Highlights of Sooke, a Community on Vancouver Island
The town of Sooke is on the less explored section of Vancouver Island, close to the capital city of BC, Victoria and leading into the spectacular Juan de Fuca trail. […]
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Close-ups of Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island
Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island is one of my favourite places for inspiration. The rocks are carved full of holes by the motion of the waves. I […]
The Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim National Park, Canada
Al was quizzing the tourist office on this “really cool trail full of boardwalks that was supposed to be in Ucluelet”. The only place they could think of that had […]
Christmas Display Around Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam, Canada
On Wednesday we caught the Skytrain out to Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam to see the Christmas light display. We got there at 3:30, just as the sun was low in […]
How’s the Weather There in Vancouver, Canada?
Between November 2020 and now I’ve learned a few new words to describe the weather. In November 2020, Christmas and New Year’s were cancelled due the 2nd coronavirus wave, and […]
Touring Death Valley in California
“Travel prepared to survive,” the National Park Service gives as advice on travelling through Death Valley. The name of Death Valley is a clue; it starts with the word ‘Death’. […]
2020 Photos in Review
Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]
Out in the Blue Hour in BC’s Okanogan, January 2020
Late last year my little camera took back control of the white balance settings – I used them all the time as its auto white balance was horrible, especially in […]
Mission Hill Winery in West Kelowna, BC’s Okanogan
Now. I just finished reading the novel Crush by Jennifer Margaret Fraser, described as a wine thriller. I found it in the little free library on Granville Island near me, my […]
Whilst Walking on a Cold, Cold Day in Peachland, Canada
January 30, 2020. Dark sky over Okanogan Lake seen whilst walking on a cold, cold day last January in Peachland. There is a long pier by the beach. The pier […]
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