Downhome in Costa Rica

The El Avion Restaurant is built around a C-123 military cargo plane that was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 with an American crew and laden with arms as part of the Iran – Contra affair. We had lunch there on a recent trip to Costa Rica to visit with family. Image Upload: Location, Place…

Planting Fruit Trees in Cambodia

Last fall Lori Lynn Pike, manager of LeGrows Travel in Bay Roberts and her travelling companion Dianne Trenchard travelled to Cambodia with On The Go Tours. One of the highlights of their tour was visiting a chosen family and gifting them twelve fruit trees as part of an On The Go Tour local initiative. Dianne…

Trip of a Lifetime Scotland

A dream came true in July 2024 for myself and my 2 sons, Steven and David when we travelled to the home of golf, St Andrews Scotland to golf and walk on the world famous (700 years old) Swilcan bridge. Our trip took us to 5 Championship courses; the new course at St Andrews, Crail,…

Downhome with Nick and Diane

Nick and Diane Marson at the opening of Come From Away in Manchester, UK Nick and Diane’s love story is portrayed in the award winning musical, Come From Away.   Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Salford, Manchester, UK

the Bahamas

Best friends on our first Royal Caribbean cruise.  We sailed on the Odyssey of the Sea to Nassau.  The picture was taken on the cruise ship while taking the North Star to view 360 degrees of the ship.  We both love reading the DownHomer.    Thanks  Jacqueline Fudge Alice Burton Image Upload: Location, Place ,…

Our Scotland Trip

Attached is a pic of my wife and I in Brechin Scotland  – my wife’s hometown  which we visited this past September.  It is located on the northeast corner of Scotland and is, at it’s sign indicates, a cathedral city. A pic of the cathedral tower, built approx 1000 years ago, is also attached.  Within…

Majestic Iceland

I was thrilled to go on my bucket list to Iceland. This was one of the many gorgeous waterfalls that I saw.  Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Iceland

Girls Trip to Ireland 2023

This photo was taken July 2, 2023 near the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland, during a girls trip to commemorate our 50th birthdays (delayed 3 years by Covid).  Pictured left to right, Janene (Gaudon) Wilson, Tammy (Gaudon) Pinksen, Jackie (Flynn) Simmons, and Cecilia Gaulton, all originally from the Port au Port Peninsula.  We’ve been best friends…