Category Archives: Travel

Roswell and Carlsbad

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We continued our journey onwards from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, through Teton National Forest and then the high plains desert areas in the south of Wyoming. While the area through to the Colorado border has a stark beauty, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Yellowstone

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We recently had an opportunity to do a driving trip into the central/midwest area of the USA to attend the International Quilt Show, held each year in Houston. This show is probably the largest quilt show in the world, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Lancaster In Nanton

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

I just spent the morning in Nanton which is about a 45 minute drive  south of Calgary, at the not so small Nanton Lancaster Society museum which features one of the few remaining Lancaster bombers from the Second World War. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Broomsticks and Shock Absorbers

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We just had a short weekend away in the Kootenay Lake area of British Columbia – it’s a very nice part of the country, and we were staying with some friends who have a house there. It’s about a 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Back to Wetaskiwin !

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

My Dad came for a short visit this past week, and as a result aircraft were on the agenda ! He trained at Napier & Sons in the UK, and then after emigrating to Canada was involved for a short while … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Crosby Again

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

While we were in Ontario for our son’s graduation last month, I took the opportunity to drop by Crosby Heights public school to pick up one of their 50th anniversary t-shirt’s and also to take a quick look around. I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Travel | Tagged , | 2 Comments

9,574 km Later …..

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

We are safely back home again after our trip down east – we were away 20 days, although just nine days were ‘travel’ days and we covered a total of 9,574 kilometres. The average fuel consumption over the entire distance with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

On the Road Again

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

In roughly a week our second son graduates from university, so of course SWMBO’d and I are on our way back east for the big event. As well, it is my brother’s birthday at about the same time so we … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Aruba

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

Last week was the week of our 36th wedding anniversary, and we spent it on the small island of Aruba located in the Caribbean which is drenched with sun, girded with glistening white sand beaches and subject to the constant … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Reynolds-Alberta Museum (or Wetaskiwin Revisited)

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Ian R. Sandy

This past week was a real treat as I spent it at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta which is a little less than three hours north of Calgary. Folks may recall I last visited the Reynolds Museum last summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycle, Travel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment