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Quest for salmon and oysters: 15 stops

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 - 6 Comments.

We drove off the ferry and headed straight for a floating seafood restaurant in downtown Nanaimo, B.C. Vancouver Island seemed the ideal place to launch our quest for salmon and oysters.

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U’mista photos and regalia pack an emotional punch

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 - 3 Comments.

Seven little girls stand in a ragged line, shoulders hunched in shy grins, with droopy socks and knobby knees, probably not used to one of their fellow residential school students pointing a camera at them.

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Sea lions, orcas and bears. Oh my!

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 - 7 Comments.

Eight passengers set sail that day for a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour. Luckily, the weather did not get rough and, unlike Gilligan, we were looking for orcas, not a tropical isle.

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Glorious, challenging mountains command respect: Part 2

October 25, 2020April 9, 2021 - 10 Comments.

I’m fond of geographical markers, and we’ve stopped on our travels to marvel at many. But Snow Dome mountain gave me a first: it’s the apex of a triple continental divide.

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