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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Oct 25, 2008 02:00 PM My book is launched!...
Finally I got the first package of my books. Just look at the picture... What do you think? Too many photograps? My idea was to use also the margins to expose photos in the big size.
It is interesting to me what will be the opinion of the readers...
For those of you who know Polish and want to have the book (30 chapters, 304 pages, full color) - you can order it from this page:
http://www.kontynenty.net/zamawiam.php
Enjoy!
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Oct 17, 2008 02:00 PM My book has been printed!
It was a huge work and took me few months. 304 pages, B5 size, more then 240 pictures. It is of course about my travels and the adventures during the 40 years of my traveling. Kilimanjaro and Everest trek, Sahara and Antarctica, remote islands of the Pacific and Grand Canyon. Sorry my friends - it is only in Polish but I do hope that you will enjoy the photos. Be tolerant please - I am the beginner author and the target was to print it at a minimal cost... They bind the book now and it will be for sale in November... Enjoy!
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Jun 19, 2008 02:00 PM Sweet strawberries in Wojtkówka...
From Halifax I took a inexpensive Condor airline flight to Frankfurt and then LOT flight to Gdansk. 23 deg Celsius! Summer... Another interesting voyage is completed! With some adventures I saw new, interesting part of our world...
Home, sweet home... My Wojtkówka is not far from the Gdansk airport. I found it green and full of flowers. It is harvest time for the strawberries... A lot of work is waiting there for me but it will be also a time to meet my friends and travellers from all over the world. I expect first guest next week already. Welcome to Wojtkówka!
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Jun 17, 2008 02:00 PM Hazy Halifax - Nova Scotia...
Air Saint-Pierre has only two planes: turbo-prop ATR and 8-seater Cessna. I took the firt one flying today to Halifax - the capital of Canadian Nova Scotia province.
In Saint Pierre there was a lovely sun when we departed, but in Halifax it was cloudy and hazy.
I left a backpack in the cloak room in the airport (2,50 CAD plus tax) and took airporter bus to the downtown. The airport is located some 40 km off the city and there is no competiotion so they charge 18 CAD one-way for the ride.
The Citadel located on the grassy hill is the main tourist attraction in Halifax. Keep handy another 12 CAD for entry fee! Canada is expensive! In the Citadel I liked most the guards in Scottish skirts. They are happy to be photographed. What a pity that weather was so bad. I took few more pictures on the main Barrington street ( many English-style georgian houses) and St Paul church - the oldest in Halifax. The waterfront of Halifax reminds me a litte bit San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf - you will find there many little restaurants and souvenir shops... Brrr... it is raining... Time to fly back home...
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Jun 16, 2008 02:00 PM Miquelon - remote France in America...
Three times a week public ferry sails from Saint Pierre to the other island of the French Territory - Miquelon. Ticket for round trip cost 22 euro. It takes me less then an hour to move from busy Saint Pierre to the remote, sleepy island... Miquelon in fact is bigger then Saint Pierre island. There are two hilly pieces: Proper Miguelon and Langlade connected by the long, sandy causeway. It is not easy to move around unless you are on organized tour /is cost hefty 56 euro from St Pierre/ or you can rent for 60 euro/day one of two cars offered by rental agency.
Anya from tiny tourist information office helped me to reach the Cap Blanc lighthouse, Mirande and Anse du Gouvernement fot the nice views. The church in the main settlement is also worth to see. It was sunny afternoon when we returned to the dock... Ferry to St Pierre departed on time... Another lovely day!
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Jun 15, 2008 02:00 PM Bonjour, ici Saint Pierre!
Last time I was speaking my poor French 3 years ago in West Africa. Now I can practice again! I am in the little French territory in North America. The archipelago of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, situated in the North West Atlantic ocean, 25 km off of the coast of Newfoundland, is a little bit of France, at the opening of the Gulf of St-Lawrence, facing Canada. 4 600 km separate these islands from Paris. St Pierre is hilly islqnd - I climbed the mountain overlooking the capital for the nice view and pictures. I have good news: the sun is shinning again! Strong wind but thanks God no rain.
I am climbing little, narrow streets full of brightly painted houses to get to Pension Dodeman, where I have a room for 45 euro. Yes, Saint Pierre is even more expensive then Canada! You pay here 70 euro cents for the postcard and 93 cents for the tasty french baguette.
In the afternoon I took a zodiac tour worth 14 euro to Ile aux Marins - a small, pictureasue island situated across the harbour from Saint-Pierre. Ile aux Marins used to be a fishing village of 600 souls. Modern fishing techniques contributed to the gradual desertion of the community. Today, Ile aux Marins it is like Ghost Village - a museum and a unique window on the past.
The total population of this territory is only around 6 300, divided up in the following manner : 5 600 people live in Saint-Pierre and 700 live on the bigger but wilder islqnd - Miquelon. I plan to go there tomorrow by ferry. À bientôt!
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Jun 14, 2008 02:00 PM They wat to put you in one bed!
New Foundland.Canada. What does mean "budget accommodation" here? Except the capital city of the province _ St John's where you will find few hostels you have to look for "bed and breakfast" institutions. The problem is that very few of them offer twin rooms (rooms with two separate beds). So if you have a companion and you want to pay less it is not possible to share twin room - they want you to sleep in a double - with one wide bed.
In Fortune where I am I stay in the new-open Harborview B&B. The place is empty, but they wanted 75 CAD for double with shared bath. I offered 60 - we never paid more- I said! -No!
-You have a choice to have 60 dollars or to keep the room empty!
I'll keep it empty! - he said...
Fortune is a little, sleepy village. Few people on the streets. Ferry ticket office is still cosed, but I believe that the ferry from St Pierre will arrive to pick up us (In June they operate only on Sun and Wed).
I see St Pierre et Miquelon on the horizon. Bon voyage!
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Jun 13, 2008 02:00 PM Wet day on the road
It was the time to say goodbye to Gros Morne National Park and go to Fortune for the ferry to Saint Pierre. I found the task very difficult due to the lack of public transport. The only bus (microbus - in fact) to Fortune goes from St John's. But I recognized that it is not coming to Fortune two or three huurs before ferry's departure. Ferry departs at 2.45 pm on Sunday. Bus departs St John's at 1.30 pm and arrives to Fortune at 7 pm. (Why?) So if you plan the ferry ride you have to be in Fortune the day before.
Rental agencies are limited in New Foundland. No rentals in Fortune. If you rent a car in Gander you have to return the car in Gander or St John's - no other choice!. I was driving in the morning to Gander. Car returned. Then I tried to find the lift south at the fuel station. No chance - even if they go south they do not want you... Then I was staying half an hour in the light rain on the road. First car took me 70 km. Then I stayed again on Trans Canada Highway like 40 minutes. More then 100 cars passed by... I am getting wet... Yes, old couple gave me next lift. But those are exceptional cases and exceptional people. I am dissappointed: I heard that people in New Foundland are helpful. But is seems that this opinion is exagerated. I reached Goobies junction in the afternoon. At 4 pm Footie's Microbus (one per day) took me to Fortune (hefty 35 dollars for 2,5-hours ride). I am again on schedule... Wet but happy. And ready for the next adventure...
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Jun 12, 2008 02:00 PM Rainy and windy Gros Morne NP in Canada
This national park is a highlight of New Foundland. They charge 10 dollars per day entry fee but it is worth to know that public roads pass through the park with no gates - so you are not obligatory to pay this hefty (for he backpacker) entry fee unless you are taking really long hike or the boat tour... There are locked fiords, mountains and coastal scenery to enjoy but the highlight of the park is Western Brook Pond - long and deep landlocked fiord. They have little boat cruising this pond. Two-hours tour cost hefty 45 CAD plus park fee but I heard that it is worth to pay becauce the scenery is exceptional.
To get to the dock you have to hike from the main coastal road 3 km each way. I did... But the sailing was cancelled due to the bad weather - visibility was poor and it was raining from time to time. Bad luck! Maybe because it is Friday the 13th today :) I took instead the other short trail: to the Southeast Brook Fall - very interesting because the water is there sliding from the huge rock. You see this fall (about 70 m high) not from the bottom but from the top. Nice view!
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Jun 11, 2008 02:00 PM Back to New Foundland...
Since the public transport on New Foundland is so weak and rare the best idea to go around the island is to rent the car. Keep in mind that you can get quite good rental rates if you are renting car for the weekend through the internet... That's what I did. Fuel is expensive (1.44 CAD per litre so better book economy car).
But first - after landing in Lewisporte I was hitchhiking to the nearest rental agency. Unfortunately there are only few of them: in the airports and in the big towns. The nearest one after leaving the ship was in the Gander airport. I was hitchiking there. Then I got a car for 35 CAD per day and turned to the west. Thans Canada Highway is just regular road. It was raining... On the route I stopped for half an hour at 800-feet high Rattles Brook Waterfall. There is easy 500-m walk to the fall from the road and thy built great view point so you can apprecciate the beauty of the nature. I was lucky anyway - the rain stopped for half an hour so there was not reason to protect my cameras. In the late afternoon I reached Gross Morne National Park. There is no public transport in the park again so without the car it is very difficult to move around. Let's hope that tomorrow the weather will be better - I plan to visit the highlights of the park - the real gem on New Foundland...
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