Ellen, my friend of 13 years, has moved from England to Vancouver Island. Since we see each other on average once every two years we decided we had to meet up before I move an additional 8 hours east to Nelson. We picked Victoria as our halfway point and booked a fancy hotel downtown. Meeting …
My friend Julia (yes, Julia!) and I are celebrating our six year friend-aversary, so we planned a spur of the moment trip to Elfin Lakes in Garabaldi Provincial Park. Our trip started out foggy, and turned into an epic two-days of jaw dropping views, many black-bear encounters and eating all varieties of freeze dried food. …
My pal Kate and I hiked a short and sweet trail up Cypress Mountain today. The sun was at 100% with absolutely no clouds visible anywhere. Hard to believe, as the past week was rainy and classically Vancouver-dreary. We passed a few people on the way up but found the Bowen Lookout just a little …
