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Space diplomacy (not really) MMO Galaxy on Fire – Alliances has just received balancing and performance tweaks, bug fixes, and a bunch of new features in its latest "Space Travelers" update.
You can find the rather large list of improvements and added features below. Some of the most notable changes include new technologies to research, new challenges to complete in order to earn more experience and resources, an increase in the structure level cap from 10 to 20, shorter travel times in your home system, and the ability to see your carriers and their flight paths on the star map.
Galaxy on Fire – Alliances is available on the App Store for free.
• Star map: Trace the positions and travel routes of your carriers directly on the star map
• Achievements: Take on various new challenges and collect additional XP
• Techs: Research new technologies to gain powerful advantages (Ground battle, Bomb defense and Ship production)
• Ground battles: Leverage one of the new techs to gain an additional ground battle bonus. In exchange, the planetary defense will no longer support you ground troops anymore but only boost your ships
• Structure levels: Upgrade your buildings to level 20 (incl. adjusted costs, resource capacities, requirements and effect parameters for structures, techs and units)
• Alliance administration: Find available alliances more easily (at the beginning of the game) an join them without the hurdle of a double confirmation
• Travel Times: Make use of the adjusted travel times in your home system to reach your "inner" planets much faster than before
• Tutorial: Learn the game's basics quicker by means of an improved tutorial
• Intro: Check out the intro sequence with German subtitles
• Planet icon: Tap the planet icon to be directed to the planet action menu and the arrow on the right to get straight to the planet view screen
• Options: Switch the game options back to default whenever you're in need of a reset
• Performance: Enjoy the game with improved server stability and better overall performance


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Two new photos of Paramore are up now for you to check out on paramore.net!
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Anto from The Swellers shares with you the top ten reasons to get their new album Good For Me! Once you're thoroughly convinced, visit theswellers.com to get the album
In case you missed Gym Class Heroes on last week's episode of The Voice, you can now watch it online! Skip to 19:40 in the player above to see GCH rehearse 'Stereo Hearts' with Adam Levine from Maroon 5.
Come check out round 3 of The Paramore Yard Sale! This round includes hoodies, jackets, shirts and more from Taylor York. Other items you may notice from previous rounds of the Yard Sale have returned because they were not sold in the previous auctions.
All proceeds from our auctions go directly to Love146 to help aid their work to abolish child sex slavery and exploitation. We'd also ask that you consider donating directly to Love146.
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US to auction seized Silk Road Bitcoins worth $18m
The US government will auction $18m (£11m) worth of the virtual currency Bitcoin, which was seized by the FBI when it shut down the Silk Road online marketplace in October last year.
The site, which operated on the so-called "dark net", traded in drugs and other illegal goods.
Payments were made via crypto-currencies, to ensure anonymity.
The Bitcoins were seized during the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind Silk Road.
What was the Silk Road?
Silk Road took its name from the historic trade routes spanning Europe, Asia and parts of Africa.
News reports and other internet chatter helped it become notorious. However, most users would not have been able to stumble upon the site as the service could only be accessed through a service called Tor - a facility that routes traffic through many separate encrypted layers of the net to hide data identifiers.
Tor was invented by the US Naval Research Laboratory and has subsequently been used by journalists and free speech campaigners, among others, to safeguard people's anonymity.
But it has also been used as a means to hide illegal activities, leading it to be dubbed "the dark web".
Payments for goods on Silk Road were made with the virtual currency Bitcoin, which can be hard to monitor.
Court documents from the FBI said the site had just under a million registered users, but investigators said they did not know how many were active.
The 29-year-old, who was known online by the pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts, or DPR, is currently awaiting trial on narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering offences.
In a statement, the US Marshals Service, which is conducting the sale, said the 29,656.51306529 Bitcoins up for auction were those that had "resided on Silk Road servers", but did not include the stash on Ross Ulbricht's personal computers.
Ulbricht's "wallets" are thought to be worth more than $85m at current Bitcoin exchange rates. He is contesting the claim that the money was earned illegally.
The Bitcoins offered in this auction have been forfeited to the US government.
The US authority added that it would "not sell to any person who is acting on behalf of or in concert with the Silk Road and/or Ross William Ulbricht, and bidders will be required to so certify".
Last year, Carnegie Mellon University estimated that over $1.22m (£786,183) worth of trading took place on the Silk Road every month.
Prospective bidders will have to put forward a deposit of $200,000, and all offers must be made in cash.
The price of Bitcoin, as measured by CoinDesk, fell following news of the sale, but has since made a modest recovery.
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Why the Sanyo ECJ-PX50S makes a great household cooker.
We don't always come across a model that, even though we don't need it, are still tempted to buy it and give it a hands on test for a more accurate review (even right now as we write this page).
But the current feedback we gathered from other owners seems to be honest and most helpful and makes this rice cooker really seem worth it, and it's no doubt that this 5 cup pressure rice cooker really caught our attention during the research process.
With this unit folks can do more than just cook rice. We love the stylish design and the fact that it has multiple settings for different rice types which are white rice, brown rice, sprouted brown, mixed, sushi, and sweet rice.
About The Sanyo ECJ-PX50S VPC Technology
Explaining more on the diverse rice settings, this unit utilizes VPC, which stands for "Variable Pressure Cooking". What that does is rapidly move the rice using pressure cooking while simultaneously distributing even heat thanks to its titanium well insulated non-stick bowl. The outcome is rice with more aroma, flavor, and texture.
The rice cooker also uses internal monitoring technology that "pays attention" on how the rice is cooking making subtle adjusts in temperature and cooking time which will always result in a perfected bowl of rice every time.
Another neat little thing we liked about this cooker is when cooking white rice, folks also have the option to select 3 different textures; regular, soft, or firm. Just like the ECJ-HC55S and 100s models.
More Than Just Rice
Other plus benefits the Sanyo ECJ-PX50S offers folks over basic rice cookers is that it is not limited to just rice! This model can cook or warm soup, steam vegetables, cook soft or hard boiled eggs, prepare oatmeal and porridge, cook stews, and other slow or pressure cooked meals.
The Sanyo's easy to use interface accomplishes this all with the press of a few buttons...there is no guess work involved. It may seem complicated at first glance, but scrolling through the onboard menu is pretty straightforward and easy.
Just keep in mind that the bowl size is only good for feeding 2 people when cooking stews, but for rice can accommodate between 4 to 5 people (around 15 cups cooked white rice).
If it weren't for those few cons, this would have probably been the perfect all around rice cooking machine! But not every appliance is perfect, and the fact is, we have seen worse feedback concerning other brands & models than the above.
For around $160 to $170 bucks (at time of review), the Sanyo ECJ-PX50S is worth the investment. However, for folks who wish to have a unit with a longer slow cooking time, may we suggest researching the Sanyo ECJ-HC55S model with its 12 hour setting. Keep in mind the VPC benefit is not available on this unit but does offer similar features.
Overall, a recommended product from Sanyo that should have some Zojirushi models begging for mercy!
Tip: keep unit plugged in to prolong the internal battery life...please note the unit will still continue to perform properly without it as it just runs the clock when the unit is unplugged. Life of battery is approx. 4 years.
Measurements: 14 x 10 x 9 Inches | 5 Cup Capacity (approx. 15 Cups Cooked)


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Apple expects all its iOS applications to have launch images for all supported devices and resolutions to enhance the user experience at application launch. In general, an iPhone application should have a Portrait launch image and an iPad application should have a launch image as per the launch orientation of the application. As mentioned here, every application must include launch image for different sizes and resolution. Looking at the sizes closely, we notice that Apple expects fullscreen launch images for iPhone whereas it expects non fullscreen launch images for iPad. This size recommendation by Apple is irrespective of the fact whether the application is meant to be fullscreen or not. Continue reading…
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« Previous ProductThe Collapsible Cane with Nylon Tip is a folding white cane designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. The cane is made of lightweight aluminum, and has four sections with precision fitting joints. Two nylon stretch cords provide tension and permit the cane to collapse to one-fourth its full length. The double nylon cord insures safety since if one cord breaks the other cord still provides support. Other features include a golf grip handle, a replaceable nylon tip, and white reflective tape that can be seen from a greater distance at night than a painted surface. OPTIONS: Metal glide or mushroom cap tip; unlisted sizes; six sections instead of four. DIMENSIONS: Available in lengths of 36 to 60 inches in 2 inch increments. COLOR: White, with red tape on the bottom section.
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The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre offers summer performances of operas and concerts. This summer's operas are Vanessa, The Student Prince, Les Miserables, and Oklahoma. Aside from the summer season the organization visits school districts and assists teachers in helping children create their own operas. Until now, 75,000 children in Utah have written their own operas with the help of the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. The group also runs the High School Musical Theatre Awards throughout the state with any high school that would like to participate/compete. The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre helps bring great performances to Utah and make great performers out of Utahns.
To learn more about the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre click here.
To watch this episode of Community Connection click here.
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Even with the incredible advances we've had in medical technology many suffering from chromosome/genetic disorders are facing difficulty in being treated. Aware of Angels works to raise awareness and promote research for those children who face such circumstances, bond together their families, and remember those who have been lost. The group does this through beautiful photography and stories which highlight the angels who face such chromosome/genetic disorders.
To learn more about the Aware of Angels project and how to help click here.
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The Salt Lake City Public Library is one of the many libraries in Utah and even just in Salt Lake City. Of course, the library offers thousands of books of different types to appeal to any reader, but there are other services that are provided. For example ebooks are becoming more available, and the library is a great place to host movie screenings or public discussions. The summer reading program also offers great incentives for kids to keep their minds active over the summer while earning rewards. Another great service that the library offers is that with the Salt Lake City Public Library card you also get a free subscription to Lynda.com which is a website that can teach you how to use a wide variety of software programs.
To learn more about the Salt Lake City Public Library click here.
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Craft Lake City's mission is "to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art." They do this in amazing ways. One of the events that promotes their mission is the DIY festival on August 8th and 9th which invites local crafters and artisans to show their creations to the public. Not only do these artisans elevate Utah with their creations, but they also help teach the community through workshops run through Craft Lake City. Their newest partnership is with the Natural History Museum of Utah with which they focus on learning about the environment with activities like building terrariums.
To see upcoming craft workshops and learn more about Craft Lake City click here.
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The Kimball Art Center offers free art exhibits and education throughout the year. The Center has several galleries that feature everything from exhibits that travel through the nation to local up and coming artists. The Kimball Art Center also hosts a variety of great events throughout the year, one of the biggest being the Kimball Arts Festival. The Kimball Arts Festival happens every first week of August; this will be Friday August 1st through Sunday the 3rd in 2014. This artists who participate in the festival come from around the country and Canada, and are all chosen by a panel of jurors. There will be live bands during the day, concerts, at night, and enjoy the particpation of local restaurants in the festival. The festival caters to family members of all ages.
To learn more about the Kimball Art Center and the Kimball Arts Festival click here.
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Gary Wayne Mosbarger, 77, Goodland, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Mountain time Monday at Koons Chapel, Goodland; burial in Goodland Cemetery.
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Nielsen to Acquire Arbitron for $1.26B: Hot Trends
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Popular searches Tuesday on the Internet include Nielsen (NLSN - Get Report) after the television ratings company agreed to pay $1.26 billion to acquire radio ratings company Arbitron (ARB).
The $48-per-share deal represents a 26% premium to Arbitron's closing price on Monday.
With Arbitron, Nielsen said it would expand its "Watch" measurement that weighs consumer ratings across multiple platforms to areas like streaming audio and media consumption away from consumers' homes.
The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies. Nielsen said the deal should add 13 cents a share to its adjusted profit a year upon completion.
Instagram is trending as the social photo sharing Web site announced changes to its terms and conditions. Among the changes set to take place on Jan. 16, 2013, Instagram said it has the right to sell users' photographs without asking for permission or sharing revenue with users. Under the new policy, Instagram's owner, Facebook (FB - Get Report), claims it has the right to license all public Instagram photos to companies or organizations and users cannot opt out. The only way Instagram users can avoid having their photos subject to commercial use is to delete their accounts before the changes go into effect in January. The changes have sparked an outpouring of anger online. Facebook announced its plans to acquire Instagram in April, and ended up paying $715 million in cash and stock for the company. The two entities have said they will remain separate, but integrate their services more.
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The season eight premiere of Dexter aired on Showtime on June 30 over here in the states, but in the UK, its airing date is set for Sunday, July 7, on FOX. The beginning of the end is certainly a cause for celebration, and there's no better way to celebrate than with cake. All photos by A. J. Pilkington / Manicks Productions
Cakes are always great. But cakes shaped to look like celebrities' faces are even greater. And a life-sized cake of Dexter Morgan is the greatest.
FOX commissioned food artist Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer's Kitchen in Birmingham, UK (via Miss Cakehead) to create an edible delight fit for the occasion. It's only fitting that after seven seasons, Dexter, who chops his victims into pieces, is now the one being sliced...and eaten!
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Inspired by the name of Dex's boat, de Vetten wanted to literally create a slice of Dexter's life.
The delectable-looking cake is so realistic you might even need to do a double-take to make sure it's not Michael C. Hall on the table. The cake measured 5 feet, 10 inches long, which is the same height as Hall, and it was even fully clothed with a black shirt and black pants. (We'd have rather seen Dexter dressed in his usual kill outfit -- olive green thermal and army green cargo pants -- but whatever.)
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Kristen makes candid confessions in the July issue of 'Vanity Fair'! And the revelations could put her career up in smoke!
Kristen Stewart may be a huge A-list star, but she still lives life as a "weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot."
In the July 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, the 22-year-old actress opens up about how her life changed upon the release of Twilight in 2008.
"You can Google my name and one of the first things that comes up is images of me sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe with my ex-boyfriend and my dog," she says. "It was taken the day the movie came out. I was no one. I was a kid. I had just turned 18."
"The next day it was like I was a delinquent slimy idiot, whereas I'm kind of a weirdo, creative Valley Girl who smokes pot," she continues. "Big deal."
Before you put Kristen down for admitting this social faux pas, consider how many other celebrities are Mary Jane fans! She's definitely not alone!
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Short- and long-term goals
Before you start drafting your goals essays, work out three levels of goals: short-term, intermediate, and long-term. It helps to have this whole picture in your mind regardless of where you'll "zoom in" for a particular essay. Short-term is immediately post MBA to about two years later; intermediate is about two to five years post MBA; and long-term is the rest. Usually essays ask for short- and long-term goals, but you'll need intermediate as the bridge between them.
Short-term goals are the most specific, for obvious reasons – they're closer in time and they're also the direct link to the MBA program. As you describe successive steps, use less and less detail in each, because the further out you project, the less certain things are. Don't go beyond what's practical, e.g., describing in detail what you'll be doing in twenty years. Adapt each phase to reality too. If your targeted industry (say, healthcare) is in great flux, that point should be reflected in your goals.
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This miserable remake of a 2002 Japanese thriller ("Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara"), about a little devil ghost girl haunting for attention, should forever put the last nail in the coffin of Hollywood remakes of this played-out splinter genre that rendered such dogs as "The Ring" and its sequel. Sadly, that won't be the case. Jennifer Connelly plays Dahlia Williams, a recently separated mother whose young daughter Ceci develops an imaginary friend after they move into a faulty high rise apartment building on Roosevelt Island. Ceilings drip with moldy water and every faucet exudes brown crud as Dahlia seeks aid from her questionable attorney (Tim Roth) to protect her from her husband's accusations that she's losing her mind. Esteemed Brazilian director Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") falls flat on his face on his first Hollywood outing with a horror movie that will bore you to tears.
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Woolwich Ferry
Woolwich Free Ferry | |
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The ferry crossing the Thames
Locale | River Thames, London, UK |
Vessels | 3 (2 used for service) |
Piers served | 2 |
Length | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Transit type | Car and passenger ferry |
Began operation | 23 March 1889 |
No. of lines | 1 |
No. of terminals | 2 |
Owner | London River Services |
Operator | Briggs Marine |
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The Woolwich Ferry (sometimes also called the Woolwich Free Ferry) is a free vehicle ferry service across the River Thames in East London, which is licensed and financed by London River Services, the maritime arm of Transport for London.[1] The service is operated by Briggs Marine under licence from TfL and carries both foot passengers and vehicles.[2][3]
The service links Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. It also links two ends of the inner London orbital road routes: the North Circular and the South Circular.
On weekdays, the ferry operates from 6.10am until 8pm with a two-boat service (10 minutes nominal interval between sailings); on Saturdays, from 6.10am to 8pm with a one-boat service (15 minutes nominal interval, and the last south-to-north sailing is 15 minutes earlier at 7.45pm); on Sundays, from 11.30am to 7.30pm with a one-boat service (last south-to-north sailing at 7.15pm).[4] The ferries can carry lorries and other road traffic across the river, up to a maximum height of 4.7 metres (15 ft) and width of 3.5 metres (11 ft)[5]
There has been a ferry service near Woolwich since the early 14th century. Research has found a reference to a crossing running during this time between North Woolwich and Warren Lane. In 1308, William de Wicton sold the business to William atte Halle for £10. The ferry was subsequently sold in 1320 for 100 silver marks.[6]
Cross-river traffic increased following the establishment of the Royal Arsenal. To enable movement of troops and supplies, the army established its own ferry in 1810.[7] The following year, an Act of Parliament established a commercial ferry company, but this was eventually dissolved in 1844.[7] In 1846, the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway extended its lines to include a Thames wharf branch; eventually three steam ferries operated, but these still proved inadequate to meet growing demand. In October 1880 a public meeting was held in Woolwich to discuss establishing a locally-run steam ferry, but the cost was seen as too great.[7]
However, following the establishment of the Metropolitan Board of Works, which had taken over toll bridges in west London and opened them to free public use, it was suggested that the Board should fund a free crossing of the Thames in east London.[7] In 1884, the Board agreed to provide the free ferry service, which was instigated by Sir Joseph Bazalgette using powers granted in the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885. In September 1887, Messrs Mowlem and company were awarded contracts to build approaches, bridges and pontoons.[8]
The service was officially opened on 23 March 1889. Two days earlier the Metropolitan Board of Works was replaced by the London County Council (LCC); the LCC continued to operate the ferry until it was replaced by the Greater London Council (GLC) on 31 March 1965.
The three ferries in use today were built in 1963 and the current terminals were opened in 1965.[9]
After the abolition of the GLC in 1986 the responsibility for operating the service was transferred to the Secretary of State for Transport, who contracted the then London Borough of Greenwich to run the service. Asset ownership and operating rights were subsequently transferred to Transport for London (TfL) on the establishment of the Greater London Authority, but the London Borough of Greenwich continued to operate the ferry on behalf of TfL.[10]
In March 2008, the London Borough of Greenwich gave TfL notice that it would cease operating the service from 30 September 2008. On 12 September 2008 TfL announced that Serco Group would take over the operation of the service from 1 October 2008. The contract ran initially until 31 March 2010.[11][12] It was later extended until 2013 when Briggs Marine won a 7-year contract.[3]
Nearest alternative crossings[edit]
If the ferry service is not operating due to vessel maintenance issues or by being suspended due to fog, pedestrians can use the nearby Woolwich foot tunnel.
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station, Woolwich Arsenal on the south side of the Thames, was opened in January 2009 as the new terminus of the London City Airport branch. A DLR station near to the north ferry dock is King George V DLR station.
The nearest vehicle alternatives are the Blackwall Tunnel about two miles (3.2 km) upstream to the west, or the Dartford Crossing some ten miles (16 km) downstream to the east but both of these tunnels have height restrictions for lorries, and users of the Dartford Crossing incur toll charges.
The first ferries were side-loading paddle steamers named Gordon, Duncan and Hutton (being named after General Gordon of Khartoum, Colonel Francis Duncan MP and Professor Charles Hutton). Each was powered by 100nhp condensing engines by John Peen & Son of Greenwich.[13]
The initial fleet was eventually replaced, starting in 1923 with The Squire (named after William Squires, a former mayor of Woolwich), and in 1930 with the Will Crooks (Labour MP for Woolwich, 1903-1921) and the John Benn (Sir John was a member of London County Council, Liberal MP for Wapping, and grandfather of Tony Benn).[13]
The current three vessels (built in Dundee in 1963 by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company to replace the previous four paddle steamers used since 1923) were each named after prominent local politicians: John Burns, Ernest Bevin and James Newman (Newman was mayor of Woolwich, 1923–25). These ferries feature Voith-Schneider propulsion systems for manoeuvrability.[13]
Running cost[edit]
For the initial 18 months of their contract, Serco were paid £10.7 million to provide the free ferry service.[14] This equates to £7.1 million per year. In December 2012 Briggs Marine won a £50m 7-year contract,[3] again equating to approximately £7.1m per year.
In 2003, when the annual running cost of the ferry was around £5 million a year, the effective public subsidy per vehicle crossing was £4.[citation needed]
Passenger numbers[edit]
As of December 2007[update] the ferry carried more than one million vehicles and 2.5 million passengers each year.[15] Occupants of vehicles (including drivers) are counted as passengers.
Ferry patronage is still high for vehicles, but has fallen away to minimal numbers for foot passengers. At all times of day, but particularly at peak hours, it is common for vehicles to have to queue beyond the next ferry departure; regular users know the lengths of the vehicle queues, and when it becomes worthwhile to turn away to the Blackwall tunnel. Several rearrangements and improvements have been made to the vehicle queueing arrangements over the years, especially to avoid impact on other local traffic.[16]
The passenger deck is beneath the vehicle deck, and on crossings nowadays the very substantial accommodation provided, both seated and standing, is normally virtually empty.
For foot passengers, bus services converge on both terminals, on the north side there is a small bus station, but many cross-river foot passengers take the foot tunnel beneath the river, alongside the ferry route. Further competition arrived in 2009 with the extension to Woolwich of the Docklands Light Railway, which crosses under the river to the east of the ferry route.
Future of the service[edit]
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The ferry service currently exists because it provides an alternative river crossing for vehicles (especially lorries). As long as there is a demand for a vehicle ferry it is unlikely to be discontinued and in any case would require an Act of Parliament to do so.[16]
In 2004 planning applications were submitted for a new bridge, the Thames Gateway Bridge, close to the location of the Woolwich Ferry. However the project was cancelled in November 2008.[17] If the bridge were to be built then it is likely that the ferry service would be withdrawn as it would no longer be required. A consultation is due to report in 2012 about the possibility of instigating a ferry service from nearby Gallions Reach, north of the Thames at Beckton, to Thamesmead in south east London, which may replace the Woolwich Ferry.
On 3 August 2011, a 19 year old ferry worker died after falling off the boat into the river Thames.[18] The MAIB report published in August 2012 blamed "unseamanlike working practices" during the unmooring operation for the death.[19]
In popular culture[edit]
"Hunter/Hunted", a 1978 episode of the TV series The Professionals, features a sequence shot on board one of the ferries, as well as external shots of the James Newman and John Burns crossing the river.[20]
In "Strained Relations", a 1985 episode of the TV series Only Fools and Horses, the character Uncle Albert asks Rodney, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst, if he had ever been on board a ship to which he replied "Yes" but then added it was "only the Woolwich Ferry."[citation needed]
The John Benn is seen being destroyed by the titular monster in Behemoth, the Sea Monster (1959). A detailed scale model is used to interact with a model of the monster's head, which capsizes the ship in the Thames.
- ^ TfL website http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/1562.aspx
- ^ "Briggs Marine wins £50m Transport for London contract". Briggs Marine website. Briggs Marine. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Briggs Marine secures Woolwich Ferry service contract". BBC News website. BBC News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Ferry Services - Woolwich Ferry". Royal Borough of Greenwich website. Royal Borough of Greenwich. c. April 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Check date values in:
(help) - ^ "Woolwich Free Ferry". Transport for London. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "History of the Woolwich Ferry". Greenwich Borough Council. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Payne, D.J. "The History of the Woolwich Free Ferry.". Plumstead Stories, including Woolwich and district. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Free ferry agreed". History of the Woolwich Ferry. Royal Borough of Greenwich. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Woolwich Ferry on TfL website http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/1562.aspx#page-link-woolwich-ferry
- ^ "The Woolwich Free Ferry". Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Transport for London appoints Serco to operate the Woolwich Ferry service". Transport for London. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Serco to operate Woolwich Ferry Services". Serco website. Serco. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Rogers, Robert. "Woolwich Ferry". The Newham Story. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/mayors_report/2008docs/mayors_report_sep08.pdf
- ^ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/businessplandec2007.pdf
- ^ a b "2013-03-25 London Waterways Commission presentation" (pdf). Transport for London. 25 March 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Mayor outlines ten year plan for massive transport expansion". Mayor of London. Retrieved 2008-11-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Woolwich Ferry crew member 'killed by propeller'". BBC News. 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Woolwich Ferry: Poor working practices blamed for teen's horrific death". London Evening Standard. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ IMDB.com http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Woolwich%20Ferry,%20Woolwich,%20London,%20England,%20UK
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woolwich Ferry. |
- Official Web page of the ferry
- http://www.yellins.com/woolwichferry In depth website about the Woolwich Ferry
- London River Services timetable - Transport for London
- BBC London report about the Woolwich Ferry (video, 01:41)


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When you're planning adventure trips, seasonal climatic conditions are a huge factor in choosing dates. We run our New Zealand trip each February and our Australian trip in October. Customers have often asked over the years why we don't offer back-to-back Australian and New Zealand tours. Most everyone wants to visit both countries and it's logical, if you have the time and money, to expect to see both countries with one trip across the Pacific Ocean. You can certainly do this on a sight-seeing tour but not on our outdoor adventure trips.
You of course know that we pick the best experiences and the best of a country when designing our trips. For New Zealand we include both the North and South Islands and for Australia we include Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and the Outback. February is the perfect time and the most settled weather in New Zealand to enjoy sailing, sea-kayaking and hiking a glacier. If we went to Australia in February it's just too hot to hike in Sydney's Blue Mountains, to hot to even go to the Outback and on the whole East Coast and the Great Barrier Reef stinging jellyfish make the sea miserable for swimming. If we offer New Zealand in October we're subjecting our customers to very changeable spring weather. We'd get some sunny days but these would come with a cool wind and we'd also get rain-lashed days when even seeing the great scenery out the windows would be difficult.
While New Zealand and Australia share a similar British heritage, the differences between these countries are huge and are best enjoyed in separate experiences. To state the obvious, Australia is huge and New Zealand is small. You need to fly from place to place to see the best of Australia while New Zealand is best enjoyed by land. Australia is outback desert, interesting wildlife and thousands of miles of stunning surf and sand. New Zealand is rainforest and volcanoes, glaciers and boiling mud, fjords and mountains. Native peoples are very different also. Australia's aborigines have generally been marginalized both in terms of where they live and within the Australian culture while New Zealand's Maori are totally integrated into society. The differences are so vast it almost requires a different mindset to travel well through each country.
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Weaving in Canyon de Chelly
On Saturday May 15 we'll return to Canyon de Chelly, AZ on the first leg of our inaugural Southwest Highlights trip. One of the highlights of our personal jeep trip through the canyon is seeing Spider Woman Rock. Legend has it that a woman who weaved used to live at the base of this magnificent formation. The rugs that she wove were all patterned with straight lines but they didn't sell well. One day she watched a spider weaving its web and she decided to mimic that spider in the patterns on her rugs. When they started to sell she taught other women to do the same. The Park Service calls this formation Spider Rock but the Navajo's call it Spider Woman Rock.
Here is a Navajo weaver whom we met on last year's August Best of the West trip in her hogan inside Canyon de Chelly. A hogan is a six sided structure with the door facing east to greet the new day's sun. This weaver's family is one of a dozen Navajo families who return to the canyon each spring and continue to live the traditions of their ancestors. They raise their own sheep and pick the wool and spin it as you can see in the photo. They use roots, leaves and rocks to dye the wool and they use the same basic looms that have been used for centuries. You can buy rugs direct from the weaver as one of our travelers did. Our next Best of the West trip in June 8 – 17 with seats available.
Late Bloomers
Three friends of mine in their seventies have recently discovered that they have a talent for painting. As one who can barely draw the cork from a bottle, I'm in awe of their abilities! But more importantly, its made we wonder how many hidden talents we may all have if only we had, or took the time to pursue them.
Sunny and I guided Pink Jeeps together 17 years ago. She told me that she could always draw in high school but there were no art classes back then. When she retired and moved to Missouri she decided to take classes from Rob Howard in Boston and Frank Cavino closer to her home. Sunny has sold many of her pieces and paints portraits of people and pets on commission.
Harriet has been our graphic artist here at Canyon Calling since 1996, responsible for the production of each of our brochures over the years. She's been very involved in sculpture but when she retired she picked up a paint brush and you can see an example of her wonderful work in this photo. I'm lucky enough to have two of her pieces hanging in my home. One is a smaller version of this painting and the other is a painting of the most scenic place I've ever seen – Moraine Lake in the Canadian Rockies.
Fay is a long-time Canyon Calling customer and today she sent me this picture of her painting copied from a photo she took on her Sedona Sojourn trip four years ago. It won first prize at a local show near her home in New York! Those of you who have visited Sedona will recognize Red Rock Crossing.
Keep it up ladies – very proud of you! For those of you who suspect that you have a talent for art or in any other capacity – all I can say is go for it!
If you need inspiration, please visit the web site of my friend Adele Earnshaw (adeleearnshaw.com). Dell has made her living as an artist for the best part of her working life and her specialty is wildlife, primarily birds. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Natural Museum of Natural History in New York and she designed the duck stamps for the New Zealand government.
Who'd Marry this Crazy Gal?
Vern would – that's who!! Lucky guy. March 26 is the BIG DAY for Celeste and Vern in Sacramento, CA. Here's wishing all the love in the world to Celeste, one of our favorite Canyon Calling customers. Celeste has traveled to Iceland, New Zealand and to Costa Rica with Canyon Calling. She made some great friends on the Iceland trip and four of them, Julie, Nancy, Barbara and Judy are all flying in for her wedding. These ladies exemplify so much about women's travel. We sign up for a trip mostly because we want to see a special part of the world. After the trip we realize that what really happened was that we built relationships and a sense of community with our travel-mates. Some of the "Estelle" group from Iceland (you really had to be there!) later went on to book a custom trip with Canyon Calling to Costa Rica. What a blast – they were zip-lining, rafting and kayaking queens! Have a fabulous time together girls and send pictures please!
Camping – Really?
The main difference between traveling with a tour company and traveling independently is that the guided trip provides experiences. One of these is camping. We camp out two of the ten nights on Best of the West trip. We provide all equipment and we make sure you get a shower the next day. Sure we could stay at a Holiday Inn at Page or Chinle but instead we camp a night on Lake Powell and another inside Canyon de Chelly. It's magical to watch the last rays turn the buttes afire on Powell and to hear the coyotes call inside de Chelly.
On last year's Best of the West in August we lay outside our tents mesmerized by the annual Perseids meteor shower. Its fun to sit around the fire and hear Daniel's stories of his Navajo ancestors and especially wonderful to leap into Lake Powell at first light.
Almost everyone tells horrendous camping stories from their past – most involving awful weather. The Southwest summer weather is perfect for camping.
Super Trip to New Zealand
Barbara N, VA – Seeing your gorgeous country through the eyes of someone who was born and lived there was a truly special experience. Your inside information, special stories and especially your obvious love of your homeland added so much to our travel experience. I'm glad I could do this trip with Canyon Calling. Loved all of the activities (although think it will be my last time on a horse!!) and especially the night with the Maori. I look forward to staying in touch and enjoying other experiences with you wherever they may be.
Our newest trip evolved from the revelation that adventuring in the Southwest should not just be limited to the months when you can swim in Lake Powell and camp inside Canyon de Chelly. The weather in spring and fall on the Colorado Plateau is calm and the temperatures are in the 70's and 80's – ideal for hiking and exploring. So, "Southwest Highlights" was born!
This trip is perfect for those with only a week's vacation to spare and for active ladies who enjoy seeing lots in a short amount of time. Each day is split between enjoying a favorite activity and covering some very scenic miles. There's always time for happy hour before dinner in one of our relaxing lodges. We rotate roommates each night and this contributes to great group cohesion.
I enjoy the discussions each night about how tomorrow's scenery just couldn't be any more spectacular than today's – and then we find ourselves having a similar conversation the next night! We soon realize that comparing the spectacular is a futile endeavor. Each experience stands alone until we have seen a whole year's calendar of WOW in one week! Join us May 14 – 20, 2011!
I gave myself a gift of a vacation by myself when I first retired – and discovered a gem in Cheryl Fleet as I was searching for places to go for an active, women only vacation. It was Sedona and the Red Rocks where I experienced a totally awesome week – a week filled with all of my needs taken care of and an agenda of unforgettable experiences.
A year later, I needed more – which brought me on her trip to New Zealand. It was the second day, while jetting up a glacial river that I thought it couldn't get any better than that – but each and every day brought yet another adventure and another awesome experience. Never was there an experience that felt like a guided tour; each experience was personal and Cheryl's passion and energy was living in each activity. In two weeks, I experienced walking across a volcano, hiking on a glacier, sea kayaking in the Tasman Sea, spending a day at sea aboard an almost private yacht watching dolpins and blue penguins and breathtaking sights — and so much more.
I made a book of my experiences, and each one I show it to says every page is a picture perfect postcard.
Being the one who normally plans vacations, it was an added pleasure to have someone plan and execute all of the details for the trip so that I could just enjoy the experience.
Also, being able to share this with the other women on the trip made me feel like part of a family! What a wonderful way to share experiences!
So, I just learned this New Zealand trip is noted by National Geographic as a trip of a lifetime! I knew this before the article was published!! So, put this trip on your Bucket List!
For the very first time a WOMEN'S trip has been included in National Geographic's annual 50 Tours of a Lifetime! And it was Canyon Calling's "New Zealand – The Best!" It was a thrilling moment to open the May 2010 issue of National Geographic Traveler and see our 15 day, top to bottom, inside out journey through New Zealand listed next to the finest companies in the travel industry. In addition, ours was the only trip to New Zealand listed! Many of you have called and emailed to shout "About Time" and we thank you for that. Those of us at least ten years in the women's travel industry have paid our dues and there are any amount of statistics showing that our niche has been the fastest growing segment of the industry throughout the past decade. The coed companies noticed and have added "women's" trips to their offerings. Keith Bellows, Editor Of NGT, notes in the same issue how tours have evolved to accommodate cultural immersion and formation of relationships – things that women tour operators take as a given. Women need to connect with the people of the land – and the experiences on our trips are oftentimes the beginning of a bigger journey. On our New Zealand trip, our overnight on the Maori marae (homeland) is a classic example of offering these opportunities. We arrive as guests and leave as family – and are usually very moved by all that occurred. When you're ready to treat yourself to a lifetime trip, join us in New Zealand!
"I'd LOVE to go to New Zealand but I just couldn't go THERE without my husband." Over the last few years I'd heard similar comments, and in any business, listening to your clients is important. So I offered a co-ed trip to NZ and led the trip this past February. It was successful and we all had a fun time – but it is unlikely that we'll offer future co-ed trips on our schedules. The trip reminded me that I started this company because I love the team nature of traveling with women throughout the world. With coed couples, folks tend to go off on their own when activities are over, and guiding such groups becomes a lonely endeavor. One of the joys of vacationing with women is to watch everyone let their hair down and just totally relax and be themselves. But women act differently when the guys are around, choose what to say and if they'll speak or not and oftentimes defer to what the guys wishes are. All that is fine – but that isn't why I started this company. Besides, there are thousands of trips for coeds and relatively few especially for women. So many thanks to Paula and Bill and Mary and Steve for a fun two weeks. But Canyon Calling is going to stick to the knitting and do what we do best – design and lead multi-activity, soft adventure worldwide trips for moderately-fit women. Cheers!
Hold on to your hat! The Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival is sure to knock your socks off! It is beyond awesome at the "rodeo launch" to witness the colorful field of balloons being filled and slowly lifting off at the crack of dawn. The variety of shapes from Darth Vader to the space shuttle to cartoon characters to Uncle Sam, fill the beautiful blue New Mexico sky! While enjoying the amazing view above, there are bands playing, treats to eat and booths selling balloon treasures and crafts. This is truly a sight to behold, and can be enjoyed on the October 2 – 6, 2011 Balloons over New Mexico trip.
Within striking distance of Santa Fe, Bandelier National Monument offers breathtaking scenic beauty and abundant archeological riches. You will be "wowed" by hundreds of masonry structures and cave shelters that dot Frijoles Canyon. The Loop Trail and Alcove House are sure to impress. After climbing several ladders up to about 140 feet above the canyon floor, the Ceremonial Cave is a spectacular sight you won't want to miss! The view of the creek below is great! Using the trail guide as an excellent companion, this high-walled town is an interesting and fun one to explore. The fall colors arching over the path that lead to and from this national monument will leave you in awe. There are now two opportunities to enjoy this amazing historical site: on both the June Desert Mountain Escape trip or the October Balloons over New Mexico!
I had traveled little and never considered adventure travel until my fist year of retirement from teaching. I knew I wanted to see the beautiful places in the American west but I wasn't sure how I wanted to travel. Arranging trips with family and friends was complicated to schedule and traveling alone didn't seem like much fun. Then I discovered Canyon Calling Adventures for Women. The Sedona Sojourn tour was absolutely the perfect trip to see if adventure travel was right for me. It was a short trip with all activities based from our lodging in Sedona. The trip activities sounded easy enough that I wasn't concerned about my lack of experience. I pumped up my courage and off I went to Sedona on my own. The trip was a fantastic experience! Traveling with interesting women was safe, exciting and a tremendous amount of fun. After just one trip I realized the world was now mine to experience and explore. Traveling with Canyon Calling Tours is a great way to see new places and try new activities in a supportive and fun environment.
July 2010 update – Cherie has moved to Sedona – she's in photographer's heaven!!
If you're looking for a little slice of heaven in the form of a fall hike, you might want to give Lockett Meadow, outside Flagstaff, AZ a try. In the inner basin of the San Francisco Peaks, this little getaway offers a unique hike through quaking aspen groves. Under the blue blue sky laced with a thin, white ribbon of clouds, we hiked along to the sound of the wind in the trees and the brittle rustle of dry grass and pine cones under our feet. It was spectacular! Looking up, we were in the midst of an endless sea of yellow with white tree trunks that reached as far as the eye could see. The air was sharp and clean and although the colors had not yet reached their peak, the breathtaking beauty was a great escape from the office – and not yet crowded!
Cultural Highlights on our Trips
Here's an OMG cultural moment from each of our trips:
- Iceland: Hearing our guide Heidrun describe the Snorri saga and its significance to the Icelandic people.
- Costa Rica: Visiting an indigenous Indian community and buying simple handicrafts from the children.
- Peru: Visiting the floating reed islands of Uros and seeking how the people make everything out of reeds.
- Swiss Alps: Listening to a hymn sung by the yodeling choir with alphorns on a Sunday morning at Mt Pilatus.
- New Zealand: When the children at Omarumutu Marae sang America the Beautiful in Maori for us.
- Australia: Hiking the ancient song line of the Emu Man in the Blue Mountains.
- Alaska Summer: Meeting the locals in a Homer pub – right out of a novel!
- Desert Mountain: Visiting Taos pueblo and talking with the current inhabitants about their ancestors.
- Sedona Sojourn: Exploring Palatki ruins and imagining what life must have been like for the ancient Sinagua people.
- Hawaii: Hiking with our guide to the Wailua falls and hearing his tales of growing up in Hawaii.
- Morocco: Delivering school supplies to Berber kids and them singing their favorite song in return.
- Best of the West: Hearing our guide in Canyon de Chelly tell us the story of the seven brothers.
- Utah Canyonlands: Yucking it up with the cowboys on the horse ride through beautiful Bryce Canyon.
- Arizona Spectacular: Visiting with the Hopi people in their homes and buying kachina dolls and tiny delicate pottery from them.
- Tetons-Yellowstone: Watching buffalo graze and remembering how close we came to losing these beautiful beasts forever.
- Canadian Rockies: Appreciating the conservation-inspired locals who limit access to Lake O'Hara to keep it pristine forever.
Another "must see" to be added to your list of "places to go before I die" is Bryce Canyon National Park. What a spectacular view when you first see the towering hoodoos! These rich colorful sandstone rock formations are sure to amaze you. While hiking the Navajo Loop Trail, there is a seemingly endless maze of massive ponderosa pines mixed in with the hoodoos that will have you "ooo-ing and aaah-ing"!! It's a thrill to stand next to the twisted trunk of a juniper tree and look out across the surreal landscape of hoodoos, spires and fins that stretch for miles in every direction. If traveling on the Southwest Highlights, Best of the West or Utah Canyonlands trip, you will experience this wondrous odyssey by horseback! Cheryl thinks this is the most beautiful National Park in the world. I couldn't agree more!
Imagine launching your kayak just under Hoover Dam and looking up at this massive structure. Our fascinating journey began here. We traveled down the Colorado River for thirteen miles and I felt inspiration, awe and reverence for the Earth. The canyon seemed almost lifeless with the stillness broken only by an occasional bird croaking overhead, the scattered sound of the wind or the drips off my paddle. Along this wondrous trip we stopped numerous times for a short hike to the hot springs where we soaked our weary bones. The surface of the pool seemed to shimmer and dance as the water then slid over the ledge, down a narrow stream through the canyon towards the Colorado River. A delicious picnic lunch was enjoyed on the banks at mid-day. This incredible journey is a memory I treasure, and will be sure to delight your adventurous spirit! You too can enjoy this amazing trip on the Best of the West tour!
It's amazing to me how a body of water surrounded by no vegetation can be so starkly beautiful! Lake Powell is a reservoir bordering Arizona and Utah, and is a boater's paradise. This majesty of nature in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a joy to behold. Wonderful red rock formations and beautiful painted walls separate the deep blue water from the bright blue sky. What fun to stop periodically to jump overboard to cool off! A short hike brought us to Rainbow Bridge, the highlight for any visitor to Powell. Cheryl shared a wonderful Indian legend that makes the bridge come alive. Soon we pull into Dangling Rope Marina – who'da thunk you could get soft served ice cream out in the wilderness! There are an infinite number of places to pull your boat in to camp – and we found a beauty! We were amazed that camping could be so luxurious, with gourmet food to boot! The sunset over the water was spectacular and the night brought an abundance of stars. An overnight on Lake Powell can be enjoyed on the Best of the West, Arizona Spectacular or Utah Canyonlands trips!
Memories of the Rockies are still in my head like a little secret treasure in one's pockets. Certainly, I know I've woken up many of my girfriend's adventurous spirits from this trip. Choosing to do something like this was easy for me. And it surprises me how almost 'in awe' most of my girlfriends are at such a thing…traveling alone without knowing anyone?…I guess there is a certain vulnerability involved, that one has to put one's self out there and not be hesitant of the adventure, the experience, good or bad, or other women, for that sake. So, I've already got two who would travel in a heartbeat with me. Although, for myself, part of the fun was/is being on my own and making this 'MY' experience versus 'OUR' experience. I think one definitely learns more about oneself as well as opening up to others without the safe hold of having a familiar friend nearby which tends to limit the experience…possibly anyway.
Of all the gorgeous hikes I've taken throughout the years, there is none more stunning than Lake O'Hara in the Canadian Rockies! This was a real OMG moment for me….deep turquoise water, majestic mountains – some snow capped, pines-a-plenty and beautiful wildflowers. After an early bus ride up to the trailhead, we took off for our six mile hike with our lunch in tow. The scenery around the lake was beyond breathtaking! The mirror image of the majestic mountains in the water was almost surreal! We climbed upward in elevation to Lake Oesa for our picnic lunch….passing glorious waterfalls along the way. This destination was so beautiful, that we just had to sit in silence to absorb it all! The return hike was equally enjoyable and as you can imagine, we took plenty of photos! (although they never seem to do justice to the true beauty of this wondrous land)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk on a glacier? Let me tell you that it is an exciting adventure! Layer up your clothes…it's cold! The experienced guide will assist you in strapping on your crampons so you can walk without the worry of slipping. Off you go! The glaciers are an amazing color of blue and white. As you trek along, you can hear the crunch of the ice under your feet, you will peer down into deep crevasses, you will learn about how the glaciers formed (with the use of a candy bar you will then eat!), you get to drink this ice cold fresh water…the freshest water I've ever tasted and you will have fun! If you think this is something you'd like to try….you can sign up for a Canyon Calling trip to one of four exciting places to experience this: New Zealand, Alaska Midnight Sun, Canada or Iceland. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
Having come from the east coast, I thought there was nothing more spectacular than biking along the coastline with a constant view of the sand and the sun glistening on the salt water. Turns out I was wrong! While biking in Sedona, I realized that this is an adventure that must be added to your "bucket list"! It doesn't matter if you like to road bike or off-road bike. The panoramic views of the majestic red rocks are nothing short of incredible! Whether you are zooming downhill, huffing and puffing uphill, or on a straight away, I guarantee you will have a huge smile on your face as you look around in any direction to see the vibrant red rocks against the bluest of blue skies and the contrast of the junipers. The sun shining on the red rocks only intensifies the colors….at sunrise, when first coming around the bend and spotting Cathedral Rock waking up in the shadows, at sunset or anytime in between. Whether you are seeing these red rocks in direct sunlight, shadows, or sillouette, there is such a healing, powerful, magical feeling when biking in beautiful Sedona. Give it a try….you won't regret it!
Ok where to begin?….New Zealand = sailing with a pod of over 200 dolphins, climbing the Franz Josef glacier then standing inside an ice cave that was not "there" 2 days prior and would be gone in 4 more (see the CC website I think that pic is posted), or participating in over 24 hours of community invitation and acceptance rituals with Maori (that humbles you in the face of God and has you saying "oh my gosh.")—then there's Iceland…..which frankly should be called Greenland and vice-versa. The most astonishing geography/geology I've seen outside of Death Valley. Lordy Lordy…..one of the best kept secrets in the world. Of course for me…the people anywhere you go are so important and Cheryl never leaves this out. You definitely KNOW the country you visit thanks to the guides and experiences you have. Then there are the "people" on the trip with you…your travel mates…..the women that you meet and hang with and laugh til everything hurts…and cry sometimes too. I've said this before on Facebook and I'll say it again here….I've learned as I've traveled with Cheryl and CC that I simply say "OK" to whatever she suggests or has for the gang to do…she has it down and every time I venture and explore the challenges embedded in the trip I am filled with countless "OMG" moments. I'm back for another in little over a month…Costa Rica…yea baby…no I mean "OH MY GOSH here we go again!" Celeste (Sacramento, Ca)
I traveled with Canyon Calling to the Canadian Rockies this past summer. WOW! This was a memorable, life altering trip for sure! Life altering, as it opened up a new opportunity for me to help guide women's adventure trips…a "dream job" for me! Memorable for so many reasons. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking. (to the point that it often brought tears to my eyes), the adventures were beyond fun…but the most spectacular of all was the bonding of a group of women from all walks of life. Almost instantly, this group of eight gals became friends. There was a sense of comfort among us. We laughed, sang, supported one another, shared stories and just plain had fun! We toasted one another at our "happy hour" before dinner. We encouraged each other as some gals were stepping "out of their box and comfort zone" on this trip….and all felt genuine happiness as one another reached new goals. Cheryl is an amazing leader, and leaves no detail left undone. She ensures that EVERYONE feels they are an important part of the group, and makes the decisions so that all you have to do is come along and have the time of your life!
I'm often asked how I decide on locations for new trips. I will be writing many blogs on this topic.
Firstly, it must be a location offering multi-activity options. For example, Ireland is unlikely to be on our schedule as it's limited to hikes and horse-rides plus the weather is notoriously unpredictable.
Then a close second is the "OH MY GOSH" (OMG) litmus test. Does the scenery knock your socks off – ie, would you hang a picture of it on your wall? Or, is the cultural experience so profound that you'll remember the experience ten years down the track?
Here's an OMG scenery moment from each of our trips:
- Iceland: Watching hundreds of puffins up close on the edge of a cliff – they look like clowns with feathers!
- Costa Rica: Seeing smoke from indigenous people's fires coming up through the jungle as we raft the Pacure River.
- Peru: The first site of Machu Pichu as we hike through the Sun Gate.
- Swiss Alps: Hiking beneath the Matterhorn on a clear sunny day.
- New Zealand: Southern Alps perfect reflection in Lake Matheson at 6am.
- Australia: Holding a koala – no feeling quite like it in the world!
- Alaska Summer: Canoeing past icebergs at Spencer Glacier.
- Desert Mountain: Soaking under the stars in the hot pools just outside Santa Fe.
- Sedona Sojourn: Sitting in the saddle of Cathedral Rock.
- Hawaii: Sea kayaking and having dolphins pop up next to you.
- Morocco: My first site of the Sahara – I would never have imagined a big pile of orange sand could be so beautiful.
- Best of the West: Hiking and horse riding in Bryce Canyon – drop dead fabulous!
- Utah Canyonlands: Sitting under Delicate Arch at sunrise.
- Arizona Spectacular: Swimming in the turquoise water at Havasu Falls in the midst of the desert.
- Tetons-Yellowstone: A mama grizzly and cubs roadside in Jellystone.
- Canadian Rockies: Lake O'Hara – enuf said!
What was your OMG moment on a trip? Let me know if you'd like to add a piece to our blog and I'll insert it with a photo.
In my next blogs, I'll discuss OMG cultural moments, and the interaction between the women on the trip. After all, it's not all about the scenery!
Until our next adventure!
Cheryl Fleet
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