family and friends reunion road trip: day two: everett, washington to talent, oregon
I am happy to report that today was far less eventful. The most important thing was to get on the road early. We know from past experience (our first trip…
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family and friends reunion road trip: day one: port hardy to everett, washington
Our epic road trip has begun! Excited? I’m over the moon. This was the trip we were supposed to take last year, but… covid. This year it’s even better: a…
billy joe shaver, rest in peace, and in music
Many well-known rock and pop musicians have died lately, including Helen Reddy, Eddie Van Halen, and Jerry Jeff Walker. More names will be coming fast and furiously as the icons…
cpmvfsgu days 8 and 9: monday and tuesday on salt spring island; whether or not to leave a negative review for an airbnb
I’ve spent the last two days reading, blogging, scratching, and occasionally eating and sleeping. There were other things to do on Salt Spring Island, but I was too uncomfortable to…
cpmvfsgu day 7: salt spring island (sunday)
Today’s big news is that the GP Dermatologist in Campbell River will see me on the day we are driving through that town, on our way home. Which is two…
cpmvfsgu day 6: salt spring island (saturday)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? Perhaps not as dramatic as all that, but yesterday was a tale of two days, for sure. We…
cpmvfsgu day 5: victoria to salt spring island
I am having the surreal experience of looking through photographs of the wildfire devastation in Washington State, Oregon, and California, and seeing the names of towns where much of my…
cpmvfsgu day 4: victoria
I slept more last night than I have since the hives started, and this morning felt halfway human for the first time in months. I took Cookie and Kai for…
cpmvfsgu day 3
We had another good breakfast at Popsey’s, then hit the road to Victoria. Campbell River is halfway between Port Hardy, the northernmost town on the Island, and Victoria, at the…
consolation-prize mini-vacation featuring special guest urticaria: day 1 and 2
This is the time when wmtc turns into a travel journal, which I write almost entirely for myself, for a record of my travels. First of all, we were supposed…
in which covid-19 accomplishes what revolution, unexplained plane crashes, and terrorism could not
I’ve never cancelled a trip because of external circumstances. Until now. In 1994 we were heading to Mexico — to travel through the country, not to stay in a resort…
island day trip with mom: alert bay
This week’s day trip was fascinating, meaningful, and so much fun. We went to Alert Bay, toured the U’mista Cultural Centre (us for the second time, my mom for the…
weekend trip with mom: a few days in the comox valley
I thought it would be fun for my mom to see a different part of Vancouver Island. I didn’t want her going home thinking the whole island is a sparsely…
more trip pics on flickr
More photos from our drive west are now on my Flickr page: here. I’ll also be adding to the sets vancouver island and vancouver island north as we explore.
in which an old-fashioned mom-and-pop motel saves me from union busters
For the portion of my training taking place in Campbell River — two days this week plus all of next week — I was booked into the Coast Discovery Inn,…
the move west: day nine: delta to port hardy
We are here! At our new home! Very excited! We had a reservation on the 10:15 ferry from Tsawwassen to Nanaimo, but we had to get there super early. If…
the move west: day eight: sicamous to delta bc
Sicamous looked like a sweet little town, nestled on the shore of the Shuswap River, with mountains visible on two sides. We had breakfast at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s Family Restaurant.…
the move west: day seven: calgary alberta to sicamous british columbia
It’s very exciting to be past the mountains and in BC! We’re having a really good time. It feels like we’re on some kind of weird vacation where we don’t…
the move west: day six: swift current saskatchewan to calgary alberta
Greetings from Mountain Time! I had a friend from Denver who always said Mountain was the forgotten time zone. He may have been right: we forgot about the hour time…
the move west: day five: brandon manitoba to swift current saskatchewan
Greetings from the prairies! Yesterday was a good day. I fell asleep super early the night before, had a great sleep, then another amazing breakfast, this one at Smitty’s, next…