Yep I am back in Port Angeles for my 3rd trip. I swore I wouldn't come back ...unfortunately there was no choice. I have Verizon and thrilled that my plan includes unlimited use in Canada and Mexico. Well!! there is a catch ...if something happens to your phone it's a big deal. Customs agent was… Continue reading Cell Phone Hell

So today started with me rolling out of bed and hitting the floor. Ticked me off. Then I had to check if it was too early to get out of bed. It was starting to get daylight so up I got...I mean I was already up but, had to get unraveled from the the comforter.… Continue reading Another repeat …with fun added

So I am learning that a common get together in Sidney is to have your friends over for some appies and wine. I have had the pleasure of being included in two get togethers of this nature. So much fun ...Great time to get to know each other. They are small cozy get togethers where… Continue reading Appies and Wine

  Thursday evening street market is one of my favorite things to participate in. It's not really what's for sale but the people. They are wonderful. Families sharing and caring for each other. Laughter and happy greetings...the Canadian accents and other languages spoken...French. Music to my ears. I just can't get enough of it. But… Continue reading Sidney At its Best

So today my cell phone disappeared . Scott has an app that can tell where it was. Right where I thought in the parking lot of the shopping mall.I hunted through all the stores and asked at all customer service. No phone. Then I went to the RCMP office no cell phone. Then I got… Continue reading Some Days things Just Go Wrong

So we wanted to have a special dinner for Gordon's birthday. I heard last year and everyone said again this year go to The Chalet at Deep Cove. So we dressed up and went. The setting was spectacular ...a chalet with beautiful gardens and lawns leading down to the water (ocean not fresh). A pier… Continue reading A Special Place to Celebrate

  When you drive to the mountains on Vancouver Island you see signs that say "No Campfires." The Island is very dry. I noticed that all the lawns are brown. The majority of the island is Vegetation but, it is needing water. They don't get much snow here but they do get rain. Apparently there… Continue reading BC is so Dry

Canada has a cousin to the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. This monster lives in Cameron Lake in the middle of Vancouver Island. Locals around Cameron Lake have been reporting for years something massive rising to the surface and then disappearing. The monster is nicknamed Cammie. Cammie has been described as long, black and serpentine.… Continue reading The monster in Cameron Lake

Immigrants from all over the world are finding a new home in Canada. It is among the world's most generous nations for immigrants and has the highest per capita admission rates. As more immigrants arrive you see the integration and adaptation to Canadian life. This weekend was a meeting of Harley Davidson riders at Duncan… Continue reading Canada is welcoming

So Gordon and I stayed two nights in Lake Cowichan. That gave us easy access to the middle of Vancouver Island. As we began to plan ...the danger of cougars and bears were mentioned several times. So we prepared..I guess those animals heard about us and took off. They knew we were prepared ..bells flares,… Continue reading Some things are not as Advertised