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Malta, Austria and Switzerland
When my sister Shirley suggested we spend six days in Malta, I thought Yes! Great idea! But then I thought – what a lot of airfare for such a short trip. Perhaps I should stretch it out a bit… you know, reduce the airfare per day. Always looking to be economical, ha ha! I looked…
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Gaspé day 6 – time to go
It’s time to say goodbye to Percé and the Gaspé Peninisula. Fortunately, a second guardian angel came to my rescue. My worshop colleague, Yvette, offered to drive me to the airport. She and I had met before – in classes at Langara College where we both completed a photography certificate. How amazing that she and…
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Gaspé days 3, 4 and 5 – Bonaventure Island gannet colony
Chris warned us to dress warmly, bring sun protection, wear a hat. Here I am, ready to go, long-sleeved tshirt beneath a long-sleeved turtle neck sweater beneath my puffer jacket, Tilley hat in place, sun glasses on, back pack on, camera gear over one shoulder, tripod over the other. Feeling a bit like a sherpa!…
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Gaspé day 2 – getting ready for gannets!
The thing about this photo workshop is that it’s JUST a workshop and definitely not a tour. Nothing but photography is included; no hotel reservations and meals which are usually part of the tours I take. Chris’s instructions say “It can be challenging to find a restaurant that is open early enough for our breakfast,…
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Gaspé day 1 – travel with an unexpected guardian angel
Today began with an Uber taking me to YHU (Montreal Metropolitan Airport). It is undergoing expansion but right now is one small building housing Pascan, the airline to take me to Gaspé. There’s no security at YHU, so we loaded, unscanned, onto a small plane heading for Gaspé with an intermediate stop at Québec City’s…
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Montreal day 5 – food, food and … more food!
Today was the foodiest day of this trip. I’m stepping out of order here, but I want to put it out there that I did try poutine. I asked Chef Rob where the best poutine in the city is and he told me it was at Alwyn’s in the Atwater Market. I gotta say, this…
