Stories of life, love, and travel

We are Dalene and Pete Heck, and these are our honest tales of the adversity of life, the resiliency of love, and the enduring journey of a lifetime.

Stay Here, Play There: 3 Fun Day Trips from Truro

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Base yourself in Truro and go explore with these day trips!

Exploring Our New Home: A Guide to Truro, Nova Scotia

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A deep dive into Truro, Nova Scotia.

A Cross Canada Road Trip With A Purpose

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Supporting women and minority-led businesses along the way.

One Year Later

How to write the void?

Recovery(ish)

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Bumps along the path from deathly to healthy.

Looking Back, Looking Forward

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Go big and stay home. (A little bit, anyway.)

And So We Traveled, Part One

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We answer the number one question asked of us: Why do we travel?

A Love Story

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A little history on our relationship and our travels.

Travelers of the Year

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Could anything else so wonderful happen in our weird little life?

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