It might just be considered an exercise in frustration: trick or treating in a rural area where something like 30% of the houses are vacation homes. Knock knock knock… Trick or Treat! <silence> Sorry kids, they’re not over from Vancouver this weekend! That’s exactly what I thought when we moved here. Then I learned that [...] [...more]
Just recently, the most pervasive question has switched to “what do you do in the winter/what are winters like?” Having moved here from Alberta where multiple days of -30 degree weather are a given, winters on Mayne Island are a dream come true. It rains quite a bit, rarely snows (although last year was an [...] [...more]
Another Sunday, another night of musical entertainment at the Wild Fennel on Mayne Island. Last night’s theme was Funk night featuring Victoria’s Get Up to Get Down. I think that funk is fun, but I wasn’t expecting to actually recognize any of the songs (beyond maybe a James Brown tribute or two), but I have [...] [...more]
Question: what do you do on a Sunday night on Mayne Island? Answer: go watch a live Marimba Band and eat delicious food (slight disclaimer: doesn’t happen EVERY Sunday). For the second year in a row, we went to see Mufaro live at the Wild Fennel. It’s a really great time, the music is amazing, [...] [...more]
I tried to shoot a video of this trip, and ended up with an hour of footage of the sky, and my paddle. I’ve cut it down to the least dreadful 5 minutes and posted it here. I didn’t bother polishing it at all, it’s essentially just 3 clips stuck together. Future videos will be [...] [...more]
The beach is such an integral part of summers in the Gulf Islands. Mayne’s definitely got it’s share of beautiful places to worship the sun. Bennett Bay is hands down the biggest and most popular. We’re not talking wall to wall people, but you’ll definitely find a couple of dozen people there on a sunny [...] [...more]
Hands down, the most common question I’m asked by people visiting Mayne Island is “how do you like living here?” I think it’s a great question, and I always try to offer a balanced response. The truth is that living year round on an island definitely has it’s ups and has a few downs. It’s [...] [...more]
(Apologies in advance for the lack of pictures in this post. I was a bit nervous, and didn’t know what to expect from the paddle, so I left my camera at home. As mentioned in the “About” page, I am an employee of Mayne Island Kayaking, and this was an event sponsored by them.) Last [...] [...more]
