On our second day on Vancouver Island, we decided to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum. The Royal British Columbia Museum is the only natural history museum in the province. It is a huge, three-story building with outlying gardens and an IMAX theater. The museum anchors the Cultural Precinct in Victoria and is located between …
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Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
On our last three-day “weekend,” Tom and I with our friends Val and Johnny, headed west on the ferry for Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Vancouver Island is the largest island off the west coast of North America. It is about the size of West Virginia. We decided to check it out and explore the southernmost …
Jackson Beach, San Juan Island
Jackson Beach is one of those beaches that the locals don’t like to put on the map. It is a long, sandy curve of beach without the steep climb down that characterize many of the beaches here. Most of the beaches are also rocky instead of sandy. Jackson Beach will never be mistaken for a …
Unexpected Visitors to the Visitors Center
The very first day we worked, we had some unexpected visitors in the Visitors Center. English Camp, where Tom and I work, is a historic 1868 building. The only electricity is for the gift shop (cash register and two display lights). There is no heat or air-conditioning or running water. We have a fireplace and …
Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
The town of Friday Harbor is the first place you visit when you get off the ferry on San Juan Island. You have to drive, walk, or bike through the town before you can get anyplace else. The town of Friday Harbor is the only incorporated town on the island. It is also the County …
Exploring the Island with Sandy and Eric
Tom and I had some friends visit this last week. We spent every minute we could with them: after work and all our time off. Eric and Sandy have shared our adventures before and there isn’t a lot of sitting still when Tom and Sandy get together. We hiked, we ate, we laughed, we enjoyed …
Long Week of Training and Working
Our first week on San Juan Island, Tom and I had a long week of training and working. We expected training to start on a Sunday, based on the date given. So we arrived on a Friday and went grocery shopping and got the lay of the land on Saturday. We also found out that …
San Juan Island Off the Coast of Washington State
Tom and I arrived at San Juan Island a little over a week ago. Since our arrival, we have been in training or working every day, but we have made time to explore a little bit also. The island is absolutely beautiful with a new scenic vista around every corner. You cannot drive to San …
Washington State Ferry Ride
Tom and I are spending this summer on an island, just like we spent the winter on an island. Both islands are the same size, although San Juan Island has half the number of permanent residents. Although they are both islands, you can drive to St. Simons Island on a causeway. You have to take …
Wall Drug: Serving Free Ice Water Since 1931
Driving across South Dakota can be brutal. The state is almost 400 miles from east to west and there is a whole lot of nothing along those 400 miles. Just about the only thing to entertain you are the billboards advertising Wall Drug. In fact, there are 200 billboards for Wall Drug between the border …