It’s so windy, we have a hard time opening the car doors. Outside, we can see our destination—the red “fish store” built on the rocks next to the ocean, but...
This AXEperience
For his 80th birthday, Phil Wedermeyer strapped special tree spikes to his shoes, wrapped a climbing belt around his waist, fastened on a harness and climbed a...
Through a tourist’s eyes
Kristian and I began riding east on June 18th, along a heavily improvised line connecting Vancouver with St. John’s. On August 17th we picked up our friend Alex...
Tea and Tales
One winter morning in the 1940s when he was a child, Abbie Michalik came downstairs to a surprise he still remembers. Over a cup of tea at the Cape Breton...
The Mighty Fundy
It’s low tide and we’re walking on the ocean floor. Columns of red sandstone tower over us. They’re known as “flowerpots” because of the trees and other...
Surrounded by the Sea
For more than 50 years there was regular ferry service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor, Maine. This ended in 2010 when the US landing point was...
Swimming with the Fishes
I’m looking at a watery world most of us never see. As I float, I gaze at the rocky riverbed through my mask. With my head underwater, the loudest sound is my...
