The weather was abnormally beautiful, but we weren’t about to complain. The drought was starting to have its effects in British Columbia, but for us, the sky was blue, the temperature was around 20 Celsius, and we just enjoyed it enormously. We spent the day walking on the south part of the famous Long Beach, […]
Ucluelet
Our clothes situation was to be addressed. There was no avoiding it. It was an uttermost pressing matter. We were indeed at this moment in our trip where it was essential that we find a way of washing our clothes, and were facing the tough choice of either walking naked or give off a rather […]
The Road of a Thousand Turns
This was not a very interesting day. We mostly went from A to B, from B to C, from C to D, back a bit because we were lost, and finally to K. We took a bus for a while, then a rental car, which means I had to drive. Dear reader, I’m sure you’re […]
Butchart Gardens
The day didn’t begin very well. The shuttle that brought us to the Butchart Gardens was plagued by an icy AC tornado inside, so bad that we had to wrap ourselves up in everything we had to protect our faces from this unexpected blizzard. Also, there was a very depressed driver mumbling continuously and very […]
The 12 Stages of Hiking Mount Washington in Winter Conditions
1-Going up to Hermit Lake with the Tuckerman Ravine trail I think my backpack is trying to murder me. I tried a lot of different configurations, with little success. It’s poking me in the back, and not in a very nice way. Also, my legs refuse to understand they cannot go at the same speed […]
One Year Old!
The Rambling Blue Owl is 1 year old today!!! 12 months and 25 posts, both in English and French! O dear reader, all the things we’ve been through together!! We’ve been to Hell and back in the beautiful plains of Iceland… You’ve watched me adopt a pet Xenomorph. You followed me to a Single’s Party, […]
Mammoths and Ocean
“What is the plan for today?” asked the White Owl during the delicious hotel breakfast. -We have a big day today, Mama! I thought we could start in the morning with… with…” I coughed slightly. “With the Royal BC Museum…” It so happened that she was drinking coffee at the time, and it didn’t go […]
Alpine Hiking Initiation
Dear Reader, I once again interrupt the tale of my quiet travelling to the West Coast to tell you of a more immediate adventure. A few weeks ago on a sunny sunday, with the same team who took me ice climbing a few weeks ago, I learned the ropes of alpine hiking (ahah, learned the […]
From Vancouver to Victoria
Our last morning in the train was a nice mix between mountains and farms. At some point, we were stopped a long time, and they told us the train hit a poor Bambi and they would take it to the vet. Also, a lot of this… And I have so many questions about that! We […]
The Canadian – Day 3
Another night of peaceful rest and happy bliss for me, and of unpleasant shaking for the White Owl. In the morning, we made a stop at Edmonton: we could just see the skyline from where we were. They added a panoramic car, which was very exciting, because it meant that it was the long awaited […]