The Story of Belize
I need to thank Tom Barbitta for this blog post. In a comment from a personal Facebook post Tom asked what the story was with Belize. Well that's the thing – it very much is a story. And like...
The Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Interpretive Centre
On my way out of Golden BC I notice a sign on the highway for the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Interpretive Centre. A search on Google Maps showed that it was only 5 km’s off the highway. Which...
I visited the Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre
On July 22, 2020 I had the pleasure of visiting the Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. Who doesn’t love owls and the chance to see one or two? I found out about the...
Reptile Adventure Camp
I had the pleasure on May 26 and 27, 2020 to visit Reptile Camp in Bonfield Ontario. I had a few questions for Steve Featherstone the owner and camp director. How many animals are under your care?...
The Safari Arie Road Show Episode #1 & questions from my audience
As many of you are aware on April 10 I released my first episode of The Safari Arie Road Show with my YouTube producer Brandon McCaskill. The purpose of this show is to partially replace the...
Safari Arie Creative Writing Exercise #2
My plan during this self isolation is to work on and improve my writing skills. I am reading the book Wild Mind Living, The Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg. I hope to spend the first part of my...
Safari Arie Creative Writing Exercise #1
My plan during this self isolation is to work on and improve my writing skills. I am reading the book Wild Mind Living The Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg. I hope to spend the first part of my...
Charity Bike Ride
So I feel that I have been asked at least 100 times or more (at this point) whether or not I am riding for or raising money for a charity. Usually I keep the answer pretty simple to - "No." ...
A day in the life of a truck driver – Part 3
Back on October 23, 2019 I posted Part 1 and then on November 10 I finally posted Part 2. I am finally finally posting Part 3. For those interested in this post I suggest you read Part 1 and 2...
A day in the life of a truck driver – Part 2
This Part 2 of a blog that I was attempting to write weeks ago. I posted Part 1 all the way back on October 23. I will include the link at the bottom of this post if you haven't read it yet and...
A day in the life of a truck driver – Part 1
Actually this is going to be more than a day. It occurred to me that as this trucking career winds down I should document a California trip so I have something to go back to someday. I should...
Life as a truck driver
While you sleep I am driving, while you are eating I am driving and while you spend time with loved ones I am driving. That is what I tell people. Probably the easiest and simplest way to describe...