8 july hike Canada

Suddenly we heard a strange noise right in front of us. One thought a squirrel, one a deer, somebody else thought a baby cougar, may be a bear. From behind a big stone burst right in the middle of the path Craig and Tracy. They had try to scare us by throwing little branches and pebbles. After bringing 

6 july 2014 Powell River Canada

With a little shuttle boat we were brought from Lund (this is where the road to the north stops) to the start of the Sun Coast trail. We got on land in the middle of nowhere.Immediately we were amazed by the trees with orange-red stems. They looked painted. Arbutus menziesi, family of the mediterranian madroño ( 

29 july 2014

My friend Pierre just got back from vacation. His dog Luna stayed at our house. Our dog Joep likes that. He is a male and Luna is his steady girlfriend. Joep shows his macho by barking against each little wren, showing his great virility. Pierre just returned from a hike in the South of Spain, where I plan 

20 july 2014 Cleveland

Jeff G I saw every 10 years or so and Bob E also. We visited Jeff G and his family in Johnson Town – Tennessee, where Jeff teaches philosophy and that same year we visited Bob E and his Judy in Beachwood – Cleveland. There were suggestions to do more things together, having diner, meeting more people, but 

19 july 2014 Cleveland

Two of the 3 books I took with me I finished. On top of that I took my book Spanish. In the plane I want to finish the book we decided to read for our couples reading club. Everybody was very kind and hospitable. In Europe some people have the impression that in the U.S. 

18 july 2014 Cleveland

From Vancouver, with a relay in Detroit, we flew to Cleveland. There my “American brothers” Bob and Ken and also Kens wife Emily were so kind to pick us up at the air port. As I told before, at the age of 17 I was an exchange student in a family in Cleveland. I went to the 

17 juli Vancouver water shuttle

Another picture, us waiting for a water shuttle, bringing us to the market

14 july 2014

Vancouver beach with grand child Sienna

14 juli Vancouver

In the park we met a complete raccoon family, almost completely tame. In the road I saw a man walking his huge great Dane. The dog wearing dog shoes. Afraid of dirty feet? I found this ridiculous in a city. I asked for the name of the shoes. Ruff Wear the boss answered and this was 

13 july 2014

Most cars, but not all (picture) were clean washed as compared to mine. The again in the city the soil is not clay, like the road to our house. Miel and Danya saw friend on the beach, or dow town. Sometimes we went with them, sometimes we didn’t. We went to a modern art museum, a