May 20, Day 11, Leaving Lake Louise, on the way to Banff
We don’t know if it is the mountain air or the beginning of our 12th day of traveling, but we are tired! In addition to the mountain...
May 19, Day 10, Glaciers, Lakes and Mountains
View of Lake Louise from the Fairmont Hotel's Fairview Restaurant The title sums it up. Today was a day full of seeing, smelling,...
May 18, Day 9, Jasper, Medicine Lake and Lake Maligne ("mah-Leen")
A map of the two lakes we visited during our evening wildlife tour. Marmots, mule deer, elk, but no bear, no moose. Today was a day we...
May 17, Day 8, A Long Haul into the Station, Arrival at Jasper
A section of the Canadian Rockies Last night, we were told that the train was expected to pull into the Jasper Station at 6:30am. We...
May 16, Day 7, Across the Canadian Plains
An map view of our journey to date. We will stop in Edmonton briefly about midnight tonight, but we are not likely to be awake to...
May 16A, Day 7, Supplemental Photos
After we published the original daily entry, Doug continued to take photos of the country side as we passed through Saskatchewan and...
May 15, Day 6, Last Day in Winnipeg, a Tour and then Waiting Around
Louis Riel, leader and hero of the Metis. He negotiated Manitoba's entry into the Canadian confederation. Today is our last day in...
May 14, Day 5, Visiting the Canadian National Museum of Human Rights
Viola Desmond, Canadian Civil Right Pioneer We started today by ordering breakfast in the room and then taking our time to go out for the...
May 13, Day 4, From Fargo to Winnipeg: God’s Traveling Mercies Abound
When Patrise and I travel, we often pray for “traveling mercies,” asking God to keep us safe as we move abroad. However, today’s journey...
May 12, Day 3, To and Fro in North Dakota and Minnesota
Today was going to be a long day of driving west of Fargo in the morning, then east of Fargo in the afternoon. We got an early start,...
May 11, Day 2, Mother’s Day in Fargo
(It was 30 degrees warmer in Fargo than in Atlanta today. Who knew that was possible?!) Today, we awoke in Fargo. We planned to go about...
Day 1, May 10: Dakota, Ho!
Well, at last we have begun the journey that will mark a travel milestone for us – our 50th state in the U.S., North Dakota. The...
Countdown to Takeoff (Day -5)
In five days, Saturday, May 10, we will fly from Atlanta to new lands. First we will fly to the eastern side of North Dakota, Fargo to be...
Day 10, January 1, 2025: A New Year Begins, A Journey Ends
View of Abu Dhabi from our hotel room, 9am, New Year's Day. The streets are very quiet and empty. This is our last day of the trip. It...
Day 9, December 31: Mosques, Museums, and Palaces (Part 2)
After leaving the Grand Mosque, we made our way across town to the Louvre Museum -- Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has a thirty (30) year agreement...
Day 9, December 31: Mosques, Museums, and Palaces (Part 1)
Patrise and Doug in front of the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi Today's blog entry will be slightly different, in that I...
Day 8, December 30: Camels, Forts, Mountains
To better comprehend today's journey, it's better that I provide you a map, a visual of our travels. Bear in mind that we begin the...
Day 7, December 29: Pie in the Sky and Other Places
Ain Dubai, the largest observation wheel in the world, in Dubai shown at night. It is 250 meters (more than 800 feet high), twice as tall...
Day 6, December 28: Buggies, Jeeps & Camels
The two of us depicted alongside the camel we rode together. The day began slowly for us, but picked up steam as the hours proceeded. It...
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DOUG&PATRISE TRAVEL
Embrace the Wanderlust
Now that retirement is here, we are hitting the road to see some more places on our bucket list. Immediately below you will see the posts for our current trip to the South Pacific. Further back in time you will see blog posts for las year's RV tri




















