Happy Independence Day! I have been looking forward to our 4th of July trip for several months! I couldn’t wait to visit the turquoise glacial lakes and Rocky Mountain peaks at Banff National Park in Canada.

After a short flight, we made it to Seattle and you guessed it! It was raining! It looked like the weather on San Juan Island was horrendous so it was a good thing we ran into my brother-in-law, who lives […]

“Where are you from and what brings you to Canada?” the customs agent asks. “We will be visiting Point Pelee National Park.” “What’s in Point Pelee?” the curious man wants to know. “Elusive birds. It’s a bird watchers’ paradise,” I say. “You came all the way […]