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 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 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 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 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.
Read MoreMeeting the Extended Family in Wales
For as long as I’ve know her, Justine has talked about her extended family in Wales.For years we’ve been trying to arrange our trips such that we could go for a visit, and this time around everything aligned and we were able to spend 3 1/2 days with her mom’s cousin Julie and her family. They were kind enough to host us and Julie was an amazing tour guide as we got to see a little bit of the Welsh countryside.
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