Woke up to the sound of rain this morning and looked out side. A little bit deary here in Vancouver, so I thought it would be nice to add some colour to my site. Over on Hornby Island there is a little place called the Cardboard House Bakery and not only do they have awesome bakery products and other food, but they also have a quaint little garden full of … Continue Reading »
February 12th 2011 marked the 1 year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Various locations around the downtown area were slotted to have various events. The one thing I was looking forward to seeing was the Olympic Cauldron lit again. When Robyn and I wandered our way towards the Cauldron we were disappointed to see the following. The cauldron was not lit on the following Sunday. Why not keep … Continue Reading »
I've been a bit behind in my blogging and with my online presence in general but I finally got to check out the new video that Whistler/Blackcomb was recommending for us to check out. Whistler Blackcomb XXS from Whistler Blackcomb on Vimeo. I've embedded it here for you're viewing pleasure. If you do have the capability of watching it in it's full HD glory, I would highly recommend checking it out in … Continue Reading »
One of our friends was staying up at Whistler last week so on Friday we headed up to Whistler to meet them to do a bit of skiing and snowboarding. The great thing about that particular day was the weather, it was pretty much a blue bird day.Temperatures were chilly in the shade, but mildly warm in the direct sun, it was an awesome day! Typical of a day trip, we … Continue Reading »
Recently, (as some of you have previously read) Robyn and I stayed the weekend away from Vancouver in our home away from home; Whistler. To be more accurate it was actually in Creekside at the Evolution Mountain Lodge, part of the Lodging Ovations Resort. Now many people may overlook Creekside as a destination when going up to Whistler/Blackcomb, but you should not really over look it. In fact, you should … Continue Reading »
If you ever get the opportunity to go to Hornby Island during the Summer months you will definitely want to pack along your bathing suit. Hornby Island does offer some designated places for people to swim in. These places are ocean shore locations but are protected by coves or bays which makes swimming safe and fun. The other neat thing is that the tides go out, way out, which helps … Continue Reading »
When one thinks of the Gulf Island of British Columbia, one might not think of them to produce wine. It was only recently did I discovery that in fact Hornby Island does have a vineyard and winery located on it, in fact there is two of them. Robyn has been wanting to check out one of the vineyards on Hornby Island ever since she took a wine tour of the … Continue Reading »
The summer here in Vancouver has been pretty good, even if it had a bit of a late start. Glad the weather is cooperating though as we have gone on vacation for 7 days to the beautiful little island of Hornby. Hornby Island is located north of Naniamo, just off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The journey here is typically a whole day event as you might need to … Continue Reading »
The great thing about living in Vancouver is the close proximitry of Whistler. Even though it is like a second home to Robyn and I in the Winter, we do frequently visit it also in the Summer too. Yes, I only consider there to be two seasons in BC; Summer and Winter. This past Sunday Robyn, her mum and myself headed up to Whistler for a little bit of siteseeing. The … Continue Reading »
This past week Robyn and I have been fairly busy. We were on Vancouver Island for a good 5 days, though primarily were in Victoria for our friends Wedding (by the way, it was fun and I did a good job as their photographer). Granted while in Victoria we did stay with Robyn's brother so that saved us some money, as many people know how expensive it is to travel … Continue Reading »