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Whoa…. the plane ride was worth it….
I just took a quick look at the Coquihala webcams… the flight wasn’t cheap, but not having to deal with these roads…. well, suffice to say that the flight was worth it. It’s actually hard to believe these pictures considering I took the third photo this afternoon between Vernon and Lumby!
Read more »Side Trip to Lumby
I am on a work trip up to the Southern Interior, Lumby to be exact. Where the heck is that? Hang an East at Vernon and drive until you reach a four way stop with a flashing red light. You’ve arrived. Not much here. I suppose it’s quaint, probably lovely in the summer. But when you are looking around at…
Read more »What was I saying?!?
Here we go again. I just looked at the long range weather outlook. I love the snow! I love the cold weather! I’m a winter girl at heart and I am always amused by the inability of Vancouver to function when so much as a single flake of snow descends from above. However, I am not amused by the weather…
Read more »Mounting Evidence…
So, years ago we moved to Vancouver..and the running joke became that when we travel at Christmas some natural disaster always strikes. Ice storms, the worst blizzard in X number of years, avalanches, rockslides, blistering cold….you name it… And because of our run of winter weather scenarios, a few friends actually try to gauge the coming season by inquiring about…
Read more »Always Passing Through
Heading home from a few days in Duncan at the hatchery. Thought I might be able to catch the 12:30 ferry. No such luck, the 3pm it is then. Driving into Nanaimo. Those old familiar feelings pop up again. Bitterness, anger, loss, disillusionment, humiliation, failure. You can build relationships and friendships over the span of years and you can lose…
Read more »On the road again…
I think this is my last road trip on my current contract. And I have to admit that I’m burnt out. I need to find something new to do. Would really love to find a way back to teaching. Anyway, I’m currently in Duncan, BC. I’ve passed through before but I think I must have missed it somehow…probably because I…
Read more »Weather Changes Fast in the North
Yesterday was supposed to be downright nasty. It dawned damp but by noon it was a stunning day! Wished I’d had the whole day to explore, but I got a ton done at the hatchery. It was still lovely when I left the hatchery around 4pm so I slipped down the road to look for some photo opportunities. There really…
Read more »A Few Days in Kitimat
Headed up North this morning for a few days of work at the Kitimat River Fish Hatchery. Up way too early…of course I never sleep well the night before a trip so that makes things that much worse. Kirk dropped me off at the airport and headed for work….very early…I checked my bag and found a place to sit and…
Read more »What was I thinking !?!?!?!
We had a momentary lapse in judgment there…we thought “Hey” let’s get married in Greece! Of course that meant that we would have to invite people…and then they would have to stay somewhere…and then we would have to stay somewhere for an extended period because friends were there…and then they would have to spend lots of money just to get…
Read more »Merritt – Day 3 – The Trip Home
I was feeling pretty smug this morning. Watched the morning news, Vancouver is under the rain clouds and soggier than a ducks bottom. Merritt is dry and the sun was peering through blue patches in the sky. Not bad. I’m not sure what people do here other than wait for the annual Mountain Music Festival…but at least they have nice…
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