In June 2023, Merge visited Skagway AK and was able to travel right up to the foot of the Davidson Glacier. But to really understand how amazing a glacier is, a geography reminder is in order. As you may recall from when you were in school, glaciers have a remarkable ability to move, very slowly, […]
Category: North America
Wildlife encounters of the best kind!
Today is one of those days that will go down in the memory books as OMG, OMG, OMG! We had one goal today – to see if we could spot local wildlife, and we were treated with the best that nature has to offer! Our primary reason for choosing to travel to Campbell River was […]
Waterfalls, suspension bridges, and salmon
Oh first adventure today was to Elk Falls Provincial Park. As far as I’m concerned, this place scores the perfect trifecta. A beautiful waterfall, a fun suspension bridge, and hiking trails galore. Be aware, if you use GPS to get here, you may arrive at one of the small parking areas at the edge of […]
On the road again … to Campbell River BC
Earlier this morning, we loaded up the car and set out on our 6-day road trip to Campbell River BC. It’s an easy pleasant drive from Victoria, heading north over the Malahat (with great views), through Nanaimo and Parksville, and then on to Campbell River. One of the best things about road trips on Vancouver […]
Campbell River BC … mountains, fjords, bears and salmon!
Later this month, we are embarking on a 6-day mini-adventure to Campbell River BC. For those of you who don’t know, Campbell River is on the east coast of Central Vancouver Island. While we live on South Vancouver Island (in Victoria), ironically, we have never made the 3-hour drive north to Campbell River. Which, of […]
All good things come to an end
Day 11 — Today was the last day of our road trip, and it involved us catching two ferries! We had made a reservation on the ferry that leaves Coupeville (on Whidbey Island) for Port Townsend at 11:45 AM, so we needed to be there latest by 11:15 AM. Since our hotel was only about […]
Deception Pass and Fidalgo Island
Day 10 — As we headed north from Oak Harbor this morning, we made a couple of stops. One, to get a photo of the great “Welcome to Oak Harbor” sign on the north edge of the city. Whidbey island is home to a naval air base for the United States Army, and what you […]
Whidbey Island’s whid-key
Day 9 – Our home on Whidbey Island is at the Auld Holland Inn in Oak Harbor, which is towards the northern end of the island. So today we spent most of our time exploring towards the south, in the towns of Coupeville, Langley, and the surrounding areas. We also managed to fit in a […]
From big city to island life
Day 8 – after our big city excitement yesterday, today was a little bit of a slow start, but we still managed to get some good fun in before we made our way to Whidbey Island. By mid morning, we were packed up and ready to start heading north. Our first stop was the small […]
Seattle — the celebrated and the secret
Day 7 – we have been to Seattle many times before, so for this one full day in Seattle, we wanted to go back to some of our favourite spots, but also explore some of the things we have not done in the past. Everyone talks about the fantastic views from the top of the […]