Not surprisingly, my last post for the year will be from Galiano. We spent a few of the last days of 2020 on the island, doing some work, relaxing and a bit of biking. It was a good way to wrap up the year.
Read MoreA Beautiful Day Trip on Galiano
Saturday, we took a break from being at home and made a day trip over to Galiano to make sure everything was in good standing. It has been a month since we had been over, and it looked like it was going to be a nice day. We ended up with amazing view of the mountains, and even saw both humpbacks and orcas from the property!
Read MoreRemembrance Day on Galiano
With Remembrance Day falling on a Wednesday, we decided to make the most of the timing and spend 5 days on Galiano, staying right through the weekend from the holiday Wednesday. Earlier in the year, we had also picked this weekend as a laneway broome clearing weekend with our neighbors, so we had lots planned and hoped the weather would hold for us.
Read MoreHalloween on Galiano
We booked a cottage to spend Halloween weekend on Galiano. A couple of months back, Justine had organized a foraging tour on the island with Swallow Tail Tours. We had done a couple of event with Chef Robin previously, and we were hoping she could help us make more out of our time on the island. Justine booked a combo mushroom/sea foraging session and had organized a number of the neighbors on Panorama Lane to join us
Read MoreThe Start of Fall on Galiano
A quick weekend trip to Galiano, and our first trip after taking down the tent. Fall has arrived, and it’s time to move inside!
Read MoreA Week on Galiano
The first week of September, just after Labour Day I decided to take a week off work and spend it at the island. I was hoping the weather would stay nice, and that following weekend our friends Katie and John were coming to spend the weekend with us. For me, it was a chance to tackle a bunch of projects, as well as try and relax and enjoy myself a bit.
Read MoreA Weekend on Galiano with Ethan and Addison
A while ago, we offered to take Ethan and Addison for a weekend, and bring them over to Galiano with us. Time is passing by very quickly, and the weekend was upon us! Stu and Tammy dropped the kids off on Friday night, and we were booked on the ferry on Saturday morning, with a return on Monday morning. That gave us a couple of full days to have some fun!
Read MoreA Full Week on Galiano
It’s been a pretty slow year for interesting blog posts - I’m sure most of my tiny audience is getting sick of hearing about Galiano. Believe me, I wish we were still travelling to interesting places, to make these posts a little more exciting. But with COVID-19, it is what it is, and so for a break from the monotony of home, we took a week off and spent it on the island. It was a combination of some time with friends, a little bit of relaxing, some small adventures and a lot of work to be done.
Read MoreFinishing a Project... and a Comet!?!
We were back to Galiano this weekend - a bit longer, extending from Friday night and coming back Monday morning. This gave us more time to wrap up a couple of projects, and gave us the added benefits of a clear Sunday night, where we were able to see Comet NEOWISE!
Read MoreAnother Galiano Weekend - A Shed Timelapse
As we can’t go anywhere, or do anything really interesting we’re spending as much time as possible on Galiano. There’s so much to do, especially as the flora has exploded and taken over. Friday night we headed back over, with a couple of major projects to tackle -including trying to finish the outside of the shed.
Read MoreThe Shed Project Continues...
We got back to Galiano this past weekend to continue building our new shed. The last time we were over, we got all the framing done, and soI had high hopes for making good progress this weekend. We took the ferry over Friday night, and were coming back late on Sunday, so we had a good stretch of time.
Read MoreA Few Projects - Both on Galiano and At Home
It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper posting. That’s mostly because we’ve been stuck at home and there hasn’t been lot interesting to share. The past couple of weeks there’s been a bit more going on, so I’ve got some fun things to share. It’s a combination of some little projects we’ve tackled on the island with some work we’re doing around the house. And of course birds. And flowers.
Read MoreSome fun with Video
A short video of Galiano Island.
Read MoreA Wet Galiano Weekend
It’s been a busy start to the new year. Between our annual sales conference and a short trip to San Antonio for DISTRIBUTECH (an annual utility trade show), I had planned a weekend on Galiano. As Justine was a way in Europe, a friend and I had planned to go over to build a wood shed, but something came up and so I was on my own.
Read MoreNew Year's on Galiano
We spent New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on Galiano. It was a short trip, and it mostly rained the whole time. But we got to relax a bit, played with our new toy, got some work done and had a few great wildlife sightings. There’s never a dull visit!
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