Justine and I headed back to Ontario for Christmas and spent a lovely week visiting with family and friends. Rather than posting all the pics in this post, I’ll add a link to a Dropbox folder, and you can download what you’d like from there.
Read MoreBirds. Just Birds.
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 MoreNew York Part III - Vandal and Marathon Day
Saturday was a pretty quiet day - a lot of wandering around SoHo, then dinner at Vandal. Sunday was a short day, with our flight home in the early evening. But it was Marathon Sunday, and the New York City Marathon holds a special place in my heart.
Read MoreNew York Part II - NYC Craft Beer Festival
Our second day in New York was spent wandering the High Line, and followed up with an evening at the New York City craft Beer Festival. Lots of walking and a fun night at one of our favourite spots.
Read MoreNew York City Getaway - Halloween Weekend!
Justine and I love going to New York City. There’s so many great things to do, so many cool places to go, and we’ve had some great trips over the years. And of course, we got engaged in New York, so there’s that memory that will always be very special. We had a busy long weekend planned, and both of us needed to get away and detach from work for a bit. As it was Halloween and the Marathon weekend, we had lots to do!
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 MoreAugust Weekend on Galiano with Whales! Lots of Whales!
After getting back from our vacation I had a short work trip (not worth writing about), and then Justine and I headed back over to Galiano with our friend Katie. I had a lot of riding to do, and as it turned out we were in for a bit of a treat - lots of whale sightings! It was a fun weekend!
Read MoreSummer Road Trip Part II - More Mount Rainier
A second post from our road trip into Washington and Oregon, with a focus on our last couple of days in Mount Rainier National Park. We did a big hike on the Skyline Loop to see the wildflowers and the view, and I did a big ride out of the park as we headed inland towards the Gorge for our second stop.
Read MoreSummer Road Trip Part I - Galiano and Mount Rainier
I’m slowly catching up on old posts - it’s still going to be a while. For our summer vacation this year, we did a road trip starting (sort of) on Galiano, then heading south through Washington and Oregon. We covered a lot of ground, and did a lot of fun things, so there are likely to be a few posts to cover it all.
Read MoreGaliano for Canada Day
After a very busy summer of great visitors, it was a nice change of pace for Justine and I to be headed over to the island by ourselves, with a chance to try camping on the property for the first time.
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 MoreLate May Visit to Reifel - A Great Egret!
Justine and I headed over to Refeil for a wander. We had a great day, seeing many new species (for us), including one that isn’t even supposed to be here - a Great Egret!
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 MoreGaliano Project #1 - Complete!
We headed back over to Galiano Island on Saturday as our first project (of many to come) on our new property was completed, and we want to see the final result. It’s a lot more than we had planned, but the end result was great, and it should last a lifetime.
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 MoreOur Last Full Day in Wales - the South Coast
For our last full day, Julie took us on a drive south to the coast. We headed to the tiny village of Rhossili, which is in an area that has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, encompassing Rhossili Bay and the small tidal island called Worm's Head.
Read MoreA Day in Wales - Learning about the Local History
On Friday we had a busy day exploring the local area, learning about the coal mining history of the region. We went to the Welsh Mining Experience at Heritage Park in Rhondda, and then went to have a look at a local castle (more of a folly than a real castle, but still very cool!). We wrapped up the day with a visit with Justine’s Great Aunt and a hunt for lambs up on the hills.
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