Put it on the “list”.
Lake Windermere is has the longest maintained ice surface in British Columbia, named ‘The Whiteway‘ this ice surface is used by skaters, skiers, anglers, cyclists, pedestrians, and more. Over the winter months each year the lake plays host to curling bonspiels, hockey tournaments, snow golfers and recreational users.
The video features an original score by local band the Dandelions, called “Take Me There”.
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Thanks TC.
Gymnastics coach Joe Softich from Washington State and I were invited to join in the weekly friendly tourney at Rossmund Golf Resort, Swakopmund..
His team won. Mine took the … silver medal.
Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a “jack” or “kitty”.
National Bowling Associations were established in the late 1800s. In the then Victorian Colony (now State of Victoria in Australia), the (Royal) Victorian Bowling Association was formed in 1880 and The Scottish Bowling Association was established in 1892 …
Today the sport is played in over 40 countries with more than 50 member national authorities. The home of the modern game is still Scotland …
Lawn bowls is usually played on a large, rectangular, precisely levelled and manicured grass or synthetic surface known as a bowling green which is divided into parallel playing strips called rinks. …
End of day, it seemed (like Curling) that Bowls has more to do with drinking Jaegermeister than … sport. 🙂
Loving it, so far. 🙂
Even if I can’t reach vertical on handstand any longer.
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa …
The Zambezi’s most noted feature is Victoria Falls. …
The river flows swiftly through the Batoka Gorge, the current being continually interrupted by reefs. It has been described as one of the world’s most spectacular whitewater trips …
March is very high water. The first 10 rapids after the falls too dangerous, all that water quickly compressed between towering walls of black basalt.
We put in at rapids #11. Came out by cable car near rapids #24.
One portage was required, around a dangerous bend.
Here’s a promo video from this epic adventure. Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Or a short clip of a couple of the BIG waves.
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Though the rapids we took on my day ranged from only Class 2 – Class 4, I took some damage during my 3 raft flips. And drank plenty of Zambezi River.
I posted a few more photos.
Actually, I did in the leg climbing up into the truck on the way to the put-in. 🙂
Not inexpensive at about $175 for the day (PDF). But I didn’t hear any complaints. 🙂
Safari Par Excellence – Rafting
related – White-Water Rafting on the Zambezi River
Mozambique is a huge country, twice as long as California.
Tourists mainly visit for the sea. Beautiful beaches and diverse water sports.
I was in Maputo volunteering for the International Gymnastics Federation, my 3-day coaching course hosted at the nation’s main Faculty of Physical Education and Sport.
After it finished, I stayed one extra night with my host Edmundo Ribeiro.
Maputo is considered one of the most interesting and friendly African capitals.
It has a lazy tropical feel yet is scattered with high rise buildings. We took a Sunday afternoon driving tour of the relaxed capital city.
The beach was packed on a Sunday.
The highlight was a seafood feast at Restaurante Costa do Sol, a “Maputo classic”.
Edmundo’s daughter in a popular city park.
How to finish the day?
ICE CREAM, of course.
Unlike South Africa, affluent citizens are not nearly so conspicuous. You have to search them out. They live here.
I’ve met people who contracted malaria in Maputo. But over 5 days there in March I saw only 2 mosquitoes.
Maputo is infamous for random police checks, especially of tourists. The usual request is for a small bribe in exchange for the return of your passport. Savvy travellers carry, instead, a notarized copy of the passport. And ask to be taken to the police station when stopped.
I was carrying my passport when Edmundo got waived over for a random police check. … As it turned out, the lights were not working on one side of his vehicle. It was not random. After paying a small bribe, we drove on.
It’s less dangerous than JoBurg, overall.
Excellent.
Ranked #2 of 68 attractions in Johannesburg:
… architecturally interesting and packed with thoughtful, often brutal, reminders of South Africa’s history.
It’s only 25min drive from JoBurg’s OR Tambo international airport if you ever have a layover.
inspiring and feel good video … created for Inspired By Iceland …
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Thanks Ron.
First Maputo, Mozambique for a 3-day Gymnastics Coaching course.
Then I fly to Livingstone, Zambia on March 4th.
Looks pretty intense. 🙂
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The Mann family invited me out to their holiday home about an hour outside JoBurg.
This is one of the major water sources for the big city.
Boys and their toys. The thing to do at “the Dam” is water sports.
Happily, I did not drown. 🙂
At dusk I went for a run up into the hills
Sunset Shores
Good morning. 🙂
William owns a helicopter. His company uses it to transport gold safely.
He got his pilot to zip us across town from one small airport to another. Grand Central to Jack Taylor.
We flew very, very low.
When we buzzed William’s house, I was disappointed not to spot his dog JR, the Jack Russell.
The Botanical Gardens I hiked the other day.
Melani was waiting for us at the gate.
Rick McCharles 