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 MoreA Quick Video Post - Orcas!
A short video I shot while the orcas went through Active Pass.
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 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 MoreA Work Weekend on the Island
Justine was off in France for work, so I headed over to Galiano for the weekend to get some work done around the property. There are lots of projects that need to get done.
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 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 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 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 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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