Disconnecting at French Beach
We recently spent a nice weekend camping at French Beach Provincial Park, a little out-of-the-way campground on a lonely stretch of beach between Victoria and… Read More »Disconnecting at French Beach
We recently spent a nice weekend camping at French Beach Provincial Park, a little out-of-the-way campground on a lonely stretch of beach between Victoria and… Read More »Disconnecting at French Beach
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I discount things my kids say. It’s true! I know, hard to imagine, me, not really paying attention… Read More »Do Your Kids Emotions Matter? Big Time!
While camping is something that I really enjoy, I never had much opportunity to do it when I was a child. My older brother Rob… Read More »Camping is Better than Staying Home. It’s in a Book!
Heather and I moved to Vancouver Island in the summer of 2005 when Heather was pregnant with our first child Zachary. I had lived in… Read More »Tramping About on Vancouver Island-Cable Bay & Dodd Narrows
Living on Vancouver Island affords us lots of outdoor activity possibilities. Spring on the coast is a great time to explore, especially if you’re just… Read More »Hiking the Cable Bay Trail
Earlier this year I came across an interesting study that involved children and their favourite activities. Researchers gathered together several groups of children and their… Read More »Does your child suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder?
Continuing on with my current Hoodoo fixation, I thought I would give you a bit of background on the etymology of the word “hoodoo”. I’m… Read More »Everything You Wanted to Know About Hoodoos, And a Video
Har, Billie…have ya ever seen a hoodoo? (spoken in your best pirate voice…) On our recent family Spring Break vacation, we had a chance to… Read More »The Great Canadian Hoodoo Tour