Hey everyone! You might have noticed that we have been neglecting this blog. Well, a lot of things have been happening and sometimes life gets in the way of plans. We’ll be adding some blog posts of our travels from May – September, but likely a little abbreviatedly. We hope to post more promptly after…

This was it: our first long stay. We got to really settle into a feeling of home after Don & Sheila left –– it was striking how draining it could be to be guests in other people’s houses for 2 months straight, and how much better it felt to even be the hosts of the household…

We drove back to Calgary from Rossland on March 12th through Fernie –– it was a blessedly clear day so we didn’t get hit with any sideways snow, fortunately. We spent about a week in Calgary running errands, filing taxes, and finalising our packing for La Paz! In Calgary, we celebrated Jonny’s birthday with 3 more…

We left Magna Bay and drove south to Rossland on Feb 25th, with the exception of waiting 45 minutes in standstill traffic before deciding to take the alternate route through Kelowna, it was a worry-free drive! We arrived at my brother David and his wife Hannah’s house in Rossland and were delighted to find pizza…

We drove to Magna Bay, BC on February 10th to see our friend Tucker (and Marika, and Jack, and Emma)! We stopped by Shuswap Pie Company (highly recommend) on the way and picked up a sausage, sage, and apple pie, and a raspberry rhubarb pie. J There’s nothing better than spending a ton of time…

Hello! What the heck have we been up to? In mid-December, we said goodbye to Montréal and all our friends and flew with most of our possessions in a few suitcases to Calgary – “Destination Zero” of our trip! December J For me it started with 4 weeks off because I decided to quit my…

2023 01 06 – Calgary Today was a good day. We drove out bright and early to hike the Pennstock Loop in Kananaskis (“K-country”). The sun rises late (8:25AM) at this latitude these days, but it does mean that you don’t have to get up too early to catch a crazy-looking sunset. We’ve both been…