Sort of chronological with the most recent year first. Links to the actual trips can be found in Chronologically. I also have a crude bucket list page HERE.
2025 (in progress)
- January
- February
- Puerto Vallarta (February 12 to 26) – Planning
- March
- Drive to Florida and Back – Planning
- April
- May
- June
- Sailing BC inside passage with Pete in ODay 27. About 3 weeks
- July
- August
- September
- October
- investigating Africa trip (something like https://trizzletravels.com/africa-gadventures/)
- Tourhub/GAdventure has this one: HERE. I think we want to go in October/November, as that is the end of the dry season.
- November
- December
2024
- January
- Scottsdale with Brian and Donelda (January 15 to 22)
- February
Puerto Vallarta(cancelled cuz of Florida trip)- Skiing Banff (Sunshine and Lake Louise) (February 26 to 29)
- March
- Florida (visit Mom, March 6 to 20)
- Savannah Drive (March 11 to 15)
- April
- Total Solar Eclipse (April 8, 1:59 pm) (Drive April 3 to 21)
- May
- Victoria with Bryan and Donelda (May 1 to 7)
- June
- Steve arrives in Canada (June 15)
- Probably do stuff in Rockies and in Saskatoon
- Steve arrives in Canada (June 15)
- July
- Hike Lake O’Hara and Takakkaw Falls with Stevie (July 1-5)
- Craig and Barry at Emma (July 21 to 28)
- August
- Hike Waterton with Clossons and Elaine (August 18 to 22)
- Christina will join us from Germany
- Hike Waterton with Clossons and Elaine (August 18 to 22)
- September
- London + Italy + Ireland + Scotland (canal boating) (September 10 to October 8)
- With Kim&Karin, Bill&Joan and Craig&Barry
- London + Italy + Ireland + Scotland (canal boating) (September 10 to October 8)
- October
- Fly back home to Saskatoon (October 8)
- November
- Florida (visit Mom, November 5 to 12)
- Palm Springs with Bryan and Donelda (November 12 to 19)
- December
- Florida to start wrapping up Mom’s estate (December 7 to 13)
2023
- February
- Skiing Kelowna with Sandy and Keiran
- Puerto Vallarta
- March
- Sea Kayak Baja
- April
- Visit Mom in Florida
- June
- Late June (~ June 25 start drive down to Nashville)
- July
- Memphis July 2 to July4
- Nashville wedding (July 5 to 9 hotel booked)
- Wedding is on July 7 AND July 8)
- Craig and Barry at Emma (July 22 to July 30)
- August
- Hiking in the Rockies (July 31 to August 5)
- 3 weddings
- September
- Sailing Lionheart out of Nanaimo with Brian and Donelda (September 1-16)
- November
- Physio Reunion – Temecula California (November 9-14)
- Temecula Drive made the reunion trip even longer (November 3-30)
- Physio Reunion – Temecula California (November 9-14)
- December
- Costa Rica – 16 days with G Adventures.
2022
- January
- Drove to Vancouver with Keiran to Burnaby. Left Saskatoon in -40 degrees with a solidly packed Juke. Mountain highways had just re-opened after flooding and washouts in previous November and then closed again as we were driving due to snow storms. Made it, Vancouver buried in record snow and rain, again. Picked up Murano from Bill in Victoria and drove home through Lillooet which had reopened after snow storms
- February
- Two weeks in Peurto Vallarta with the gang. Restaurants, hiking, disc golf, snorkeling and big walks
- March
- Skiing with Sandy and Keiran in Whistler for a week. Rain, fog and excellent snow.
- Visit Mom in Florida with a week of overlap with Graham. Disc golf and kayaking and thunderstorms. This trip extended into April
- May
- Drive to BC, pick up Keiran and drive to Victoria and then a few days inTofino with Joan.
- June
- Sandy and Keiran drive back to Saskatoon while I went on a sailing trip, this time circumnavigating Vancouver Island. Lots of rain and wind and adventure
- July
- Fly to California even though wedding had been delayed. Tickets already bought and I figured I might as well spend time with Ben and gymnasts in SF. Visited gymnastics crowd, then a most excellent adventure with Ben’s RV. In a record breaking heat wave and no AC, we headed south to LA, via Fresno and Dave Demanty. Then Jim & Gina, then Joshua Tree, then Salton Sea, then Calico, then sailing off of Santa Monica.
- August
- Emma Lake with Craig and Barry
- Hiking Yoho for the 3rd time. This time in cooler weather and it rained most nights. We skipped the post hike car camping in Jasper because of rain storms and miserable weather. Disc golf and shopping in Edmonton instead.
- October
- Munich and Miramonti with Craig and Barry (and Stratford)
- December
- Visit Mom in Florida.
2021
- Retired end of April
- May
- Prepare Emma cabin for new roof and siding. Tear off old cedar siding, install Tyvek
- June
- New roof for Emma cabin, working with Otte2Know
- July
- Drove to BC, mountain biked KVR, weeklong sailing on Tarka to get skipper certification
- August
- Metal siding for Emma cabin, many hours spend with Kim
- New eavestroughs for Emma, working with North Lake Eavestrough
- November
- Drove to BC with Keiran (Sandy flew) to look in to housing for Keiran. Trapped by rain and floods. Just missed landslide. Left vehicle in Victoria with Bill Y& Joan and flew home. All roads closed for the next 2+ months.
- December
- Cancelled Xmas trip to Florida because of Covid and border troubles