Category Archives: By Land

Posts on land based travel

Tofino

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Mark

Sometimes it isn’t how far you go, or what you get to see or do once you get there that makes a trip special. Many times, it’s who you go with. My parents have everything that they need for their … Continue reading →

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St. John’s

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mark

I’ve been to St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador 4 or 5 times over the years…usually on the way to somewhere else. Once I went there only to watch helplessly as all of our gear was quickly removed from the ship … Continue reading →

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Rio

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Mark

No, not that one. OK, that one too. We’ve been doing business in Brazil for about 10 years now. In the beginning it was to the Navy’s Southern Base in Rio Grande do Sul. It is so far south, in … Continue reading →

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Perth, Western Australia

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Mark

In October 2001, I was in Australia to attend an annual conference of weather buoy users and manufacturers. With an 8 hour stop-over in Sydney before a connecting flight to Perth in Western Australian, we headed for downtown. As this … Continue reading →

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Oyster Bay

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Mark

Oyster Bay is located approximately half way up the east side of Vancouver Island. It’s where my Father spent most of his teen years and the focal point of most everything that happened on his side of my family. It … Continue reading →

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