our first free weekend in Pune, it was time to explore and see some sights! Two of our team mates from the area had graciously offered to play tour guide and gave us an amazingly full day exploring the city.
Read MorePune - An early Morning Hike - A Bit of Disaster
One morning on the first week of my stay I was up early again and decide to hike up the hill on the west side of the valley. I was told there was an old rock quarry up there and I thought I’d have a look. Plus you know, birds. It was all going so well until I got to the end of the trail, and then things got complicated…
Read MorePune - First Day Arrival: A Short Hike and Some Bird Watching
This will be a first in a series of posts on my trip to Pune India from late March/early April. It was an interesting trip and I have lots of photos to get through and share. This post captures a few of the details on the long trip to India, the hotel that I was staying at and the details on my first day.
Read MoreChecking in from Pune India - the First Few Days
For the next couple of weeks I am working from our office in Pune, India. We have been building out our development teams that work on my products, and it felt like I was overdue on meeting the new team members. It’s going to be a busy week - I have a very full agenda to get through, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to explore the area and experience a bit of the local culture.
Read MoreGaliano - Spring Has Arrived!
I’m taking a short break from the Maui updates (a couple more to go…) to share our weekend on Galiano. IT had been almost a month since we were over and it finally feels like sprint is arriving. We missed what hopefully will be the last storm and snow for the year, and we have lots of projects to tackle. More than we knew…
Read MoreWinter Events and Activities
I’m taking a short break from the Maui posts to add an entry for some of the more interesting things we’ve been up to over the past week or so. It’s been a very busy time since we came back from Maui, and with the upcoming trip to India, time is just flying by. This post covers some fun rugby and soccer events we attended, as well as a weekend spent in the great outdoors!
Read MoreMaui, An Overview
At the end of February, Justine, Mom and I went to Maui for a week. As you can imagine, I took a lot of pictures (and video this time, so itis going to take a while to get through it all. I’ll try and post updates in smaller batches, but I thought it might be fun to do a quick photo-based summary of the whole trip. I’m sure I’ll miss a bunch of cool stuff, but that’s why you’ll have to come back for the full posts!
Read MoreOur Last Day on Maui
It was finally here - our last day on Maui. We had a long day ahead of us with a 10:00 p.m. departure time, but that meant we could cram a lot into our final day in paradise. We toured the north part of the island and went to see the Nakalele Blowhole and did a short hike into a tropical rainforest at Honolua Bay. We made a final stop at Coconuts and then did the drive up to the top of the volcano in Haleakalā National Park. We wrapped it all up with one last amazing sunset on the beach. What a trip.
Read MoreMaui Day 6 - the Road to Hana
On Monday we chose to head back towards Paia and spend the day driving the Road to Hana and on to Oheo Gulch. We expected it to be a full day, but as events unfolded, it was much more than we expected…
Read MoreMaui Day 5 - Our Anniversary Day (and Whale Watching)
Sunday was our anniversary, and one of the main reasons we organize this trip for February. We were lucky enough to have Mom with us, and we had a busy day planned including checking out Lahaina, whale watching and a special dinner at Merriman’s to wrap it all up. There’s lots to share!
Read MoreMaui Day 4 - Beach and Snorkelling Day
Saturday we decided to make a beach day, and so spent all of the day at Olowalu Beach, enjoying the sun, relaxing and doing a lot of snorkelling. It was a great day out and we saw lots of cool things.
Read MoreMaui Day 3 - Birds and Hookipa (with the Turtles)
Friday was another busy day for us! We started on the beach, headed down to a wildlife sanctuary for some birding and then headed out to the surfing hotspot of Hookipa on the north side of Maui to see the turtles and watch the surfers, windsurfers and kite boarders out on the ocean. We had a late lunch at the Paia Flatbread Company, made a stop at the sunflower fields before heading back to Kapalua to have dinner with Rob and his family. A busy, fun day!
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