Otters & Orcas
Otters & Orcas 18 aug. Flew to Vancouver today. Had a little hiccup at airport security. They pulled my bag aside and insisted I had a knife in there. Well…
A doctor, humanitarian, wife, ‘aunty’, gardener… I’ve never quite fit into neat boxes—a square peg in a round hole. But perhaps that’s the point: we are “strangers in a strange land, only passing through” (1 Chr 29:15). My aim is simple: to travel light, walk the narrow road, and use the time given to be of service. (https://www.passingthrough.net/meeting-our-founder-dr-laras-journey-from-cape-york-to-ukraine/)
Otters & Orcas 18 aug. Flew to Vancouver today. Had a little hiccup at airport security. They pulled my bag aside and insisted I had a knife in there. Well…
Alaska Inside Passage finale to the Canadian Journey 22-29 August ‘North to Alaska…’ the old song was playing in my head as we headed north to Anchorage, Alaska. The investigation…
So, I find myself with a bunch of twenty something medical students from the big smoke for four weeks in Bangladesh! Hmm. Well it’s interesting and I have to remind…
Driving to a town in The Middle East only 12 days after getting back from remote villages in Bangladesh. As we drive past a refugee camp it occurs to me…
Excited to be heading off to Ireland for a conference on World Rural Health where I’ll be presenting but will also get to have a bit of a look around.…
Lovely taxi drive into Limerick. Everything is so green and lovely. The university grounds where I’m staying are beautiful and sit along the banks of the River Shannon which is…
In the right place at the right time at end of conference to be offered a lift with some colleagues on a sightseeing afternoon. We drove to Allwee Cave where…
There’s a chance you’ve heard of Aran knits or Aran sweaters – even if you didn’t know that they came from the Aran Islands in the wild Atlantic Ocean. Couldn’t…