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2019 in 12 Photos

As I look back over photos from the past 12 months, my year looks a little inside-out. I spent the winter in nice warm New Zealand walking the 1200-km long Te Araroa. It was a great year for long-distance hiking. In the spring I returned to Canada to hike the Great Divide Trail – which looked a lot more like winter even though it was summer! I spent the second half of the year travelling around the world – my first ever circumnavigation of the earth. Cycling in the Netherlands, exploring the ever mysterious North Korea, celebrating China’s 70th anniversary in Beijing, learning yoga in Sri Lanka, scuba diving with sharks in the Maldives, and eating everything possible in Singapore.

January – Hiking length of New Zealand’s South Island on the Te Araroa trail

February – New Zealand’s always changing landscapes continue to amaze
March - After two and a half months of walking across New Zealand, we reach the sea and the end of the trail!
March – After two and a half months of walking across New Zealand, we reach the sea and the end of the trail!
April - It's always good to come back home and see loved ones again
April – It’s always good to come back home and see loved ones again
May - I begin walking the Great Divide Trail and it's much too early in the season
May – I begin walking the Great Divide Trail and it’s much too early in the season
June - It feels like winter on the GDT. I spend most of the month snowshoeing rather than hiking.
June – It feels like winter on the GDT. I spend most of the month snowshoeing rather than hiking.
July - Even with the arrival of summer, it still feels like winter in the Canadian Rockies.
July – Even with the arrival of summer, it still feels like winter in the Canadian Rockies.
August - I make it to the end of the GDT! As a treat, I catch a helicopter ride out with my new friend, Colin.
August – I make it to the end of the GDT! As a treat, I catch a helicopter ride out with my new friend, Colin.
September – I discover that the Netherlands is a fantastic place for a cycling trip.
October - Back to North Korea for my second visit. It's still full of mystery.
October – Back to North Korea for my second visit. It’s still full of mystery.
November - Three weeks in Sri Lanka learning yoga helps me stretch out those tight hiking muscles.
November – Three weeks in Sri Lanka learning yoga helps me stretch out those tight hiking muscles.
December - Up early to catch sunrise during a week of fantastic scuba diving in the Maldives.
December – Up early to catch sunrise during a week of fantastic scuba diving in the Maldives.

I certainly haven’t tired of travel and adventure yet. I’m looking forward to making more great memories in 2020.

7 thoughts on “2019 in 12 Photos”

  1. I’m exhausted just looking at these pics. Looking forward to being part of your 2020 adventures. Afraid to say we don’t have any dog or cat restaurants yet in Canada, or do we??

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  3. Hi Justin, Excellent photos. In regards to the cat reastaurants, I know there is a cat restaurant in Melbourne city near Victoria Market. It is open on certain hours and get a cup of coffee. But I do not know of a doggie restaurant in Melbourne. I can see there may be a cat restaurant in Vancouver’s Chinatown!

    Michael T.

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