When I begin my journey's the creative task is always to find a way to do it with what I have or what I can make or find. The focus isn't on what is lacking, it is building upon what I have. The tent I departed with was a five year old tent from MEC.
As Dee began making her way across to the west side of Newfoundland, Ann began researching community organizations for her to connect with and came across NAWN - the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network. An email was sent out and soon a reply came from Odella Pike. Interest in connecting was followed by an invitation to
End of August and the arrival in Sydney NS from NL by ferry meant switching from bike to canoe - land to water. This required Dianne to come off the trail to prepare. We were very fortunate to be offered some nights accommodation at the Comfort Inn in Sydney by General Manage Erin Shea. The
I met Edward Green and his partner Shelle on day 10 of 500 Days in the Wild. I was on the trail in Newfoundland pushing my bike up a twisty corner where some of the trail had been washed out when they drove by in their side by side which I describe as a golf
Huge gratitude for Doug Woods and 902 Post http://www.902post.com for helping with camera set up. In filmmaking I have learned to work backwards. Start with talking to a post house to make sure you choose the right camera settings. They see the mistakes that are costly in post. Doug met with us at 902 POST, and
Merlin was a wizard, and my 30 year old mountain bike was made by a company called Merlin. So bearing both those thoughts in mind, I named my bike Merlin. And it does imbue some magical qualities. For one thing, after four months of off road riding the Trans Canada Trail in Newfoundland, Nova Scoria and
One of the most interesting experiences of 2015 was spending a Saturday once a month with 12 women at the Centre for Women in Business at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. AMMP, short for Advanced Management and Mentoring Program, was set up for Women in Film and TV Atlantic ( WIFT-AT). There I met incredibly talented local
After doing a reading at the Sechelt Writer's festival in August of 2014 from my last book, Base Camp. 40 Days on Everest, Charlene SanJenko approached me and offered to help raise funds for this indie film project, 500 Days in the Wild. This resulted in a sold out event in March of 2015 which
I began cross country skiing New Brunswick a few days ago. If I was a tree, my deepest roots would be on this land. The past five generations of my mother's family have lived in St. Damien, New Brunswick. She was 13 of 14 children, Leblancs, all born in the farmhouse still standing at the
I started the trail in PEI on the east end of the island as the first snow flakes of winter began to fall. The snow was light and soft and was just a taste of winter. The trail in PEI is complete and felt like a five star hotel after charming but rugged hostels. That