I am planning to observe the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, which tracks across North America on April 8, 2024. Prospects of clear weather are best in Mexico, so I have booked a Mexican Riviera cruise out ...Read More
The Canadian Transport minister announced that Canada’s ban on cruise ships will end in November 2021 instead of February 2022, which allows Alaska cruise lines to plan for the 2022 season. In addit...Read More
A few weeks ago, the Canadian Transport minister announced extension of Canada’s ban on cruise ships for another year to at least February 2022. This effectively cancelled my Alaska cruise booke...Read More
I was looking forward to finally taking an Alaska cruise in September of this year. I purposely booked it for late in the season, so I could be vaccinated against COVID-19 beforehand. Just yesterday, ...Read More
Travel I suppose I should start this year’s Christmas Letter with my pandemic story, since everyone is preoccupied with the COVID-19 virus this year. Back in May of 2019 I booked a Holland ...Read More
Travel For the third year in a row, I traveled to southern Arizona for astronomy in March (2019) instead of February (previous years). Our host wanted to try for better weather so the date was changed...Read More
As we leave the summer months behind, I’m thinking back to when I was 14 years old. My parents and I travelled to Montreal to see Expo 67, flying from Victoria to Montreal aboard our first passe...Read More
2018 Travel I returned to southern Arizona in February to once again take advantage of the dark skies at my friend’s beautiful observatory. I flew to Tucson, stayed at my friend’s place fo...Read More
I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can....Read More
March 22, 2017 Wednesday – Victoria Harbour, British Columbia, Canada Way back in 2004, I grabbed an opportunity to sail across part of the South Pacific from New Zealand to Fiji in a 42′ ...Read More