It’s time to leave the rock and go back to the other side. A bit sad, but things change. It’s been good to get to know people here and feel part of a community, sort of. I always feel like an outsider wherever I am. I’m now looking into getting a boat across the Pacific, …
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Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
People keep asking me when I’m leaving and I keep saying I don’t know. “So you’re still here”, someone said the other day. I’ve been helping to build a house out of wood, wood from trees cut down to clear space for the house, though I’ve been living in a small cabin (shack) next to …
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
Corrections to the previous post: The island is not 12km wide, it’s much narrower than that. More like 5km, though there is a possibility that there exist spatial distortions so you can travel for hours along the same road without getting to the place you think you ought to be getting to, especially if you …
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
The island is 18km long and 12km wide, or 12km long and 18km wide, depending on which way up you hold the map. It’s known to islanders as “the rock”. The main event of the day seems to be the arrival of the ferry. There are three crossings a day from Thursday to Monday – …
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
I’m on an island off the coast of Vancouver Island (referred to here as “the other side”). Vancouver Island is off the West coast of Canada. Last night went to a fancy dress Halloween party here, the major annual event on the island. People dress so as not to be recognized by other islanders, but …
Vancouver, British Columbia
I’ve walked around a bit of the city now. The grid system makes it quite easy to find your way around. There seems to be more of a cafe culture rather than a pub culture here. And it’s quite warm. People are still sitting outside, usually the smokers since it’s not allowed inside.
Vancouver, British Columbia
I went to Stanley Park today, just half an hour’s walk from downtown, and had a look at the Pacific Ocean. Back at the hostel now I’ve been searching for maps on the internet showing where I’ve been. Here’s one which shows my route through the Okanagan Valley about a week ago (click on the …
Vancouver, British Columbia
Total distance travelled: 6649km.107 days since starting from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 11th July.Rest days: 26.Cycling days: 81.Average distance per day: 62.1km.Average distance per cycling day: 82.1km.Maximum distance in a day: 132.6km (to Winnipeg – flat and no wind).Minimum distance in a day: 24.8km (to Thunder Bay – a semi rest day).Distance travelled today: 118.8km. …
Kelowna, British Columbia
This is Rogers Pass, the toughest bit of the Rockies. It wasn’t that steep, but the hill was very long. I kept thinking I’d got to the top. There’d be a small downhill section and I’d think I’ve done it, I’ve got through Rogers Pass… but then it would start going up again.
Kelowna, British Columbia
I’m over the Rockies and into British Columbia where it’s been raining pretty consistently, except for yesterday when it wasn’t. The video camera got wet a couple of days ago and made the colours run into each other like wet paint, but it seems to have recovered now.