Race To The Airport-An Epic Quest
It’s twenty-five minutes past 11. I’m sitting on the 10:15 ferry from Vancouver Island. We’re still docked. It was over an hour late putting in… Read More »Race To The Airport-An Epic Quest
It’s twenty-five minutes past 11. I’m sitting on the 10:15 ferry from Vancouver Island. We’re still docked. It was over an hour late putting in… Read More »Race To The Airport-An Epic Quest
As a family, our outdoor activity of choice for the better part of three seasons of the year is camping. My teenage son Zachary used… Read More »The Best Family Camping On Vancouver Island
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The room was empty. Pale sunlight filtered through the half curtained window. Dust floated in the weak beam bleeding through the glass. It was eerily… Read More »And Suddenly… Nothing Happened
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Welcome to Spring! Or, in our case, Midsummer! We seem to have skipped Spring and leaped headlong into another heat-domed summer. So I decided I… Read More »5 Great Family Activities In The Cowichan Valley
The car sat in the dark alley, lights off. Three figures could be seen silhouetted inside, unmoving. A moment passed, then the back door of… Read More »Fun Grad Activities-Hunger Games In Ladysmith
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