Category: Travel
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Some Newfoundland motivation
youtube.com/watch A bit drone-happy, but a lot of beautiful shots.
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Camping at Cape Lookout – South Core Banks
(I actually took this trip back in July of 2017, and originally posted some of the below on the expedition portal forums.) Secluded. Windy. Sandy. Oceany. Cape Lookout has everything you love and hate about the beach, to the nines. Except crowds & lifeguards. There are three major islands – the North Core, South Core,…
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Getting away is a skill
For some folks, namely me, getting away is not a natural ability. It takes effort. I see now that the trip we took recently was way, way overdue. I was basically paralyzed to even plan the trip beyond a rough route and the first few stops. Thankfully my wife took over and organized stuff before…
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The allure of hard tack – making a durable, edible travel biscuit
Between reading Aubrey/Maturin novels and watching Townsends videos on Youtube, I’ve developed a bit meme-lust for hard tack. Hard tack is flour and water and salt formed into cracker or cookie shapes and baked and dried until it is basically rock-hard, and is a very durable food source used as far back as humanity has…