Scary-Windy Switchbacks, a Real Old-West Town, a Giant Rock Skull, Dangerous Jumping Cacti, and Dragons in the Desert. Over the Christmas break we rented Harleys for a 4-day ride around Southern California. December 23 to… Read More »Christmas Motorcycles
A few pictures and a short video of the sights at Gatorland in Florida – near Orlando. Capturing an Alligator is a 3-step process … Check out the video below … a few fun clips… Read More »Gatorland Florida
Afternoon flight to our favourite rain forest trail on the Sunshine Coast (another look at the Chapman Falls Trail)
Yesterday (Jan 9, 2022) was one of those rare and spectacular Vancouver days of January Sunshine. Janine and I took advantage of it and flew to Sechelt to go on one of our favourite hikes.… Read More »Chapman Falls Trail
Niwot is a charming little historic town not far from Boulder Colorado. We visited on a whim and were delighted to discover an art-park and lots of preserved history. Just off the main drag, Niwot… Read More »Niwot, CO
Over a weekend in June, Janine and I rented a couple of big motorcycles and explored the canyons and mountains around Boulder Colorado – including the famous Peak-to-Peak Highway that joins two 10,000 foot towns.… Read More »Peak to Peak
108-Mile House is a community in BCs Cariboo district. It’s one of a number of small towns along the Cariboo highway with rather uncreative names: 70-Mile House, 93-Mile House, 100-Mile House, 105-Mile House, and 108-Mile… Read More »108-Mile House
VIDEO A quick flight from Kamloops to Vernon to pick up a gift from grandpa to grandson. Duration: 02:43 The original post was dated May 4, 2021. The original (high res) Video can be seen… Read More »Vernon Gift Run
VIDEO Aerial Clips – Kamloops to Vancouver via the Thompson and Fraser Canyons. The original post was dated July 25, 2020. The original (high res) Video can be seen here: Canyon Flight
Leg One – North Vancouver to Hope Hope BC, our Leg-1 destination, is where the original Rambo movie was filmed. Initially this was a boon for the tourist industry there. But by the late 1980s,… Read More »Kamloops Motorcycle Ride
It was forecast to be beautiful in Vancouver – sunny with a high of 25 Deg C (77 F). But we had heard that Lillooet would get up to 35 Deg C (95 F) – and… Read More »Lillooet Splash
VIDEO. During a weekend visit, we discovered hidden Llamas in the woods and Death Eaters over Parksville Beach. Video Duration: 03:52 The original post was dated July 25, 2020. The original (high res) Video can… Read More »Death Eaters over Parksville
What you see below is Warwick Castle (pronounced War-ick). It is one of the many sights we saw from the cockpit of a Piper Warrior flying over the British Midlands. Air Time Canada Blogs Page… Read More »Flying the lands of Shakespeare
We flew along the Whistler Valley, past Mount Garibaldi, and into the Pemberton Valley in British Columbia. Our goal was to take a quick dip in the frigid waters of the spectacular Green River, but… Read More »Sea to Sky Flight
One can’t go Airplane Camping without first become a bit of an expert at packing. We managed to get all you see here, plus 2 people and a dog, into our little Cessna for the… Read More »Airplane Camping – Oliver, BC
Echo Valley Ranch & Spa is located deep in the mountains of BC. It’s about an hour’s drive from Clinton BC – with half that along a dirt road. But getting there by light-plane is… Read More »Echo Valley
Faren did her Grade 11 high-school year on a Tall Ship sailing around the world. The January semester-break took the ship to Barbados so we flew down to see her. Her ship is the 3-masted… Read More »Tall-Ship Rescue – Barbados
Sometimes it feels like the far side of Jupiter’s Moon. Here is an under-statement: Iceland is a Geothermally Active place. You can’t travel very far without coming across a spot where the earth is boiling,… Read More »The Boiling Earth