Black Squirrels, Birds and Stanley Park, Vancouver
A short visit to Vancouver and I was blessed to be greeted with a beautiful blue day. I’m quite a passionate walker and need no encouragement to put on my boots and head out for a wander….
Newfoundland: Leech Brook – The Roar of the Water
In Newfoundland, the winters can vary from year to year. This year we have been experiencing extremely colder temperatures earlier than normal. This may frustrate some, but, not me. The colder temperatures have allowed the…
Newfoundland – Signal Hill’s North Head Trail
Hiking in Newfoundland is always a fun time. You are subject to instant weather changes, gusty winds, and a barrage of black flies in the heavily wooded areas. But, if you take to the coastal…
Vancouver from above: rooftops and cityscapes
You know the drill. One of the ‘must dos’ in a city visit is to find the best viewpoint across the city skyline and photograph it – a day view and a night view if…
Totem Poles of Alert Bay and the U’mista Cultural Centre, Canada
The other blogs in this series from Vancouver Island have tended to concentrate on the landscape, wildlife or tourist activities of the island. Whilst these are, as they would say in Canada “awesome”, the thing…
The Wolf: A Brief Encounter, Vancouver Island
A regular daybreak walk turned into a full on wildlife encounter. Then later it turned into a lesson in conservation management. The day before the encounter I’d been chatting to someone and I was told…
Grizzly Bears of Knight Inlet, British Columbia
We’d been a bit worried that the whole adventure would be called-off as the weather forecast was not good. A gale was due to be blowing up to 35 knots up the Johnson Straight and…
Atmosphere of Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Right on the extreme West Coast of Vancouver Island and it is all atmospheric rainforest, beaches, mist and fog, seascapes and wildlife. After just a couple of days in some fantastic…
Walking And Rafting – The Exploits River, Newfoundland
I live in a town called, Grand Falls-Windsor, which is located in Newfoundland, Canada. The Exploits River runs along the edge of town and it offers so much for those who take the time to explore it….
Canada – Cape Spear, Escape is only a wave away
On a recent trip to the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, I journeyed to my favorite spot, Cape Spear. You can escape from everything as you watch the waves melodically crash into the rocky…
Discovering Vancouver Island
As well as seeing some of the magnificent Canadian wildlife, my recent visit to Vancouver Island gave me the chance to learn a little about the history and peoples of British Columbia – from the…
Wildlife And Nature Of British Columbia
Vancouver Island in Canada is home to some truly spectacular wildlife and Telegraph Cove is without a doubt one of the best places to see it. This remote coastal community lies on the Johnstone Strait,…