Tag Archives: snow

Obstacle Course

This has been a very crazy two months. I wonder if this is the longest visa run on record.  I wonder if Guinness has a category for this. Sixty days ago, I was in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, enjoying finally being with my husband again, … Continue reading

Posted in O Canada | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

5000 Kilometers and Counting

I have been in Canada for a bit over a month.  We rented a car at the airport when we arrived.  Since David left for Russia on April 20, I have bee driving around Saskatchewan, Canada visiting friends and relatives. … Continue reading

Posted in O Canada, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Missing in Action

Wow! It’s been a while since I was online to write. Life sure does throw strange twists and turns at you when you don’t expect it. We are now in Canada-actually we arrived here a week ago. Yes, I know … Continue reading

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

The Last Morning Walk in Sakhalin

for a while. This afternoon, we are being shipped off to Bangkok, Thailand, to apply for new Russian visas. This may sound a bit weird, but I’m not really happy about going to Thailand. I’ve never been there, and I’m … Continue reading

Posted in Into Eastern Russia, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

One Sunny Saturday In Sakhalin

Beautiful morning for a walk……. and Snoopy and I took full advantage of it.  How fortunate we are to have Gagarin Park right at the end of our street. The photos here were taken with my iPhone – admittedly not … Continue reading

Posted in Into Eastern Russia, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

And I thought I’d walked A Lot On Sunday!

It was a good thing that I slept well Monday night. Tuesday morning, Snoopy and I set out to find the ATM, get some money, and then, hopefully, find the meat shop that the ladies in David’s office had mentioned. … Continue reading

Posted in Into Eastern Russia, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

First Day(s) in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Although I arrived in Yuzhno on Friday morning, to me Saturday, March 9, was my first real day here.  Reason being, after not sleeping on the flight here, and all the busyness of getting packed and moved out of Norway, … Continue reading

Posted in Into Eastern Russia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Saturday Morning

Friday it began to warm up (finally the thermometer remembered there were numbers higher than -10 C). When I looked out into the darkness before I went to bed, I could see that there was a layer of new snow … Continue reading

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Check Out This Blog

A fellow Canadian, newly transplanted to Stavanger, has a blog I think you will like.  She is a real wordsmith. http://expatters.blogspot.no I would be reblogging her last post, but I’m not sure how. I hope you enjoy this.

Posted in Norway - the New Adventure | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment