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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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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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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…
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Gordon Bay – Day 1
Gordon Bay Provincial Park, our destination for the first camping trip of 2022, has over 120 campsites which are heavily booked in the summer months. It is renowned for its warm temperatures, and sandy beach, but it also has large campsites…
