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 .

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  • Cozumel

    We booked into the same hotel as last time, Playa Azul. It’s off the beaten track, relatively small and with friendly and helpful staff who have worked here a long time. It used to be a golf hotel. When you stayed here golf games were included so it was pricey. The golf course closed 5 Read more

  • The birds of Cozumel

    We have breakfast in a dining room which is open on three sides. Despite putting up netting to deter the Grackles from entering the area, the odd one still makes it in. They are noisy and have a long tail like a Magpie. They’ll steal the food off your plate if you’re not watching! We Read more