Stepping off the edge

Owlmother's adventures

Picking up where I left off… kinda

I started a blog called Stepping off the Edge when I left my comfortable middle class and middle age life in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and headed to Adelaide, Australia to return to school in 2012.

For 8 years I blogged about events in my life…family weddings, birth of grandkids, travel. I no longer own the email address associated with that blog so couldn’t continue, hence starting over in this space.

So I picked up where I left off with our trip in fall 2024 to Europe and will continue with India and the Maldives .

Under the Sea Creatures

We saw lots of sea creatures on our dives. This beautiful Sting Ray swam close to us in a non-threatening way, gracefully gliding by us, slowly flapping their body. You frequently see beautiful pink Conch Shells in shops. I had one that I gave to my daughter. We occasionally saw them washed up on the…

Finding Nemo

We’ve seen many amazing and colourful fish diving around the world and especially in Cozumel, including Clown Fish like Nemo. Some fish swim solo and some swim in schools. It was difficult to photograph this trip as the currents were strong so we were drifting. I have too many photos of my fellow divers or…

Isla de Holbox

As much as we love Cozumel, when we booked the trip last fall we decided to spend a few days exploring Holbox. It’s a remote island with beautiful beaches. There are no cars, mostly dune buggies, and the hotels are small – three story at most. The description reminded us of The Maldives. Holbox is…

Stepping off the Edge

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