The Traveler: Places I’ve Been

Year

Where

2010

• January – My first trip to Hawaii (Kauai & the Big Island). Did a submarine tour in Kona.
• May / June – Road / 10,262.2 kilometer road trip from Penticton to Toronto and back. Jasper swam 5 great lakes on this trip.
• July – Camping at Pearrygin Lake in Washington State
• August – Camping in the Chilcotin where we met up with wildfires and took a flight over Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
• September – Business trip to Boise, Idaho followed by a trip out to the Oregon Coast.

2009

• January – Spent 2 days in Vancouver airport.
• February – Tripped around Washington, D.C.
• April – Bought a new T@B RV and took it out to the Columbia Gorge and the Oregon Coast.
• May – Camped at Pearrygin Lake and went horseback riding up at Sun Mountain Lodge.
• June – Camped at Haynes Point Provincial Park and took Vic the cat kayaking.
• August – Headed north to Alaska… again.

2008

• August – Washington, Oregon, California Roadtrip

2007

• May – Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam

2006

• February – A month in Baja, Mexico. Be careful about whom you choose as a travel companion.
• June – Drive across Canada when Ed moves from Toronto to Penticton.
• July – Roadtrip around the state of Washington with stops in Leavenworth, Roslyn, Mt. St. Helen’s, Mt. Rainier, Seattle, Winthrop and the Boeing Plant.
• September – Las Vegas, SFO and Carmel

2005

• March – A day on the RiverWalk in San Antonio, Texas
• April – A walking tour of Washington, D.C. Ros discovers the pleasure of really good walking boots.
• May – Walking and boat tours of Chicago included Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, Navy Pier, the Hancock and Rigley buildings, Sears Tower, the Golden Mile and Tiffany’s.
• October – China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, the Li River, Hong Kong, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall.

2001

• May – Peru and Equador including the Galapagos.
• September – Southern Alberta roadtrip. Drumheller, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Waterton Lakes National Park and spending 9/11 on the road.

2003

• January – Ros and Shelley visit the Dominican Republic.
• May – We drive from Calgary-Toronto via the U.S and see Custer’s last stand, Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood and Devils Tower.
• July – Biking from the floral clock down to Niagara Falls.
• August – Hanging out on Lake St. Joseph, Ontario. Oh! The peace and serenity of it all.

2002

• April – Ed’s 50th Birthday in Vegas included 2 Cirque du Soleil shows (O and Mystere), Sigfried and Roy, Bryce Canyon and Zion, and his first experience with 1st Class
• July – Roadtrip to Vermont, New Hanpshire & Maine from Toronto with stops in South Hero, Mt. Washington, Kennebunkport, and Portland.

1999

• Walking in and helicopter touring over the Grand Canyon.

1994

• August – Drove the Alaska Highway from Prince George, BC to Haines, Alaska. Whitehorse, Haines Junction, Kathleen Lake, Haines Alaska and Skagway.

1992

• August – Yellowstone and Grand Tetons Roadtrip. Mammoth hot springs, driving the Going to the Sun Road, Lewis and Clark Caverns, and Yellowstone just after the fire.
• September – Whale-watching and big-tree hugging on Vancouver Island from Victoria out to Tofino and back.

1990

• Driving the Canadian Rockies. Hiking the Plain of Six Glaciers at Lake Louise, Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper, and exploring Banff.

1984

• A month-long adventure in Europe. Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland.

1982

• Spain & Morrocco

1981

• May – My first road trip with Ed – Toronto – Washington, D.C.

1961

• Ros’ first trip ever… to Holland. Travel back in those days wasn’t so easy.