Month: May 2005
The house we are buying
We have had an offer for this house accepted so we will be putting down roots here, if all goes well. It is in East Sooke which is a very rural area, so although we have 1 acre of land it is wooded and on a steep hillside. We expect to see racoons, eagles, deer,…
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Barney waterfall
Near Sooke there is a gorge that runs for 6 or 7 miles into the hills. At the far end is an old gold prospecting camp, and the walking trail follows along the way of a river. There are plenty of spots to jump in from the banks, some really deep parts and others for…
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Barney is brave
The water was absolutely feckin freezin but Barney was brave. I swam as well and did precisely 9 strokes before getting out. see the video of me here (1MB)
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Snake charmers
The kids caught a snake and kept it in a box of grass for a while. When they let it go Sam cried cos he missed it.
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Lost disc I forgot to mention in the previous post that I bought a disc golf frisbee in Victoria for $16 and lost it within 30 minutes of playing with it. I was trying to hit Barny with it but missed and it sank in a lagoon.
Read MorePender Bender We were invited to Darrens birthday weekend event on the Island of Pender, which is one of the Gulf islands between Vancouver island and the mainland. Darren is married to Kim and they are friends of Sara and Craig. We had an absolutely fabulous time and yet again Canada gets better and better.The…
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Barney in Safety Gear
I havent posted much recently, sorry. This picture is of Barney geared up for sitting by a camp fire in pyjamas. He wasnt coughing nor did his eyes stream from the smoke but ours did, the crafy blighter. We travelled on a logging road from Port Renfrew right across vancouver Island to Cowichan Lake where…
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