My Greek vacation. Santorini. Trail to Oia

Many trails cross Santorini and lead to every part of the island. The island perimeter is only 70 kilometres and the whole island can be hiked in a realistic time. We didn’t have time for the whole island, so we decided to walk to the Oia on . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Trail to Oia

My Greek vacation. Santorini. Gravedigger of Crete-Minoan civilization.

Next point of our Greek program was Santorini. It was the place I keenly wanted to visit: the island is very interesting from the all points of view: historic, geologic, wine, and aesthetic.

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Oregon beaches

Summer memories of last year.

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Sunsets of two oceans

Atlantic. Key West

Pacific. Golden Gate

Royal terns

More terns:

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Osprey

More osprey:

Burrard Inlet

Two tugboats move huge ocean barge into Burrard Inlet. Tugboats are like hedgehogs; they are small, but very strong.

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North Coast Trail — Day two

Beginning: North Coast Trail – road and first day

Morning of the second day didn’t bring any changes into wildlife viewing in the Skinner Creek estuary. But the amount of traces significantly increased.

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North Coast Trail – road and first day

This is story about our travel on the North Coast of Vancouver Island last summer. North of the Island is always fascinating me, and after my short visit to Cape Scott Park the desire to walk along the North Shore became unendurable. And finally in . . . → Continue reading North Coast Trail – road and first day

Kalaloch Beach

Olympic peninsula has not only pebble beaches with rocks, but classic sandy ones. Kalaloch Beach – kilometers of pure fine sand.