During our two months in Qualicum Beach, we originally planned a day trip to Tofino. Realizing this would involve at least 5 hours of driving, Read more
Tofino and Ucluelet
Author: Susan
Daytripping from Qualicum Beach
It’s hard to believe how quickly the past two months have gone by since we arrived on Vancouver Island. We have enjoyed time with family and friends, spending most mornings at the gym and taking a day off Read more
Island Life
Well, we are on an island 😊 Not a warm and sunny island as we would have liked, but being here at sea level we have escaped winter in the mountains. Read more
Our Third Nomadiversary
Marking our third anniversary of nomadic life is not quite the celebration it has been in past years. During 2020 the world has been turned upside down and for us, Read more
A White Non-Christmas
We left Calgary for the sunny Caribbean back in the summer of 2002, so our last “White Christmas” was 19 years ago 😲 This year, courtesy of the COVID pandemic, we are back “home” Read more
Life in the Slow Lane
Returning to the familiarity of “home” in early June we have found the days, weeks and months slipping by uneventfully. Our first 14 days in Calgary were spent in mandatory quarantine, Read more
Rocky Mountain High – Fall Hiking
Late September as the fall colors began to paint the mountains in shades of red, orange and yellow we headed back to the Rockies for a couple of day hikes. The first was in Kananaskis Country, Read more
On The Dinosaur Trail
Approximately 110 km northeast of Calgary is a region known as the Canadian Badlands, named by early French explorers who termed the deep, winding gullies as “bad lands to cross”. Spanning east from the town of Drumheller to the Saskatchewan border Read more