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Welcome!
Welcome to our blog! This is our platform to showcase our amateur film-photography, our tasty coffees, food we have created, and our homemade beeswax wraps. Over the last crazy year because of COVID-19 we have spent a lot of time adventuring and taking film photos of those adventures. Some adventures include a 10-day sea kayak…
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A Lot Can Happen in 4 Months!
I just sat down on the couch to check this blog, which is something I have done a few times in the last month, but each time I do, I don’t feel inspired to write anything…so I close the page and decide that I will write when I feel inspired to do so. When I…
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Biking Day Trip to Sandspit, Haida Gwaii
Over the last week, we did a lot of exploring our area by bike. One bike trip we did was from Queen Charlotte City to Sandspit – it was a long, tiring day but we saw so many cool things along the way. Queen Charlotte City is located on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, and…
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The ‘Must-Sees’ when Travelling from Vancouver to Haida Gwaii!
As mentioned in my previous post, we recently travelled from Vancouver to Haida Gwaii, where we will spend the next couple of months. We travelled up to Haida Gwaii in our 50-year old yellow Dodge van – kitted out with a mini wood-stove, a little kitchen (sink, fridge, stove), and lots of storage. We took…
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The Journey to Haida Gwaii
We arrived in Haida Gwaii three days ago, on May 1, after a very long journey. The journey up here included a lot of driving and three ferries, but also included a couple of visits with friends! The driving did take longer than normal as we are driving a HUGE yellow van filled with outdoor…
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Whale Watching Tour with Jamie’s Whaling Station!
On my last day in Tofino before taking a quick trip home to Ontario this past week, I went on my first-ever whale watching tour! Going on one of these tours has been on my Tofino bucket-list since I moved there last May. Some of the whale-watching tour providers will offer a bit of a…
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Tofino Brewing Co and Toki Doki!
When I think of Tofino the first thing that comes to mind is surfing and ocean. However, if the weather is stormy and the waves are big, you might not want to be out in the water. With this being said, you have to find different ways to spend your time in Tofino. A good…
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Coffee Shops you Can’t Miss When Visiting Port Alberni!
As many of my friends and family know, I love a good latte and I am always on the hunt for a good coffee shop. There are many things that go into what I think makes a good coffee shop – how aesthetically pleasing it, if they will take your reusable cup, if they offer…
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My Experience with Shared-Living in Tofino, BC
As I come to the end of my time living and working in Tofino, I have begun to reflect on my experience of living in a staff accommodation with (at times) up to 70 other people. In Tofino, there is an extreme housing crisis (as with a lot of other places) and most people have…
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Our Bucket-List of things to do in Haida Gwaii!
We are exactly 1 month away from officially being in Haida Gwaii – which is so exciting because we’ve been waiting almost 2.5 years to go! As an update from my last post about our preparation, I have now booked my flight back from Haida Gwaii (to Victoria) on July 2nd. However, this post is…
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Preparing for our trip to Haida Gwaii
As our time in Tofino is coming to a close, we are getting ready for our next adventure – 2 months living in the van in Haida Gwaii, studying at the Haida Gwaii Institute (HGI). We will be attending a field school at the HGI called ‘Plants, People, & Place,‘ where we will take four…