Archive for June, 2007
Hanging at the Hostel
When we get tired of life in the tent we’ve fallen into the habit of staying in hostels. It’s a good way to meet new people, save money on food (they all have kitchens) and save some money while sleeping in a warm bed. Right now we’re hanging out at [...]
Swinging through the trees with…ease?
So today’s my birthday and the kids decided that we must head off to the bungy zone park. No, I wasn’t going bungy jumping, but we were going to try out the new rage, “TreeGo.” Basically, you get all harnessed up and run around the forest going through an obstacle course. Oh [...]
Return to Nanaimo: It’s better already
We took two ferries to get from Seshelt to Nanaimo — up at 4:30AM to make it happen too. The early morning was due in part to the fear of long holiday lineups at the Horsehoe Bay ferry terminal. So we beat the traffic by getting there at 7AM.
A couple weeks back I [...]
Markie-by-the-sea
We went on a three hour sea kayaking tour yesterday along Porpoise Bay. What a great time! Although I admit I felt a little like that wooden model canoe from the children’s cartoon at the start. A wee bit tippy and tough to steer. After a couple minutes though it was smooth [...]
Back across the water
Got up at 4:30AM (no kidding) to catch the first of two ferries which will get us back to the Island. We left early since this is the start of the long weekend and Horseshoe Bay can get super busy.
We’re giving Nanaimo another try, thanks in part to some comments on this blog. [...]
Nancy’s Bakery Pt 2
Forgot to mention the really best thing…sitting on the patio, looking over Lund Harbour, and watching a bald eagle soaring over the harbour. He made three lazy circles over the harbour before beating his wings once and taking off over the ridge.
Beautiful…
Lund BC: worth it, if only for Nancy’s Bakery
This may well be the best bakery I’ve ever been to. The bread is good but not the best (Christies in Saskatoon is still #1) but the pastries, the lunches, the friendly staff and the amazing views are unbelievable.
You might think it crazy to drive 50km down a somewhat paved, very twisty road to visit [...]
Wet Socks Don’t Burn
(Written Sunday, but I just got in range to post now)
Rather boring day. We’re at the end of the line on highway 101 and we’re bored. Tired of being wet. Tired of the mosquitos that come out when it stops raining. Most especially tired of trying to get a fire going with wet [...]
Lovin’ the Comox Valley
We took a couple days off from the tent and headed for Courtney and Comox. Good thing too because it rained harder then ever on Saturday. But we were hanging out at the pool at the Best Western.
The first impression of Courtney isn’t pretty. Block after block of big boxes – the same concrete [...]
My Butt is AWOL
I don’t know what happened, but 10 days into this trip and my butt has disappeared. Maybe it’s the nuts and berries we’re eating on hikes, or the two city block walk to the bathrooms, or hauling surfboards half a mile from the beach, but my new shorts keep falling down. The kids [...]