Tag Archives: 2013

Mountains of Morocco: Day 1

Welcome to our Mountains of Morocco expedition.  Today is a very exciting day where we meet our entire trekking/climbing team in Marrakech and prepare for departure to the High Atlas Mountains.  Each day you can check out our SPOT tracker … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #845 Why do you go away?

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #844 The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes…

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ― Marcel Proust

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Mountains of Morocco: Happy Adventure Eve

This was early last evening… This was mid evening… This was the end result… The bags are packed for Morocco. Happy Adventure Eve. We’re ready to go after seemingly endless to-do lists (why is it that everything left undone for … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #834 I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.

I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. ― Mary Anne Radmacher

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Visual Soliloquy #842 Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world…

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. ― Gustave Flaubert

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Visual Soliloquy #841 I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there…

I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there. ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Visual Soliloquy #840 Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote…

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. ― Michael Palin

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Visual Soliloquy #839 The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep…

The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.- E. Joseph Cossman

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Visual Soliloquy #838 Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt…

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.- Lao-tzu

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Rooting Around Twillingate

One of the more unique activities you can do in Twillingate is searching for root cellars. Thus far, 232 root cellars have been found and recorded; many are easily spotted from roads and others can be found in further-flung locations. … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #837 Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire…

Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire. ― Jarod Kintz

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Visual Soliloquy #836 Butterflies are self propelled flowers…

Butterflies are self propelled flowers. –R.H. Heinlein

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Trails of Twillingate: Hospital Pond Trail

With all of our travels in and around Twillingate, we’d never hiked the Hospital Pond Trail until today. What a delightful walk! The pond is just behind the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital and the trail starts with two entry … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #835 We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls…

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. ― Anaïs Nin

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Foraging Fun in Twillingate

After a fine weekend at the Newfoundland and Labrador Mushroom Foray on Fogo Island, Marian and I dropped in to see our friends, Deb and Wilma, the innkeepers at the Anchor Inn and Suites. We stole them away from their … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #834 No matter how much time passes…

No matter how much time passes, no matter what takes place in the interim, there are some things we can never assign to oblivion, memories we can never rub away. ― Haruki Murakami

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Visual Soliloquy #833 We should not judge people by their peak of excellence…

This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. Henry Ward Beecher

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Visual Soliloquy #832 Dream Big and Dare To Fail…

Dream Big and Dare To Fail –Norman Vaughan

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Visual Soliloquy #831 This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is…

This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues. –Diana Nyad Congratulations to Diana Nyad on completion of her extreme dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida without a … Continue reading

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Dreaming in Public

I remember, after returning from my climb on Everest in 2010, doing a presentation and referring to my position as a “public dreamer” or as someone who shares her dreams in public. With the advent of social media, we are … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #830 The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her…

The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #829 My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass…

My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass. ― Leslie Grimutter

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Visual Soliloquy #828 There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one…

There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one. ― Frances Clark

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Visual Soliloquy #827 It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting…

It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting. –Paulo Coelho

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“Worked Capacity”

My training program currently has three kinds of work-outs: strength, endurance, and work capacity. Today was work capacity or as I now feel, “worked capacity.” The goal of a work capacity workout is to increase one’s capacity to work. I … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #826 From the very beginning perplexing and wandering from one ocean to another an everlasting wander…

From the very beginning perplexing and wandering from one ocean to another an everlasting wander ― Rixa White

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“Strong Like Bull”

One of my dad’s favourite expressions was “strong like bull” He used this to describe strong flavours, strong materials, and strong people. He always believed in my strength and frequently said, “You are strong like bull.” This past week, training … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #825 Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure…

Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure. ― Antonio Porchia

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Visual Soliloquy #824 In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out…

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. –Albert Schweitzer

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Visual Soliloquy #823 Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another…

Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived. ― Mollie Marti

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Et tu, Brute?

This is Brutus. Brutus probably weighs about 50 pounds with the rim in. Brutus is new to Signal Hill and is still getting broken in so that’s how it got its name. It’s a brut to pull up hill. I’ve … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #822 The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue…

The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night. ― Haruki Murakami

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Visual Soliloquy #821 Life in us is like the water in a river…

Life in us is like the water in a river. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #820 To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles…

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles. ― T.F. Hodge This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php

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Visual Soliloquy #819 Don’t dare to be different, dare to be yourself…

Don’t dare to be different, dare to be yourself – if that doesn’t make you different then something is wrong. ― Laura Baker

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“In Training”

For the past week, I am have been “in training.” It was a good week. Nicely physical. Decently busy. Challenging in the good kind of way. I put in about 18 hours worth…some strength training, some cardio, some hikes, some … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #818 Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and…

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed. ― Paulo Coelho This electronic communication is governed … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #817 The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate…

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate. –Daisaku Ikeda

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Visual Soliloquy #816 It’s not so much the journey that’s important…

It’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way” ― Jeremy Aldana

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