With all that’s going on, I’m not sure I’m going to do a “Christmas” post this year. I’ll see - maybe I’ll decide to later. After Justine and I got back from Toronto (amazingly with zero flight issues!), we had a day at home before we headed to Galiano. With the ferry schedule, we had some time so decided to stop at Reifel on the way out to see what was going on at the sanctuary.
Read MoreSome Cool Birding at Boundary Bay
On Saturday afternoon, we had a bunch of running around to do and visits with some friends planned, all of which took us in the general direction of Delta. So we decided to go to Boundary Bay and go for a walk along the dyke and see what bird life we might find. It was a beautiful, sunny day, if a bit cold.
Read MoreJustine's Birthday Weekend - Olympic National Park
This past weekend was Justine’s birthday! While we agree we don’t do gifts, it had been a while since we’d travelled properly and we were overdue for a trip. So I booked us a weekend away at a place we had been to a few years back - Lake Crescent Lodge in Olympic National Park in Washington State.
Read MoreReifel Birding - Just the Photos
Earlier in October, Justine and I took a trip out to Reifel for a walk around, get some fresh air and see what birds were about. It was so long ago that I don’t really remember much about the day, so this post is photo heavy, without a lot of commentary.
Read MoreA Long-Awaited Return to New York
Prior to COVID, Justine and I made a regular habit of visiting New York City (NYC). We’d averaged close to once a year over the time we’ve been together and had some of our best trips there. So, missing out for the better part of three years has been hard and it was one of the first places we wanted to get back to. Justine’s Dad was celebrating a milestone birthday and being from NYC (the Bronx to be more specific), this seemed like the perfect excuse to plan a trip!
Read MoreSome Work Around Galiano
I am getting further and further behind on post to the web site, and the next few weeks are likely to increase the backlog rather than decrease it. This past weekend, Justine and I were able to complete one major project on Galiano that we had been working on for quite some time.
Read MoreSeptember Trip to Reifel
I have a lot of posts ot catch up on, so this quick post on a September trip to Reifel will be almost all photos. We had decided to book a trip to Reifel for the day after the Fondo as a way to force us to get up and go for a walk, rather than just lying on the couch all day. It was a bit overcast, and there was not a lot going on, but it was still worth the visit.
Read More2022 Gran Fondo Whistler
An event almost 3 years in the making - we finally managed to complete the Gran Fondo from Vancouver to Whistler! This past Saturday, Justine, Nicole and I were up at the crack of dawn, gathered in Stanley Park and joined over 6,000 other crazy people in riding the 122 km up to Whistler. It was a tougher day than expected (more on that later), but we completed it, and enjoyed the day.
Read MoreA Visit to Salt Spring
Our friends Katie and John came to visit us on Galiano over the weekend. On the Saturday, we decide to make our second trip on David’s boat, and thought we’d try a bit of a longer journey. We decide to try crossing the channel to go to Salt Spring Island and check out the famous Saturday Market.
Read MoreA Quick (Old) Bird Post
On a recent trip to Galiano, I spent some time just taking pictures of the birds from the deck of the cottage. I thought I’d throw them up here - not a lot to add, just some fun pictures.
Read MoreBoating Adventures - Whales!
A couple of posts back, I introduced my friend David that took us out on his boat when he and his family came for a visit to Galiano. Now David is a much better friend then we deserve. He has another boat, a much smaller one on a trailer that he offered us to use for the rest of the summer! On this trip we took the boat out for a maiden voyage…
Read MoreHappy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! We had a fun and busy day that I thought I would share some pics from. Justine and I did a 40 km bike ride in the morning, then spent the afternoon with our friends Katie and John at their new place in Port Moody, before walking over to the Port Moody Canada Day festival to see my favorite band, 54-40! Great day!
Read MoreGaliano Boating Weekend
After a month away (for me - 3 weeks for Jus) we finally got back to Galiano. In addition to the usual work around the property, we had some fun things lines up. My friend David has a boat and had booked a weekend at Montague Harbour with his family. They were coming up to our place for a BBQ on Saturday, then had offered to take us out on the boat on Sunday!
Read MoreVacation Recap - Checking out Montreal
It’s taken a while, but this is the last of the vacation recap posts. This one is mainly from the one day we played tourist, wandering on Mont Royal and checking out the park. The views from the city lookouts were spectacular, and there were some amazing new birds!
Read MoreVacation Recap - Race Day - Canadian Grand Prix
The big day was finally here - race day! As with the other recaps this won’t be a full account, but will focus on adding some better photos and filling in some details of the day. I hope you’ve been enjoying the additional posts so far!
Read MoreVacation Recap - Qualifying - Canadian Grand Prix
The recap continues! Saturday was qualifying, and the weather was awful. While that sucked for sitting in the stands in the pouring rain, if we were sitting at home watching this on TV, it would be exactly what we would have been hoping for! Qualifying under wet conditions almost always results in surprises and usually ends up with an interesting starting grid for race day.
Read MoreVacation Recap - Pit Lane Walk and Practice - Canadian Grand Prix
As with the other recap posts, I am adding some photos from various parts of our trip. This post collects the first 2 days of our experience at the Canadian Grand Prix - the Pit Lane Walk (Thursday) and Practice (Friday).
Read MoreVacation Recap - Magog
This recap post is focused on the part of the trip in and around Magog. As before, it’s mostly the better photos from my camera to augment the larger post of the trip that I did as the trip progressed.
Read MoreBirthday Weekend - Las Vegas!
Well, we finally did - travelling again! After a delay of 2 years (thanks COVID) we finally got my birthday weekend trip to Las Vegas in! My birthday weekend actually started on my birthday with an excellent day off with my friend Stuart playing some golf and watching a baseball game. The it was off to Las Vegas!
Read MoreGaliano Early May Update
The spring (such that it is) is getting really busy for us, so with a lot of events and trips planned, our visits to Gaiano are going to be less frequent. I thought I’d give a quick update from our last trip and to show the progress of the gardens and such.
Read More