Tag: Adventure

Cold Water Swimming

What is cold water swimming and why am I obsessed with it?! Cold water swimming has gained popularity in recent years and for good reason, it has a huge array of benefits, both mental and physical!

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Steve and his Aqua Quest backpack

Let’s Talk Gear

Drybag or Backpack? …What if you didn’t have to choose? Something that both our jobs (working aboard an expedition ship) as well as our daily life (doing things like paddle boarding, diving, hiking and living on the west coast of BC) all have one common theme… A whole lot of fun! Well, more seriously (and relevant to this article)…water. Water…

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The most photographed mountain in Iceland, with waterfalls at its base.

42 Hours of Daylight in Iceland

What would you do with 42 hours of daylight in Iceland? Now this blog must be prefaced with the fact that we did not fly all the way to Iceland for just 2 days and similarly, we are not advocating that you can ‘see it all’ in two days. This is simply all the time that we had after we…

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