Category: Travel
Blackwater Rafting, Kiwi-Style
| May 2, 2011 | Posted by Jane under Active Living, Published Samples, Travel |
On the South Island of New Zealand, JANE LANGILLE and her family enjoy blackwater rafting in a surreal underground landscape, drifting in pitch black darkness under thousands of glow-worms. Originally published in The Globe and Mail Travel, Saturday January 6,… more
Driving the Summit Road in New Zealand
| January 20, 2011 | Posted by Jane under Travel |
Every nerve stood on end anticipating the next turn in the road. There was no chance to spot oncoming cars, as they were invisible in the series of tight switchbacks until they zoomed past out of nowhere. The locals careened… more
When will the Annapolis sink?
| April 22, 2010 | Posted by Jane under Active Living, Photography, Travel, Writing |
Holding my regulator and my mask, I fall backwards into the chilly emerald green to revel in weightless freedom. Descending slowly beside the mast of the G.B. Church, streams of plankton catch ribbons of sunlight leading down to the depths.… more
Atacama Crossing 2010 desert race
| March 8, 2010 | Posted by Jane under Motivation, Travel |
Today, Stéfan Danis is taking on the first stage of the Atacama Crossing, his second extreme desert race. A year ago, he placed exceptionally well in his first desert race, the Gobi March, finishing: 14th overall in a field of 130… more
Paddling with the jellies
| September 14, 2009 | Posted by Jane under Active Living, Travel, Writing |
The hairs on my bare forearms stand up in anticipation as I set out from shore in a tandem sea kayak with my newly minted teen son. We are lucky to have a perfectly still morning to explore Newman Sound,… more
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