BC trip...Days One, Two and Three
This is a little after the fact now, but I just wanted to post some pictures etc for the people that want to know what we did!
The first day we caught the first flight out of Yellowknife and arrived nice and early in Edmonton, where we rented a car and drove in to Edmonton proper. I was on a mission to get some certain undergarments from Mountain Equipment Co-op (there's nowhere to get good ones in town!) so poor Mike had to browse for a while, so I could try on all the different styles. Got what we were looking for, and more of course. Then it was Mike's turn to take me to some hobby stores, had some lunch, also found an interesting toy shop where we bought a kite and an Aerobie (it's a ring, flies like a frisbee) and then it was back to the airport to catch Westjet over to Victoria. We were met by Mike's mom and Grandma (Sandy and Gladys), had some supper and drove the hour or so to Nanaimo.
Sandy's house is on Protection Island which sits just offshore from Nanaimo, there is a pub called the Dinghy Dock Pub on the island, it runs a little foot ferry from the city. There's also lots of room to tie up, so people can just sail right up for lunch or dinner. So after arriving in Nanaimo we hopped on the ferry with our bags, and then had to carry/drag them from the dock to Sandy's house. (Note to self: next time try to get suitcase lighter than 74 pounds)
The next two days we spent visiting with Sandy, Gladys and Bev, who is Mike's aunt, as well as an assortment of pets that are quite happy going to and fro in the boat! The house is going to be very nice when it's properly finished, it still didn't have any flooring, interior doors etc yet, but has a beautiful wrap-around deck. It was built to replace the original tiny cabin, which was apparently getting a bit sketchy! Sandy also has a little dingy that we used quite a bit, usually so we didn't have to stick to the schedule of the Dinghy Dock ferry. Some people have cars on the island, others have golfcarts, otherwise bicycles, wheelbarrows or wagons to carry groceries or whatever you happen to bring home.
There was quite a big deal made about Sandy's neighbour across the street called Charlie, after five I was persuaded to go and meet him, amid much snickering with everyone being very cagey about who this was. Turned out to be an eight foot tall carved native guy....
The first day we caught the first flight out of Yellowknife and arrived nice and early in Edmonton, where we rented a car and drove in to Edmonton proper. I was on a mission to get some certain undergarments from Mountain Equipment Co-op (there's nowhere to get good ones in town!) so poor Mike had to browse for a while, so I could try on all the different styles. Got what we were looking for, and more of course. Then it was Mike's turn to take me to some hobby stores, had some lunch, also found an interesting toy shop where we bought a kite and an Aerobie (it's a ring, flies like a frisbee) and then it was back to the airport to catch Westjet over to Victoria. We were met by Mike's mom and Grandma (Sandy and Gladys), had some supper and drove the hour or so to Nanaimo.
Sandy's house is on Protection Island which sits just offshore from Nanaimo, there is a pub called the Dinghy Dock Pub on the island, it runs a little foot ferry from the city. There's also lots of room to tie up, so people can just sail right up for lunch or dinner. So after arriving in Nanaimo we hopped on the ferry with our bags, and then had to carry/drag them from the dock to Sandy's house. (Note to self: next time try to get suitcase lighter than 74 pounds)
The next two days we spent visiting with Sandy, Gladys and Bev, who is Mike's aunt, as well as an assortment of pets that are quite happy going to and fro in the boat! The house is going to be very nice when it's properly finished, it still didn't have any flooring, interior doors etc yet, but has a beautiful wrap-around deck. It was built to replace the original tiny cabin, which was apparently getting a bit sketchy! Sandy also has a little dingy that we used quite a bit, usually so we didn't have to stick to the schedule of the Dinghy Dock ferry. Some people have cars on the island, others have golfcarts, otherwise bicycles, wheelbarrows or wagons to carry groceries or whatever you happen to bring home.
There was quite a big deal made about Sandy's neighbour across the street called Charlie, after five I was persuaded to go and meet him, amid much snickering with everyone being very cagey about who this was. Turned out to be an eight foot tall carved native guy....
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