A Life Change, Vancouver 1951
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about when he met my mom. A Life Change. Meanwhile life at Mrs. Blezards’ rooming house carried on. […]
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The Cedar Mill at False Creek in Vancouver, 1950
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about a job he had at a cedar mill in False Creek, Vancouver. Working on the greenchain. […]
Whiffen Spit Near Sooke on Vancouver Island
Whiffen Spit is more of a mood than a place making it hard to describe. A spit is an overgrown sandbar that extends out into the Ocean. Whiffen Spit has […]
Sooke Potholes Park on Vancouver Island
Sooke Potholes is a series of small waterfalls with pools that people swim in despite the warnings. Warnings about cliff jumping.The potholes that people can resist jumping into.River with small […]
Tales from the Crab Catcher (Sooke on Vancouver Island)
Tales from the Crab Catcher (and other stories told along the boardwalk). From the East Sooke Regional Park we headed out to the Boardwalk at Ed McGregor Park. It was shorter […]
Tofino on Vancouver Island, Canada
My first trip to Tofino was in 1958 or 59, along one of the worst roads in the world. It has changed a bit since then. At the time it […]
Exploring Botany Bay & Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island, Canada
Exploring Botany Bay & Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island, Canada. We usually enter this magical area via Botany Bay, a small bay with interesting rock formations. The local rocks are an […]
