nerding out in nature

the island is truly magical,


what i have seen of it so far makes me feel like i have come home. during the last year or so me and peter have talked and dreamed about arriving here on the island to live an environmental and conscious life. this last week as we have meandered along with the GoldWing and taken in the scenery, stopping to go for hikes and picnics in pretty spots, I feel that the decision to make the island our home has been a right one.







Because our intention is to live on the island i have allowed myself the luxury of buying more field-guides of varying nature. Bugs,seashore findings, mushroom books and some extra plant books. So now when we go for walks peter has to put up with that i take even longer than before, he used to estimate that if a hike was an hour long for regular people, with me it would take at least 4 hours. lucky he is a patient man:)
It is nice to be near the ocean again, we have spotted both harbour seals, river otters and some odd sea creatures that i don't know the name for....yet!



Tonight we are back in Victoria, our friends Jzero and Renee are playing a show with their band at the Logan's pub(i hope that was the right name) and we intend to be there to jive along.

Jzero and Renee at the drift wood lean-to

Until next time...hugs and giggles:)

Island life

We have arrived on this beautiful island and as we came across on the ferry Orcas could be sighted not far from the boat. Exciting to see their big dorsal fins cruising around with the backdrop of green,lush islands with the occasional red/orange barked arbutus tree. The journey in itself, to even get to this point, was an adventure. The Goldwing proved more than able to pull the weight of our tent trailer and all the stuff we loaded her up with. This journey we definitely carry more than we did in Oz.
On our way here we met up with a whole bunch of friends and it's been fun catching up with people i haven't seen in years. Thanks everyone who housed and fed us!
I was incredibly excited about all the wildlife we saw as we travelled in BC. We came across moose, white tailed deer, mule deer, big horn sheep, mountain goat and a very large specimen of a black bear. Unfortunately i didn't catch the bear on film.
During one of the hikes in the stunning backdrop of Canmore, we even came across a wolverine, Peter managed to see it clearer than I. When I finally understood what he was pointing at, only its head remained for me to see. Still, it was very exciting. It is not everyday indeed that one stumbles across a wolverine and an avalanche in the same day. We had hiked up to a very small glacier and the sun was shining on this particular day. As the snow cover higher up in the peaks of the rockies melted a sheet of snow came tumbling down, and watching from a safe distance as we were, it was rather exhilarating.



I will post pics at a later day and write more when I can. Right now...got a motorcycle to pack for a week long excursion around the island before we return to victoria for a small pit stop.
so long
//miki


interesting paw print up at spray lakes, alberta