Well, virtually. Back on January 16, 2008 I bought my first pedometer and discovered how lazy I was. Some of my friends admitted they were lazy too. By January 29 we’d decided on a virtual hike, and set up a blog, Walking to Somewhere, to track progress. In February of 2008, we did a shakedown…
After hanging out at Forward Motion for seven years, I now have had my first online friend visit me here on the farm! Hubby and I went to Yellowstone in June 2007 with Bonnie and her family and Mar and her son. I also hooked up with Mar for a week at Lake Tahoe in…
On Saturday, June 20, we spent the day at Botanical Beach near the southern terminus of the famous West Coast Trail at Port Renfrew. We’d tried to visit this beach when we were out over Christmas, but the unusually heavy snow made reaching it impossible. Much better beach weather in June! The tide was starting…
Thursday morning we left Campbell River for Hornby Island. This little side-trip runs a short ferry from Buckley Bay (south of the Comox Valley) across to Denman Island. You drive across Denman (about 30 minutes) and catch another ferry to Hornby. Both these islands have some agriculture and a thriving arts community. Our primary reason…
Monday morning (June 15) Jim and I headed north to Campbell River. Jim has been a fan of the writings of master flyfisherman Roderick Haig-Brown for years, including books such as A River Never Sleeps. We camped at Elk Falls Provincial Park for three nights. On Tuesday it rained quite a lot, making it the…
Friday, June 12th, we hit the road at 4am in order to shoot for a ferry reservation clear across the province of BC. We know it takes *about* 10 hours to get there, needed to be at the landing 40 minutes before sailing or lose our reservation (what’s up with that???), and needed to allow…