by toby | Jun 25, 2015 | Life, Uncategorized
The Twilight Zone- Day ? of #MikeandTobyTravels I didn't know the ferry would end up being something of a twilight zone on our travels. Ketchikan looks like a cute town, but its nine p.m. when we get off the ferry and as usual, the shipping area isn’t the greatest way...
by toby | Jun 23, 2015 | Life
Ferry from Prince Rupert to Juneau—Day 8 #MikeandTobyTravels After the long day taking pictures of eagles and bears, tired and sunburnt, Mike was getting ready for bed when he got a massage that the aurora borealis was possibly visible due to a large solar flare—but...
by toby | Jun 23, 2015 | Life
On day 7 of MikeandTobyTravels, here at Cassiar Cannery, my wildlife count so far: I’ve seen giant fish leaping in the low water of the tidal banks (“shedding the sea lice,” Justine tells me) three bald eagles, an osprey, millions of barn swallows, woodpeckers,...
by toby | Jun 22, 2015 | The Writing Life
Having a little time to myself today to reflect, I considered why I'm blogging in some more depth and thought I'd share 6 great reasons I thought of to blog your vacation, and why I'm doing that with ours. Yes, it's extra work. It can be challenging to find internet....
by toby | Jun 21, 2015 | Life
From where I’m sitting I can see a robin, fat and glossy, his red breast shiny and plump as he hops in a patch of grass starred with tiny yellow daisies. I’m sitting on a weathered silver cedar deck, and stretched out in splendor beyond the spot of grass at the end of...