Blackie Spit, White Rock

Farewell Vancouver, Hello Vancouver Island

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May 5th 2010
Well today I FINALLY departed the lower mainland of British Columbia. I spent yesterday in a somewhat uninspiring town called White Rock. To be fair, the town probably looks a lot better when it's not chucking it down with rain and howling a gale. But given that even the chip shops close at 3pm on a rainy weekday afternoon at this time of year... White Rock does have quite a nice little pier ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more