Ruth Mcbride
Rainy Days and Mondays....
I’m sure if you’re old enough you will remember that Karen Carpenter song about how “Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down. Hanging...
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CHECK THIS OFF OUR BUCKET LIST
RUTH MCBRIDE & RICHARD HOTTE'S TRAVEL BLOG
We have always believed in the old saying that we must 'live life to the fullest' and we are here to do just that. Our retirement blog: "Check this off our Bucket List" serves as a vessel to share our vast interests, and clue our readers into what inspires us in this ever-changing world.
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GO BIG OR GO HOME!
The 'GO-GO' Years!
We have been told that the 60's are the 'GO-GO' years, the 70's are the 'GO SLOW' years and the 80's are the 'NO GO' years...so while we're in our 60's we are going! Going big, or going home, on a bucket-list, adventures! Having finished our 4.5 month world cruise in May of 2023, we are embarking on new adventures which will take us to many places we have always wanted to visit. Some will be local, others International, but we will be going and knocking things off our bucket list while we’re still young and able!
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NEW CRUISE ADVENTURES!
Alaska and Christmas markets in Europe
After returning from our 2022/2023 World Cruise in May and spending the summer at home in Fort Erie, we now have more fantastic adventures planned before we settle into 'snowbird' life in Plant City, Florida for the winter.
Our first adventure is on the Norwegian Encore for a 7 night Alaskan cruise! Christmas will bring even more adventures in Europe on the Viking Bragi longship from Budapest to Amsterdam enjoying the Christmas markets along the way. We are in the planning stages for more exciting destinations in 2024 so stay tuned to see what we are doing!
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‘On roading’ with Jerry!
This morning we had to leave our cozy little nautical themed cottage in Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island, B.C. What a great spot to...
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Every cloud has a silver lining!
Last night we really enjoyed our fire, but we ran out of logs too quickly! The firewood that came with Captain’s Quarters was softwood...
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Captain’s Quarters!
Beginning our day in beautiful Fanny Bay! And ending our day in Captain’s Quarters, Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island. Beautiful fire,...
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Take two...!
Today started out with an ongoing toothache for me. UGH!! I started with a dull ache in my tooth last evening and this morning the ache...
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That’s strange!
Last night Richard was not himself. He kept complaining that his back was really itchy. Earlier in the day when we were having lunch at...
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House by the Sea...
Or in Gaelic......Tigh-Na-Mara... Today was our spa day at Tigh-Na-Mara spa! We were both really looking forward to some pampering at...
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Slow news day!
Today was one of those days where we got stuff done, but it was a bit hum drum and kind of routine....and the rain and grey all day...
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This or That!
We did NOT get any snow overnight! I was almost a bit disappointed to wake up to rain. when the snowfall warning was hyping that we were...
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Nesting!
Last evening as we were watching the 2nd season of the Netflix series called “Borgen” (about a female Danish Prime Minister and all of...
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Don’t tempt fate....
You know that feeling you get when you are somewhere you just shouldn’t be. That creepy sensation that maybe you should leave.... before...
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Crassostrea gigas!
WOW! Where do I begin? We had such a great time out on the oyster boat this morning learning all about the commercial fishing industry...
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Start the car!
I’m sure everyone can remember the IKEA commercial from 2012 that shows the woman at the cash register at IKEA looking at her receipt and...
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Git ‘er done!
Today was one of those days we got a lot done! I have a former boss who used to use this expression “Git er done”! As this boss did run...
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Pullover...there’s the castle!
This morning I was up just before the sun rose over Fanny Bay. I was able to capture the fishermen waiting for the fishing boat to come...
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Obstacle course....NOT a Trail!
A picture is worth a thousand words isn’t it? The muddy boots say it all. So does Richard and me both lying on our individual couches...
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I wonder how you play this game?
It has been a really active day here on the Island! We woke up to the fisherman working right in front of Newman, I had a workout for...
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Is that a search and rescue operation?
We had limited time this morning for a hike, but we still wanted to get out somewhere before my Osteopathic appointment in Comox this...
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Serendipitous!
Don’t you just love it when you serendipitously, or by chance discover something you were not expecting? We love finding things that way...
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A picnic in January?!!
Before we went out today Richard spent the morning making phone calls. He usually rules on the phone, but he was having no luck today. ...
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