August 5-9, 2026 Every other year our family gets together at Scotch Creek campsite on North Shuswap Lake. This tradition started when I was only 6 years old! As I was driving towards the campsite after leaving Hwy 1, a lot of memories came flooding back to me. How my parents started out with a big old army tent that my mom paid for with pennies she'd saved up in a big glass jar. We helped her count them and put them into rolls. And at the age of 13 how I got hit on for the f

June 28 - July 4, 2026 As we progressed from the west to the north and then in this final blog, to the east and a bit of the south, we noticed more civilization, more sea birds and whales, a more diverse vegetation and warmer temperatures. The moderate hikes were often high above the sea, hugging the edges of cliffs. June 28 On the road from Terra Nova National park to Bona Vista. Hawkweed This was the first day in Newfoundland that it was warm enough to wear shorts and T-shi

June 21-27, 2026 The remote northern communities of Newfoundland are few and far between. Fresh produce is very limited and seafood + root crops (namely potatoes & turnips) are a staple diet. The people were quite friendly, often stopping to say hello in their heavily accented drawl. There are no fences between neighbours and no large trees. I was wondering how they could leave their piles of neatly stacked firewood along the one and only road that connected communities. It i