Saturday morning Justine and I headed down to the George C. Reifel Migratory bird sanctuary to see what was going on. It wa sa nice morning, if a bit cool, and a nice day for a walk. I’m not going to add much commentary but instead will just be a post with a lot of photos.
Read MoreGaliano Visit for Justine's Birthday
We’ve had a busy stretch - Justine was “away (from home)” for 6 weeks straight, and this trip made it 2/3 weekends on the island. This one was a work weekend coupled with some relaxing, celebrating Justine’s birthday.
Read MoreGaliano - Landscaping Weekend
This weekend we headed over to Galiano to do some landscaping work. We had bought a number of trees over the last little while, and we wanted to get them in before we got too deep into winter. And of course, we spent some time doing some small hikes and watching for whales.
Read MoreWeaver Creek Salmon Spawning
Justine was away and I had a weekend to myself at home - a rare thing indeed! So on Saturday I took a little day trip to the Weaver Creek Salmon Spawning channel, hoping to catch the peak of the salmon run.
Read More2019 RBC Gran Fondo Whistler - Survived it!
For the last couple of months I had been doing a fair bit of training for the 2019 RBC Gran Fondo bike race from Vancouver to Whistler. September 7th was race day, and I got to see if the preparation was enough.
Read MoreMom and Dad's First Visit to Galiano
Mom and Dad came out west for a visit and of course wanted to see our “new” place on Galiano. We spent a full weekend, heading over Friday morning and coming back Sunday afternoon. As we have with all of our visitors, we put them to work a little bit, but it was mostly a fun trip with lost of exploring.
Read MoreGolf Trip to the Okanagan
It’s been a busy summer so far. I got back from my trip to Europe, was home for half a day and then was off again on a fun “boys weekend” golfing in the Okanagan. This trip had been planned for over six months, so the timing was not something I could adjust. We played some amazing courses and had a fantastic trip.
Read MoreA Visit from Shawn and Mackenzie
We were quite excited to have Shawn and Mackenzie come out and stay with us for a little less than a week in late May. We didn’t have a lot of time, and they wanted to see out new spot on Galiano. So I took a day off from work (plus the long weekend) and we explored Vancouver a little bit, and had a fantastic weekend over on the island.
Read MoreA Trip to Reifel with Friends
It’s been a busy start to the year, and strangely we haven’t been to Reifel since January. We also haven’t seen our friends Stuart and Jo since they have their new baby, almost a month ago. So we killed two birds with one stone (so to speak…) and met Stuart, Jo, Sova and Matisse (for the first time!) at Reifel for a walk in the sunshine.
Read MoreA Visit to Galiano with Family
Justine’s parents were in town visiting, so we headed over to Galiano with them, as well as Stu, Tammy and the kids so they could have a look at our new place on Galiano. We had a fun weekend exploring and showing them all the cool things on our new home-away-from-home.
Read MoreA Beautiful Spring Day on Galiano
It had been over a month since we were last over to the island to see the property. The (relatively speaking) harsh winter had put most of our plans on hold, but the contractors we were working with finally were able to start work on our utility building project and some landscaping work. We were anxious to see what progress had been made.
Read MoreSnowy Galiano
Justine and I spent a snowy day on Galiano. It was supposed to be a busy day working on the property, but the weather had other plans.
Read MoreFebruary Trip to Reifel
You guys are all probably getting tired of pictures of birds. Sadly, my travel of late has been uninteresting, so I’m limited in the choices. Hopefully that will change soon, but for now - birds!
Read MoreThe First Reifel Visit of 2019
Justine was still in Paris, and after a long week of travel in Atlanta I felt like I needed a walk. Saturday was overcast and a bit grey, but it wasn’t raining to I decided to head down to Reifel for a look around. It turned out to be a pretty great day for a number of reasons.
Read MoreA First Weekend on Galiano - Surveying the Storm Damage
Justine was off in Australia, so I was on my own for the weekend before having to head to Atlanta. Over the Christmas break, BC got hit by what was described as the worst storm in the province’s history. The Gulf Islands were particularly hard hit, with it taking almost 2 1/2 weeks to get full power restored to Galiano. We knew we had some storm damage on the property, so I headed over to see how bad it was and start the clean-up process.
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