A Roamancing New Year!

Wishing you, our wonderful community, a year filled with …

Moments of Utter Delight

 

Lori jumping with utter delight!

Lori Yearwood jumping with utter delight!

 

Interesting Perspectives

 

Bogota, Colombia from a pigeon eye view.

Plaza de Bolívar in Bogota, Colombia from a pigeon eye view.

 

Good Music

 

 

Tasty Eats

 

Some seriously tasty eats in Bogota, Colombia.

Some seriously tasty eats in Bogota, Colombia.

 

Smiling Faces

 

Welcomed by a warm smile from a boy in the market in Hurghada.

Welcomed by a warm smile in the market in Hurghada, Egypt.

 

Dancing

 

 

New Friends

 

Daniel Noll, Audrey Scott and Erica Hargreave in Marsa Alam after their talk at the UNWTO Conference on Partnering with Media in Challenging Times

Daniel Noll, Audrey Scott and Erica Hargreave in Marsa Alam after their talk at the UNWTO Conference on Partnering with Media in Challenging Times.

 

Annelise Larson getting set to dive into her first Lobsterblast.

Annelise Larson getting set to dive into her first Lobsterblast at the Yorkton Film Festival.

 

Our two newest Roamancers: Hannia Curi and Megan Ho.

Our two newest Roamancers: Hannia Curi and Megan Ho.

 

Jaime Tenorio, Steve Peters, Caitlin Burns and Lina Srivastava in Plaza de Bolívar, Bogota, Columbia.

Jaime Tenorio, Steve Peters, Caitlin Burns and Lina Srivastava in Plaza de Bolívar, Bogota, Columbia.

 

Old Friends

 

Enjoying a sunset stroll at Point Roberts with Andrew.

Enjoying a sunset stroll at Point Roberts with Andrew.

 

Lucy Duck simply quackers for the lovely ladies of Yorkton.

Lucy Duck simply quackers for the lovely ladies of Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

 

Ken, Cam and Erica waiting to be charioted to the Golden Sheath Gala.

Ken, Cam and Erica waiting to be charioted to the Golden Sheath Gala.

 

Erica and Caitlin exploring Bogota, as photographed by Lina Srivastava.

Erica and Caitlin exploring Bogota, as photographed by Lina Srivastava.

 

Furry Friends

 

Erica and Satchmo having some red boot adventures in the Canadian wilds.

Erica and Satchmo having some red boot adventures in the Canadian wilds.

 

Cato Cat and Lucy Duck road tripping across Canada.

Cato Cat and Lucy Duck road tripping across Canada.

 

New Experiences

 

Me and Audrey Scott quad biking in the desert near Hurghada, as photographed by Daniel Noll.

Me and Audrey Scott quad biking in the desert near Hurghada, as photographed by Daniel Noll.

 

A Bit of the Ridiculous

 

 

Love

 

Alley Cat Amour in Hurghada, Egypt.

Alley Cat Amour in Hurghada, Egypt.

 

Laughter

 

Quad Biking Cat in Hurghada, Egypt

Quad Biking Cat in Hurghada, Egypt

 

Unexpected Beauty

 

 

… and of course, Good Health!

Happy New Year!

With Love from all of us Roamancers.

xoxo

 

Yorkton Film Festival Road Tripping Shenanigans Inspired by Paddock Wood

In case you had not noticed, our lives seem to attract more than a little bit of the ridiculous, which seems to be magnified 10 fold with our yearly pilgrimage to the Yorkton Film Festival to pay homage to our most beloved Canadian film community. This only seems to have been made worse by the likes of Katrina German and the augment of our now Annual Road Trip from Saskatoon to Yorkton, Saskatchewan (yes, google maps says this trip is only meant to take 3 hours and 37 minutes, but when done by Kat and I, it’s epic).

Well, I am not sure who had the bright idea of asking Kat and I to pick up Yorkton Film Festival’s Golden Sheaf Beer from Paddock Wood … but let’s just say I wouldn’t be asking us.  I suppose they thought with Annelise Larson and Erica Hargreave along for the ride, we’d behave ourselves. Fat chance (especially after I’d tasted the rather scrumptious brew – yes, it was 10 am, but thanks to Kat, I needed the hair of the dog)!

Now, I suppose I should state at this point that I was not driving, so a 10 am beer was perfectly acceptable. Kat, however, was, which is why she hashtagged the road trip #HowToDeliverBeerWithoutDrinkingBeerBecauseDriving, while I preferred such hashtags as #HowToDrinkBeerDeliveringAsKatDrives and #HowToMockKatAsSheIsDriving.

Here’s how it all went down:

 

And they're off! Kat - 0 : Me - 1

 

If the question is, do we leave 6 boxes of beer behind, it is amazing how tight the space I'll manage to fit. Kat - 0 : Me - 2

 

The head rush isn't as tasty as the beer. Kat - 0 : Me - 3

 

Strategy Stop - if Kat leaves we still have a ride. Kat - 0 : Me - 4

 

Singing the Paddock Wood Blues. Kat - 0 : Me - 5

 

Okay Princess, you can have a beer! Kat - 1 : Me - 6

 

Really not too sure why Kat didn’t just hand the wheel over to Erica who thought it too early to hit the cases of beer, but then we’re not here to judge Kat’s intelligence.  Especially as said intelligence thought it wise to leave three cases of beer in my room.

 

Kat - 1 : Me - 3 cases

 

PS. In Full Disclosure: As always, the opinions and thoughts shared here are our own and honest ones. We are bought out by no one. In the spirit of disclosure, it should be noted that on this trip, our expenses were paid by the Yorkton Film Festival, where we were speaking.