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Hunting for wild potatoes is like fishing!
And I'm not into fishing. However, we still had a fun day out in the mountains. We picked up Martin and his father Don Jose, and drove out of town at just after 6:00am yesterday morning. Don Jose grew up in these mountains and knows the area well.
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Push Button For Service
Most of these regional parks in Saskatchewan (there are around 90 of them) started out back in the 1960's or 1970's. Many began as just a place for a group of guys to go camping and fishing. As time went on they grew to include other services....
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From One Desert To The Next.
Yesterday we drove from the Namib Desert to the western edge of the Kalahari Desert. And we had to drive through the Naukluft Mountains to do it. A really pretty area, and we totally enjoyed that part of the drive. And, we picked up another hitchhiker...
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The Monarch Butterflies At Piedras Herrado
Yesterday, we drove about 35 kms (22 miles) through the town of Valle de Bravo, and then uphill all the way, into the mountains south of the city of Toluca. Our destination? The Piedras Herrado Butterfly Sanctuary. Click here to read more......
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Another Day In The Mountains
We had breakfast at our guest house yesterday morning. Nice enough, but we felt it wasn't really worth the €5.00 ($6.25) per person. So we will make other arrangements for breakfast today and tomorrow. We planned a hike in the mountains for yesterday,...
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Photo Of The Day: Stilt Fishing In Sri Lanka
Stilt fishing in Sri Lanka by kukkaibkk Now this is a test of one's patience! Stilt fishing in Sri Lanka is a tough job and therefore a dying tradition. Up on their uncomfortable stilts in the wee small hours of the morning, they wait and...
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