We love to travel. Whether we're on a tour, cruising on our boat or taking a trip in our trailer, we believe that travel is a great part of lifelong learning. But we are always happy to come home to Nanaimo .

One of the ways we like to share our travel experiences is through our blogs. You can read about our travels in different parts of the world at our Chuckling Chimes Travel Blog . Or you can read a new blog about our travels in Canada at Penny Grant's Canada.

TOURS

Abby near Spoleto, Umbria

Here we are at an abby near Spoleto in Umbria, Itlay which we visited in 2007. Click the Tours button to see more about our tours.

BOATING

Over the years we have owned several boats. In 2004, we purchased our current boat, "Skol." Skol is a 25 ft. Albin diesel cruiser built in Sweden in the 1970s. Here's Skol at Sidney Spit Marine Park near Victoria, British Columbia. Click the Boating button to see more about our boats and some of our boating cruises.

Skol at Sidney Spit

TRAILERING

Boler near Mount Rainier

We owned a 13 ft. Boler triler for 25 years and took many great trips in our little "egg." In 2007, we purchased an almost new 17 ft. Escape trailer. The Boler was great but we enjoy the 4 extra feet and other amenities provided by the Escape. Here's the Boler at a viewpoint near Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Click the Trailering button to see more about our trailers and trailer trips.