...live, travel and work together. Their home base is on a small island on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. In 1986, when Maria was spending a year here on a teacher's exchange from Britain and Dag was doing research towards his doctorate in veterinary medicine, they met and fell in love. Subsequently, they not only exchanged wedding vows but also pledged to lead an adventurous life together. Leaving their secure careers and their pension funds behind, they embarked on an exciting life of travel and exploration. They have traveled the world by means of kayaks, sailing vessels, bicycles and on foot and have worked on different continents guiding groups, teaching, practicing veterinary medicine and developing adventure travel destinations. Over the years they have gained a solid reputation in their respective creative pursuits, writing and photography, and have become very popular kayak guides.
 

Dag grew up in Canada, the USA and Germany. Throughout his teenage years and veterinary training, he devoted much of his time to the things he is still passionate about today: outdoor pursuits, travel and photography. Returning to Canada in 1985, he realized that Vancouver Island, with its majestic scenery, was the place he would call home. He met Maria, fell in love and sealed the bond by buildng two kayaks which they still use to commute from their small island to the nearest town.

Maria grew up in England. She has always been drawn to adventurous people, and for some years was the partner of Joe Tasker, a world class British mountaineer who died on Everest in 1982. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Maria moved to Canada to begin a new life. She swapped  her teaching job for a career as a writer and, in what she describes as 'my biggest stroke of luck' she met Dag Goering, and has been exploring the world with him ever since.