About Me!
My favorite destinations for:
Favorite Mode of Travel
Self-propelled
Favorite Wine
Mersault
Longest Hike
Around Manaslu, Nepal over 28 days
Favorite Countries
Turkey, Namibia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Colombia
My Happy Place
On a deserted beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island with my husband and a kayak
Longest Bike Ride
Three weeks cycling from Tanzania to the border of Zambia and Botswana
Top On My Bucket List
Best Travel Moments
Scariest Things I’ve Done
Kayaking in the Broughtons under wind versus tidal outflow and standing wave conditions
Jumped over a rattlesnake
Places I’ve Lived
(AND NO I’M NOT IN THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM)
COOLEST NATURE ENCOUNTERS
MOST REMOTE PLACES I’VE BEEN
23
Number of Toenails Lost
450+
Number of Nights I’ve Slept in a Tent
65+
Number of Countries Visited
25+
Average Number of Trips Per Year
Highest I’ve Been
Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
5,895 metres (19,340 feet) above sea level
Lowest I’ve Been
The Dead Sea in Jordan – 423 metres
(1,388 feet) below sea level
Most fun things I’ve done
Best Places I’ve Stayed In
Attempts On Husband’s Life – 3
Left him with angered rattlesnake poised to strike
Pushed him in to seething, shark-infested waters during a feeding frenzy in Rangiora
Left him to deal with oncoming grizzly bear in northern BC while I hightailed it out with dog
5 Things I Pack On Every Trip
Best Campsite ever
