Blogs from Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 24

Here are some more pics from around and about Victoria. Can't say we've actually been doing much. Ben has been studying, me working and in my spare time trying to deal with the kilograms of apples we picked from our neighbour's tree. ... read more

We've been in Canada for 6 weeks now, and a number of things have struck me about the place. The thing we Kiwis have found most alarming is the sheer ruggedness of the wildlife here. I thought it was odd that our flatmate instructed us not to let the cats out of the house during the day. Being cats, they spend most of their day in respective baskets snoozing, but I figured they could probably do with a good run around the yard. At the very least, the cats could use the garden rather than making a mess of the litter tray. Was our flatmate being over cautious about the chance of it being run over by a car? No. It turns out there are a number of wild beasties about that will snatch your family ... read more

Brian’s Unique Place - September 2, 2007 I read recently where Vancouver was perhaps the most desirable large city in the world in which to live. Victoria, it’s neighbor across the water on Vancouver Island, might well be rated very highly as a most desirable smaller city. This city is the capital of the large province of British Columbia. Brian lives there on Government Street, just a short walk from the provincial legislature, from Inner Harbour, and from Beacon Hill, all part of this city with a distinctive British flavour at the core of it’s tourist attractions. We have been enjoying our several days here after invading Brian’s private space late Thursday; days of a brief vacation that soon will draw to a close. Each morning we have walked along the trails that stretch I suppose ... read more

We started our adventure in Nemwmarket on Augest 23rd and started the long haul drive straight to Calgary. It took about 37 hours of driving to get there and there were many good times along the way which include: jumping hay bails, seeing the town Fargo, all night driving shifts with Rob and Matt karaoke (Hey There Dalialah is our specialty!!!), running into a closed border crossing, tons of free cell and lots of sitting. We stayed in Calgary for two nights and the highlights include: Drumheller (a town in the badlands dedicated to Dinosaurs), the Hoo Doos, Chinook Mall, visted Shauni, Craig and David for a delicious waffle brekfast...From Calgary we headed to Canmore to stay and to see Banff/ Lake Louise: Hiked up Lake Louise and it was really nice, saw Banff Springs ... read more

29 . 08 . morgens um halb 10 musste frank los . da sein mitbewohner auch schon los war , musste ich dann auch los. nach dem ersten teil meines mir selbst auferlegten fitness programms , um den angesessenen kilos zu leibe zu ruecken , dem marsch in die stadt ( 40 minuten walking) hiess es erstmal wieder beim alt bekannten starbucks einkehren ...nein , kein cookie und kein muffin , nur kaffee , schwarz!!! da hab ich mich dann erstmal entspannt in die sonne gesetzt , tagebuch geschrieben und mich mit einer ehemals deutschen aus der lueneburger heide unterhalten , die vor 22 jahren nach vc ausgewandert ist... wie witzig ,dass man diese leute dann mal eben hier so trifft . danach hab ich dann mal wieder meine speicherkarte der kamera abgegeben , der erste ... read more