Beachcombing in the Gulf Islands

Disclaimer: BC Ferries and Camping and RVing in BC sponsored our travels. Craggy shoreline, scooped out little coves lined with shells. Sometimes, it’s all smooth pebbles, other times, ground up shells with bits of purple from the mussels. The water has been glassy and green black, the sky gray to blue as the rain cleared …


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British Columbia, Here We Come.

It’s many months back that I got the pitch mail from BC Tourism. Camping is in, it said, or something like that, and BC is an awesome place to camp. I summarize, of course, they were considerably more poetic, as those pitching tourism are wont to be. The crux of the matter was this: Did …


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BC Slideshow

There’s a slideshow from our trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island here. And credit where it’s due – at least half of these were taken by Mr. NEV.

Vancouver & Vancouver Island Lightning Round Reviews

We’re just back from four days in the Great White North. We had a lot of freezing fog – wow, that’s something you don’t want to experience every day, though it does make for some spectacular scenery. Our trip was a press trip – the PR company for BC Ferries is trying to promote their …


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Fishing and Fish and Chips

We’re standing on the bridge leaning over the rail. The light is sending bright sparkles back into the sky, into my eyes. We’ve come to watch Harold Joe fish. He’s got a long double tipped spear, it’s maybe 12 feet long, one end is on the rail in front of us, one behind. The Cowichan …


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