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Camping at Shi Shi Beach

November 20, 2016

I finally developed some film from this summer! There’s something so warm and satisfying about film photos, they are untouched, unfiltered, just simple. Also, I would highly recommend Shi Shi beach, it’s an easy hike in, and you camp right on the beach.

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Mt Baker : NYE

January 23, 2016

We spent our New Years Eve at Mt. Baker, away from the packed bars and $13 cocktails, and I couldn’t have been happier. We snowshoed up to Artist Point, making it to the top just as the sun crept below the ridge. I cannot recommend this hike enough, it’s pretty steep in parts, but the payoff is well worth it.

 

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Honeymoon Part 3: Sevilla

January 8, 2016

We sort of stumbled upon Sevilla, which is sort of ridiculous thing to say as it’s a major destination with a lot of history, and a lot to see, but that was sort of the theme of the entire trip. We were only in town for a few days, but it left plenty of time to wander around the Seville Cathedral and Santa Cruz neighborhood.

 

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Honeymoon part 2 : Salema, Portugal

December 4, 2015

After Lisbon we headed to the southern coast of Portugal. Initially we landed in Luz, which is about 30 minutes away. It was fine, but we were in the mood for something much more secluded and small. Salema turned out to be just the place, a small town that used to be a fishing village, though tourism has pushed that to the wayside. Still, fishermen actually do still fish here (novel concept) and the boats are beached at the end of the cove, where cats wanted around looking for bait scraps. We didn’t have a plan, or anything booked (like everywhere we went) but Salema welcomed us with open arms. After getting a quick bite we wandered up the street until w

e found a ‘Quartos’ sign, which lead us to a small market. The guy running the market called his friend up the street, and just like that we had a little room with a balcony and a view for $30/night. We would actually come to see him quite often, as not only did most lunches include a stop at his store for can sardines and wine, but we ran into him and his brothers (one being the innkeeper, one being the restaurant owner of the place we just ate) at a Karaoke bar one night, and shared several rounds of ‘small beers’.

Aside from the amazing food we ate (squid ink pasta, cataplana) in Salema, we ventured to a nearby town for a ‘seafood festival’ and got to try some perceives (also known as goose barnacles,or dinosaur toes) which were absolutely amazing. Our limited spanish and lack of on-the-spot-metric-translation ended us up with a giant plate full, and we easily ate every last one.

Moral of this story, we will be back to Salema someday, for sure.

 

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Honeymoon Part 1 : Lisbon

November 20, 2015

I finally have some photos to share! We were only in Lisbon 3 days, and it wasn’t nearly enough time. The city has a strong divide between tourist area and everywhere else, but that’s to be said of any major city I suppose. We stayed in Alfama, notably the most touristy area, but for good reason; it’s insanely beautiful. The long windy cobblestone streets overlook the city and the Tagus river, it was really quite the perfect introduction to our trip.

 

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A few snippets from our trip

October 21, 2015

I’m beginning the long, long, process of going through all our honeymoon photos, but in the meantime here is a teaser, a few photos from Will’s camera, most all of which are taken by him.

 

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Fishing in Mexico

October 19, 2015

From our trip to Mexico a few years ago. Waking up at sunrise, wrestling fish, and having a BBQ on the beach after. This story was also featured on Exposure, check it out!

 

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As a child I was 100% sure I would be an astronaut. Now I just watch lots of space movies.

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