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Our Vacation Home
Two years ago we resurrected our desire to go camping. Covid had found us spending most of our time at home, which was not a big problem since we have plenty of beautiful wooded land to enjoy on Salt Spring Island.…
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Time for New Adventures
It’s May 2023. Spring has finally arrived after several long, cool weeks. We have finished (for now) tending to the garden – weeding, fertilizing, planting. The pink rhododendron in the photo is in our northwest flower bed, and the bees are…
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Milner Gardens Part 2 – Funky Artwork
A few months ago I promised to show you the “funky” part of the grounds at Milner Gardens, the beautiful acreage near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island that we visited last June. I’m finally ready to reveal this and you can…
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Milner Gardens Part 1 – Rhododendrons & Royalty
I had never heard of Milner Gardens and Woodland on Vancouver Island until a few weeks ago, but I was immediately fascinated by its historic designation and the lure of the 10 acres of gardens on a 70 acre property overlooking…
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How Crofton got its name and other Discoveries
Living on an island means having to take a ferry whenever you want to travel. Thankfully we have three ferry routes that service Salt Spring Island, one for each of Vancouver, Victoria and a small town named Crofton located midway up…
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May 2022 – Weekend at French Beach
French Beach Provincial Park is relatively small with only 69 campsites available. Since the campground is usually full, we were lucky to be able to reserve a site for the holiday weekend in May. The location of our site is shown…
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French Beach on the Salish Sea
After our last camping trip at Gordon Bay was shortened because of an impending storm, we wondered whether to keep our reservation for the following weekend at French Beach. However, the weather was improving and we decided to go ahead as…
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Day 4 – Storm Approaching!
We had checked the weather the night before and what we saw raised a big question for us. Should we consider leaving earlier than planned and go home? When we woke up the next morning, the answer came very quickly. Yes!…
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Day 3 – Sunshine!
Silence… This is what we woke up to on the third morning of our camping trip – precious silence, except for the sounds of the birds welcoming spring. No rain dripping onto the tent, either from the clouds or the treetops.…
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Day 2 – Shades of Green
Spring always arrives with a fresh new set of colours to tantalize us and awaken our senses from the winter slumber. Despite the colder spring we have had in BC this year, this is still the case, and David and I…
