My final month out on Vancouver Island! 1st December – Final Care Package Lindt advent calendar, a scan of some sheet music I used to sing in school when I was five, a nativity jigsaw for “extreme procrastination”, a light up polar bear, Christmas themed earrings and bracelets, and chocolates! A wonderful surprise after a […]
Canada
Rainy Weekend in Vancouver
As I was flying out of Vancouver Airport, I thought I’d make the most of it and spend a few days in Vancouver itself. Leaving Vancouver Island involved two buses and a solemn ferry ride to mainland BC. I got my last look at downtown Victoria and could just about make out the gulf islands […]
Photo Diary: November
Third month complete! 1st November – Post-Halloween Getting to my favourite part of autumn where the air is cold and crisp. (Made nursing my hangover a little more bearable…) 2nd November – Post-Halloween Another Canadian food ticked off my list (thanks to trick or treat leftovers)! I didn’t expect to like Coffee Crisp as I […]
Photo Diary: October
Officially halfway through my time in Canada! This month I visited the Rockies and Alberta, saw elk and deer, eaten poutine, witnessed a partial solar eclipse, and walked along an abandoned railway trestle! 1st October – The Bob Wright Observatory I was extremely lucky to be able to go to the Bob Wright Centre Observatory […]
Goldstream Provincial Park
If I am learning one thing by studying abroad, it is how to make the most of my time in between intense periods of study. That essentially translates to trying to keep my weekend’s free of assignments so I have hours to spare to explore the island. A visit to Goldstream Provincial Park, just outside […]
Thanksgiving in the Rockies: Valemount to Victoria
Unfortunately, this last day in the Rockies was a whole lot of driving. We had almost 500 miles to cover to get from Valemount to Victoria. Scavenging what we could from the hotel breakfast bar, we began our long drive back to Vancouver Island. Our driver, Bud, had been an absolute saint throughout this trip […]