Family Adventures
Happy Birthday to Me, Me, Me!
Today’s my birthday! Yay!
Although birthdays are kinda quiet around here they’re still very special and today was a great day. Up early to watch Ben play soccer, then off for a light lunch with Cindy (hot dogs at the Peavey Mart and Milky Way ice cream, then watch the Euro 2008 final before joining up [...]
Heading home
Writing this post from the waiting area in the Victoria airport. Anothe sunny calm morning – I’m going to miss these excellent mornings…
This was a great trip. Great sites, super adventures and really, really relaxing. Vancouver Island has a lot to offer, and the laid back attitude is a very important part of life here. [...]
The Best Game You Can Name
We’ve been out of ‘net coverage for a while now – camping at French Beach and checking out the beaches and marine life at Botany Bay, Botanical Beach and China Beach. But today we’re back in Victoria and that can only mean one thing…
SOCCER!!
Only 4 hours till kickoff of today’s U20 world cup matches. [...]
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…
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 [...]