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364) Climb with an ice axe

364) Climb with an ice axe

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] There’s a feeling you get when you stand

347) Roll naked in the snow

347) Roll naked in the snow

The act of “snow rolling” (i.e. rolling in the snow with little or no clothing

345) Snow shoe

345) Snow shoe

Now this is a “sport” I can handle – physically demanding but non-aggressive. We were

344) Ice skate on a lake

344) Ice skate on a lake

I use to think that skating wasn’t my thing; that was before I skated on

341) Go dog sledding

341) Go dog sledding

On the advice of a good friend, we made the 3+ hour drive north to

340) Make Pine Needle Tea

340) Make Pine Needle Tea

Last night, en route to our dog-sledding outfitters, we stopped in at the Algonquin Motel.

306) Climb on another continent

306) Climb on another continent

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] Climbing is an addictive sport. Or rather, a

303) Make Bread in a Stone Oven

303) Make Bread in a Stone Oven

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] I just recently visited my sister and brand

302) Summit something

302) Summit something

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] This post may look a little similar to

300) Bungee jump

300) Bungee jump

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] So, technically, they call this “peunting” not bungee

261) <del>Catch a</del> fish in the Don river

261) Catch a fish in the Don river

There are no fish in the Don. This makes me sad. It may be possible

242) Camp on Lake Superior

242) Camp on Lake Superior

After all these years of talk, we finally made the 10-hour drive north to Lake

218) Shoot a magnum gun

218) Shoot a magnum gun

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] {Note: This here is the eighth to-do of

202) Watch a meteor shower

202) Watch a meteor shower

Every time I’m up north I melt a little; some part in me just gives

201) Hike backcountry solo

201) Hike backcountry solo

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] I’d been out alone in the bush before,

197) Drive all of Yonge Street

197) Drive all of Yonge Street

For those unfamiliar with the arterial routes of Southern Ontario, Yonge Street is a major

196) Drive a dune buggy

196) Drive a dune buggy

The things I let John talk me into…. Normally I’m up for most adventures: climbing

191) Dance naked in the rain

191) Dance naked in the rain

The rain! She came. She poured down tonight. Farmers across Southern Ontario are breathing deep

187) Chase a storm

187) Chase a storm

Being from Southern Ontario and all, we rarely get the kind of weather to warrant

183) Hike the Bruce Trail

183) Hike the Bruce Trail

Dear Anyone who Reads this Blog, We’re over our halfway hump!!!! One hundred and eighty

182) Scramble on scree

182) Scramble on scree

On our road trips to the Southwestern states (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, etc) Laura and

181) Snorkel

181) Snorkel

This past weekend we made it out to Bruce Peninsula National Park with our snorkelling

179) Hang out in a graveyard

179) Hang out in a graveyard

“Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.” ― Tom Robbins

169) Set off fireworks

169) Set off fireworks

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] The fear of blowing up my hand or

159) GT behind a motorized vehicle

159) GT behind a motorized vehicle

Saturday afternoon / 5:15pm: First off, sorry moms. (This was Dave’s idea.) Clearly, we assumed

134) Graffiti tag something

134) Graffiti tag something

This to-do was a complete bust. I don’t want to write about it. I don’t

125) Stalk a stranger

125) Stalk a stranger

Meet Gracie and Chad (note: these are only pretend names). Gracie and Chad have been

123) Yarn bomb

123) Yarn bomb

A few weeks back, John’s mom taught us how to knit. This week, as part

122) Climb a 5.11

122) Climb a 5.11

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] A quick lesson on climbing: The “grade” or

115) Guerrilla garden

115) Guerrilla garden

Some days to-do’s just fall in your lap…. Yesterday John and I were out for

114) Visit the Amazon

114) Visit the Amazon

Before we set off to Peru, I had been invited to write a feature for

111) Camp outside the temperate zone

111) Camp outside the temperate zone

The Inca Trail gave us the opportunity to camp on some of the most spectacular

106) Hike in the jungle

106) Hike in the jungle

We’ve just landed in the city of Lima, after a week of being incommunicado in

105) Catch a piranha

105) Catch a piranha

Piranha fishing in the Amazon. Any questions

104) Paddle a traditional canoe

104) Paddle a traditional canoe

The best way to see wildlife in the Amazon is perched in canoe. Every day,

102) Hike in a cloud

102) Hike in a cloud

On the third day of our hike along the Inca Trail, having ascended over 12,000

101) Hike above 10,000 feet

101) Hike above 10,000 feet

In an instant, life changes. One moment you’re on a path and everything makes sense,

90) Climb lead

90) Climb lead

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] As far as climbing goes, I’m really just

77) Run a river together

77) Run a river together

To prepare for our first full-length river paddle together, we consulted our newly purchased “Top

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

“Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one

39) Go Caving

39) Go Caving

After an hour drive from the village of San Ignacio through orange groves and Ceiba

37) Skinny dip in the sea

37) Skinny dip in the sea

This morning we caught the sunrise for a quick dip in the buff. Another first

36) Kayak in the sea

36) Kayak in the sea

For the last stretch of our time here in Belize, we’ve been taking it easy

35) Ride a catamaran

35) Ride a catamaran

Catamarans are a beautiful thing. My admiration for these boats is rooted in their aesthetically

33) Shower in a waterfall

33) Shower in a waterfall

We heard from a local that hidden inside the escarpment of the Pine Ridge Forest

32) Hang out in a tree house

32) Hang out in a tree house

Who remembers the 1960′s Disney film Swiss Family Robinson? I adored that movie as a

31) Canoe through a cave

31) Canoe through a cave

With ancient sites scattered throughout the region, Belize is recognized as the centre of the

17) Try out trapezing

17) Try out trapezing

5 Tips for Trapeze Amateurs 1. When you’re flying through the air, upside down, on