Hugs for Humanity
Position: In a clinch This post will come as something of a non-sequitur. But we’re not above that on this blog, now, are we? Having been back in North America for the past six months, I can’t help but notice …
Age, Exercise and Boredom
Position: 45°49’54.6″N 122°23’19.9″W There comes a point in the aging process when you might feel you’re running short on time. The time when the endless future of your 20s gives way to the inevitability of destiny. This feeling is underpinned …
503 Posts
Position: Behind the Keyboard Carol, Marlon and I broke the 500-blog barrier a couple of weeks ago. Including this one, between us we’ve published 503 posts and therefore missed the opportunity to draw parallels with the Indianapolis 500 motor race. …
Zheng He
Position: 32°07’40.7″N 118°46’17.5″E Continuing our occasional series on famous sea captains, this week it seems appropriate to delve into a little about Zheng He, China’s Ming dynasty-era admiral and adventurer. Zheng is often regarded as China’s greatest admiral. Beginning in …
Okanagan, Okay?
Position: 49°29’47.8″N 119°35’38.7″W At the end of our house sit on Vancouver Island we could have headed straight south, or we could have arranged to meet our friend Tom in Penticton in the heart of the Okanagan Valley – Canada’s …
Flights of Fancy
Position: Once Around the Moon It was one of my life’s greatest disappointments when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin decided they couldn’t sleep and instead walked on the moon five hours earlier than planned. That meant humans first walked on …
Parks and Recreation
Position: 44°52’24.6″N 122°38’37.4″W During our time in British Columbia, we were struck by the quality of their regional parks. Their excellent infrastructure, cleanliness and sheer number of freely accessible locations makes a strong case for redistributive taxation that spends money …
Totem Pole Tour
Position: 48°46’43.3″N 123°42’25.6″W The City of Duncan probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the enterprising actions of a group of settlers from the community of Alderlea. After the settlers erected an impromptu arch, they held up the inaugural train …
The Last Train to Parksville
Position: 49°19’03.8″N 124°19’05.7″W Hiking and beer go together like rain and galoshes. At least it does when you’re on Vancouver Island. Rarely have we visited a place with more managed trails for walking up an appetite and a thirst. Our …