Island of St. Lucia: Part One

Island of St. Lucia: Part One

St. Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean Island about 400 kilometers (210 miles) north of the island of Trinidad. St. Lucia gained its independence from Britain in 1979 but remains a member of the Commonwealth. The island is approximately 44 kilometers (27 miles) wide and 24...
Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Our Northern Ontario home is situated on a part of the Canadian Shield known as the Ontario Shield. Summers are short and warm and winters, long and cold here. There are countless varieties of Wildflowers on our country property that bloom from early spring to late...
Jigsaw Puzzles

Jigsaw Puzzles

After retiring from a business career, my husband began tackling jigsaw puzzles of one thousand plus pieces. Regardless the difficulty or time required to assemble, he has achieved success. In good humour I have gifted him with a few that I felt certain would defeat...
The Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are approximately three hundred miles/four hundred and eighty-three kilometres east of South America and seven hundred and fifty miles/twelve hundred kilometres north of Antarctica. The Southern Atlantic archipelago includes seven hundred plus...
The Amalia Glacier

The Amalia Glacier

The Amalia Glacier is situated in Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, a protected area of 8,000 plus acres in the South American country of Chile. It is on the Sarmiento Channel and an estimated 21 kilometres/13 miles in length. A glacier is generally defined as a large...