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365 Project 2015 – week 44

November 4, 2015 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

week 44

Alone again During week 44 we took some more walks in the forest, dropped our visitors off at the ferry for their flights home and started planning our return to the mainland.  How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.

Filed Under: #365project, #365project2015, British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing, photography Tagged With: #365project, #365project2015, photography, the mainland

Onto The Open Road

November 14, 2014 by Tim 24 Comments

Italy

A thick coating of frost Up before the sun today, heading for the ferry in Nanaimo. It was the coldest we had felt on the island and the usual heavy dew left a thick coating of frost over everything. The fishing gear stowed and our traveling bags packed we quietly loaded the car and hit the […]

Filed Under: British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing, food, House sitting, Italy

One Of Our Favourite Places in Canada

November 7, 2014 by Tim 26 Comments

Qualicum River

As I sit here staring out at the tide coming in and listening to the waves crash right at our back door my heart rate drops. The lure of staring out at the ocean to catch a glimpse of a sea lion, otter, bald eagle, jumping salmon or even a killer whale has become addictive. […]

Filed Under: British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing Tagged With: canada, fly fishing, parksville, qualicum beach

Leaving Maui

September 10, 2014 by Nat & Tim 6 Comments

Leaving Maui In a week we’ll be leaving Maui, it’s hard to believe that we’ve been here for nearly 5 months. Time does zip by. We’ve met so many great people and have had plenty of adventures on this little island. Remember all the things we learned or thought we’d never say? And the sleepless […]

Filed Under: Canada, Fly Fishing, food, Hawaii, Maui, United States, US, USA Tagged With: Hawaii, Maui, USA

The Off-Season, Nat’s First Time and Stew – SEALING PASTE

November 15, 2013 by Nat & Tim 4 Comments

The off-season in a summer town A few weeks ago we were in Parksville-Qualicum Beach, a popular summer destination.  Of course it’s slower in the off-season but nature is one attraction that is always open and there are never any crowds. We spent three nights at Ocean Trails Resort, a short walk from Rathtrevor Beach; […]

Filed Under: British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing, photography, recipe, recipes Tagged With: bc, black goose inn, canada, flyfishing, parksville, qualicum beach, Starters and Mains

Fly Fishing On The River

October 23, 2013 by Nat & Tim 4 Comments

fly fishing, british colombia, canada, redington

On a plane As I fall back into my seat on the plane it finally sinks in that we are off.  Although 2 weeks is nothing compared to our usual travel stints, this will be a sweet couple of weeks indeed. Returning back home last year after almost 12 years away, we wasted no time […]

Filed Under: British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing, photography Tagged With: british columbia, parksville, qualicum beach, redington, vancouver, vancouver island

365 Project – week 42

October 22, 2013 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

BC bound As you read this we are on our way to British Columbia, where we will spend the next two weeks relaxing, cooking and fly fishing. It’ll be a first attempt at fly fishing for me (Nat) and I’m looking forward to trying something new. Expect shots of Vancouver and Vancouver Island for the […]

Filed Under: #365project, Canada, Fly Fishing Tagged With: #365project, photography

Homecoming – PECAN/PUMPKIN PIE

October 21, 2011 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

Homecoming Touching down in Montreal, it seemed as though we had just left. The European whirlwind was now a memory and while being thankful that we could make it happen, we were a little bummed out. Moving from country to country diving into the local culture and (of course) food was truly a wonderful experience […]

Filed Under: #foodtourism, British Columbia, Canada, Fly Fishing, food, photography, recipe, recipes, Tourism, travel Tagged With: british columbia, family, flyfishing, james hill, montreal, ontario, ottawa, parksville, Protection Island, Qualicum, quebec, river, Sweets, thanksgiving, travel, ukulele

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