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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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Vesper....

Usually the word Vesper in most people would invoke a religious connotation,either an evening song, or an evening prayer. The actual...

You’re killing me!

My goals for this year were to; 1) walk without a limp 2) get a lot stronger so that I could hit the golf ball further and 3) be able...

Remarkable!

We were amazed that the sun was out all day today and it certainly was “striking and worthy of our attention!” Yesterday the washer/dryer...

Nymph...a mythical spirit!

It hard to imagine that for 37.5 years I was up and at my desk, or in my office for the past year, at 8:30am every day! Now I don’t even...

Ambivalent!

We were all set to leave Newman this morning for a hike and then the sun disappeared and it started pouring again! It wasn’t supposed to...

A One-Two storm punch!

We woke up this morning to yet another huge storm! A high wind warning, with winds gusting to 90km/hr and 50mm of rain....or a one, two...

Shampoo, and rinse...!!!

And that was Newman’s day...not mine just mine! I left Richard this morning with the plan for the day to make sure Newman got a shampoo...

Xwee Xwhya Luq

Pronounced “zway-why-luck” Meaning “a place that has beauty, beauty, that is not only seen but also felt.” Or in English, Seal Bay Nature...

Gargantuous!

The rain calmed down a bit so we decided to the Heritage Forest in Qualicum Beach. The Forest is across the street from the 5th green...

&#%&#%#$%!!!!

Oh ya! Happy New Year from rainy Fanny Bay! Today is a LONG blog post so grab a glass of your favourite beverage in quarantine and...

Your not the boss of me!

Well the day has finally dawned! I never thought it would come. At times it felt like time was going in reverse, but here were are...my...

Do you think Newman can float?

Noah’s ark was a lot bigger than Newman, and it floated, so why not? Newman has had many adventures, so what’s one more? Have you ever...

Waiting for the other shoe to drop....

Nothing surprises us about what will happen next with Newman. Nothing! After all we have been through in the last 56 days of RV living,...

A boring day....NO WAY...not us!

I thought today was going to be a bit boring. Working on some retirement stuff this morning, going up to Courtenay for my strength...

We stole a day!

That’s the expression Richard uses when we get to do something we didn’t think we would be able to do! Last night after dinner I was...

You can’t always trust Google Maps!

We had a fantastic Christmas Dinner last night after chatting with my son Josh, his girlfriend Alicia and her parents on Zoom. Isn’t it...

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