Journals

The Tusket Islands are off the south-west coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. July 14th I am joining 7 other paddlers (5 men and 2 women) on a 5-day paddle to 4 islands. This is our projected paddle plan. ...
  • 29 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia
  • Kayaking
Heading out for a weekend car-camping close to home exploring a park new to us. This park overlooks Port Joli Harbour on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. https://www.novascotia.com/places-to-stay/campgrounds/thomas-raddall-provincial-park/788 Anticipating outdoor activities - kayaking and hiking. Cooking camp food and ...
Over two years ago Cindy, Nancy, Janice and I started planning to hike a section of the AT in Maine. As we view our plan from the get-go the section will be from Rangeley to Grafton Notch. I'm ...

A Hike In a Day - 2019

Close to home or further afield - hikes done in a day!
  • 23 Entries
  • 0 Followers
  • Hiking
Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of 1,942 km2 (750 sq mi). The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is ...
  • 79 Entries
  • 8 Followers
  • Kayaking, Camping

New Zealand - North Island

Our 20th Anniversary - 10 days - no kids - cold weather. Super excited for what lies ahead, such as glow worm caves, snow skiing (will be heaven after living in a city that hovers around 35-40 degrees ...
  • 20 Entries
  • 2 Followers
  • Hiking, caving, sailing

Northeast Kingdom

A 28 hour trip to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Some camping, some touring, a wee bit of hiking (discovered a nudist beach!), and a political theatre production. A perfect summer weekend.

One Day a Week - 2019

When not at the office, or doing the bigger trips, @reneetougas and I attempt to get outside and spend a day enjoying a fresh-air activity at least once a week. This journal is for random snapshots of our ...
mon objectif personnel pour cette année, est d’obtenir le Bronze. My journey to obtain the Bronze level in the Rando-Québec hiking certificate. Details at http://andrecooke.com/rando-quebec/
  • 27 Entries
  • 1 Followers
  • Certificat du randonneur émérite québecois
  • Hiking

Kayak 2019

2019 Kayak outings