In our travels we hope to post pictures and comments as we move around this great continent of ours. Canada our home country and also our travels in the United States and Mexico.
In April of 2006, I had the pleasure of riding in an ultralite. This was my first ride via this type of craft and I was certainly looking forward to it. On the appointed day I met the pilot & his craft down on the beach. He run thru the crafts abilities and where all the parachutes were located in case of a mishap. After strapping me into the rear seat he got in the front seat. He run thru his check list, started the motor, checked the airelons, and off we went. In a run of less than 70 feet we were airborn. Excillarating I says to myself. We went up and down the coast line, me snapping photos as we went. We flew over the townsite and snapped more photos. A chance of a lifetime for me & I certainly enjoyed it. All too soon the ride came to end and we glided back to earth, taking less time to stop than at take off. We shook hands, and on I went my merry way, happy and content. Pics can be seen at
This photo is of a sunset looking west from the campsite. This was taken in March of 2007. Across is the Baja of Mexico.
I am just beginning this blog as we have returned from the south after spending a winter there. I will include some photos of while we were in El Golfo Mexico. (later for photos) We spent two different time frames there, once during the month of December 2006 and again from the middle of February 2007 to the end of March. El Golfo is a small town approximately 110 km south of the border town of San Luis, Mexico. This town is about 50 km south of Yuma. El Golfo has a population of about 5000 and the industry is fishing. When fishing is good the towns people are very busy from morning to nightfall. They use a boat called a panga and they can load this up with about 3000 lbs of fish, on a good day and then come back to town. They do not have a boat dock like we do in Canada or the United States but rather a low slung trailer that that they back into the Sea of Cortez(ocean) and the boats powers forward and the trailer backs up and this loading takes all of 30 seconds. Thus on board the trailer and gone to either the fish packing plant or to a local fish market where the fish are cleaned & some fillited for sale locally. Most gets transported to Puerto Penasco or to San Luis.
I will try to add some interesting areas that we have travelled to. Also will endeavor to add photos that we have taken along the way. To start: We (My wife & I) retired from active work in the summer of 2000. We had a few things to do so did not get much long term travelling in until our first trip to the states in the fall of 2002. We had a 1992 Dutchman trailer and a Dodge pickup. Not knowing whether we would like this lifestyle we didn't want to purchase a newer unit then decide this wasn't for us. We had camped and travelled some but never a long distance from home, nor as far from home via a traveling unit for such a long time. We were gone the first year almost 6 months returning home in April of 2003. We liked it so much that we purchased a membership in a park system that we felt comfortable with. People that we met in this park system are friends and we see each other each winter as we venture south. Some of them have ventured north to our part of the world and experienced new found adventures of there own. Throughout the year we either talk to them on the phone or keep in contact via emails on the internet. In the summer of 2003 we sold the truck and trailer and bought a 1993 Winnebago Vectra 37' gas powered motorhome as we found out we liked travelling. We also thought that it would be easier to set up & tear down our camping site easier that with a truck & trailer. This we found out to be a fascinating way to travel and see the country. We travelled to ElGolfo, Mexico in the spring of 2004 as this was one of the parks that were in our park system. Had a great time there and have many good memories along with meeting more nice people. Again in the fall of 2004 we travelled to Arizona and to ElGolfo and spent the winter and spring of 2005 in the park system. In 2006 we found that we really enjoyed this lifesyle. At home in Kamloops, BC for 6 months and away in the south for the other 6 months. So, we decided to upgrade our travelling unit, and traded in the Winnebago for a 2002 DutchStar diesel pusher with 2 slides. We wanted a little more room (or should I say, I wanted more room) and we have found out that with a slide you are more comfortable and more space to move around in. To each there own, as they say. We arrived home in Kamloops in April 2007.
This picture is of the bridges from Port Huron, MI to Sarnia, ON which is where I was born & grew up.
We live in British Columbia and as we are retired we travel south for the winter(snowbirds).
