A kite, a propeller, happy dogs, a picnic table with a view. No, visiting Esquimalt’s thirty-two parks and recreation facilities is not our most unusual
Category: Vancouver Island
Strathcona in Strange Times
A year like no other in our lifetime. In September we venture forth to Strathcona Provincial Park in the middle of Vancouver Island. The pandemic
Skunk Cabbage and Other Signs of Early Spring
The bus is complicated, so we decide to ride our bikes to East Sooke Regional Park. With a controversial cliffside cottage as our three-night base,
The Park Project, Phase II – Saanich
How well do we know our neighbouring municipality, Saanich? Not very well, it turns out. Although the Saanich Centennial Trails and the Seaside Touring Route
The Park Project, Phase I – Victoria
The City of Victoria has seventy-five municipal parks, and we decide to visit every one of them, on foot, from our home in Victoria West.
Island Hopping
A blond raccoon, a pink porta potty, blue owls, black berries, a grey mouse (in our clawfoot bathtub), yellow sunflowers, multi-hued birdhouses — colourful sights
