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Got ruck?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by kaan

The morning after landing back in Canada I bicycled to ruckel park with awesome people. An earlier crew had left us a message. We met up with even more rad friends at the ferry and proceeded into Ganges for supplies. … Continue reading →

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Canada!

Posted on April 4, 2014 by kaan

First view of the Rockies in a while!

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Englanding

Posted on April 4, 2014 by kaan

Spending time in southern England gave some great opportunities to adventure with family. Elizabeth had her first ride on a swing. Elizabeth met her magnificent (great, great) aunty Jill. I stood under a bridge. And saw the place Shakespeare did … Continue reading →

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Gardens, museums, and family

Posted on April 2, 2014 by kaan

I returned from Cardiff to London and met up with Theo, Jenna, and Elizabeth in Hyde Park. I saw this bird for Miki after it flew very near me. The museum of natural history drew is in, naturally. It contained … Continue reading →

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Caerdydd

Posted on April 1, 2014 by kaan

I jumped on a train out of London and zipped west over to south Wales for the night. I had about 14 hours to spend with Rozzy. Many of the waking moments were spent chatting over a beer in the … Continue reading →

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London, for a moment

Posted on March 31, 2014 by kaan

Last night was spent in the outskirts of London at the home of my cousin , his lovely wife Claire, and their tortoise Sid. We took the train into London and i observed London things. Saw scotland yard. Had a … Continue reading →

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Dublined

Posted on March 29, 2014 by kaan

We took the ferry to Dublin. On the boat across there was a TV program on. There was no sound so I was left to infer the subject matter. We did some wandering, a tour of the Guinness brewery, and … Continue reading →

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in the key of H

Posted on March 28, 2014 by kaan

An old harp was discovered in the closet. Apparently my uncle Llewelyn used to play it. I was most impressed by the H chord. I tried to tune it using a key from an old clock and an iPad. Major … Continue reading →

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Offa View revisited

Posted on March 27, 2014 by kaan

For Theo’s birthday we had an excursion out to the former home of our grandma near World’s End. The walk in was lovely.  We met up with my great aunt Liz who still lives nearby (grandma’s sister). Welly and Melanie … Continue reading →

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Castell Conwy

Posted on March 26, 2014 by kaan

These are photos from the exploration of Conway castle or, in Welsh, Castell Conwy. It was built by Edward I in 1238 to help keep the Welsh under control. It cost £15,000 at the time, equivalent to about £45,000,000 today … Continue reading →

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