Sun again today, poor us. Drove north to the end of Graham Island on this holiday Monday. Through Skidegate, past Tlell to Masset the drive takes you along miles of beach before turning inland towards Masset Inlet. This part of Haida Gwaii is flat, windy and mostly boring with scrub trees and second growth. Finally ate breakfast at Port Clements (nothing else was open). Thought we were going to starve!The village of Masset is very poor. Apparently there is a big ...

Coastal fog creeping in to our view as we sipped coffee over breakfast. Our cheery waitress added to the happiness of this day. This is the day we make the crossing to Haida Gwaii. The seven hours it takes to ferry over to the Islands is like a gentle climitization to a new way of life.Our daughter lived in Haida Gwaii once for a short time. We were never able to share in her experience. Today, beginning on the ferry, we begin to see some of what she did many yea...

Smithers was indeed a pleasant surprise…. So much so that Colleen thinks her daughter should get a job teaching there to provide an excuse to come back. There are a number of waterfalls in the area. We all chose to walk up to Twin Falls...good choice. Bit of an uphill slog leads up to glacier fed mists of rushing water pounding down to the valley below. Don had a great time with his new camera.Like a Swiss mountain village the experience included the loc...

 Woke up to a smoky sunrise, muffins & coffee which included a conversation with a sparkly shod clown from Florida. Ya gotta love breakfast at the Super 8!Cariboo cowboy country leads you to the heart, Prince George, before heading west towards Smithers, our stop for the night. We hit Prince George before the tourist info was open. Stopped long enough to say “Hi” to Colleen’s other friend Mary … took a picture of a rusting iron ‘log...

There are some dreams that remain only visions. Thoughts that are never formed in to reality. Experiences that remain a mystery.The trick to aging gracefully is to take those dreams and ride them hard…. Just don’t forget to take notes and pictures or age might just rob you of that reality!So, with this thought in mind, Shane and I piled in to my little blue Prius with our friends Don and Colleen and piles and piles of gear!! Amazingly all of it found ...