Tuesday 4th May 2010…..yesterday’s news…

Yesterday morning I sat and watched the weather change it seems like every 15 minutes….   Sara was very busy in the clinic and I kept myself amused….because nothing happens here the arrival of the float plane is big news…..

 

and after work a clear sunny patch of sky appeared and we took the boat out for a while.  We went over to Artize Island where Sara dropped me off and she went out about 30 yards and moored the boat then climbed into the kayak to come ashore..

how she manages to do this is beyond me…

We walked quite a way around the island looking for glass bottles

this was the original site of the Native Community but they had to move due to lack of water.

No glass balls but this interesting piece of wood

On the way back home a very feint rainbow was visible above my hand…

you will note that an Englishman must have his afternoon cup of tea!!!!

Some evening shots…

We got back just before the rain started again so it was a good treat to get out for a walk and some fresh but cold air….

Tuesday 4th May 2010..The mighty Tigers….no more!!!!!

Hull City officially relegated after draw

 

Hull City were officially relegated from the English Premier League on Monday as hosts Wigan Athletic secured a 2-2 draw with a dramatic injury-time equalizer at the DW Stadium.

Latics defender Steve Gohouri scored the crucial last-ditch goal that confirmed the Tigers' relegation to the Championship.

Hull went into the clash knowing that only a first away win of the season would keep them mathematically in the top flight.

 

But survival was practically impossible given their huge goal difference deficit compared to West Ham, the only team they could have drawn level with on points.

Hull's first foray into English football's top flight lasted two seasons.

Sorry to my Family in Hull they must be very sad about this news today……..Long live the BLADES!!!!!

Monday 3rd May 2010…still getting used to it being May!!

Yesterday was a wild, wet West Coast Day….it rained the whole day so the morning was a reading and lazy morning plus taking photos of the wild life starting with the the clinic’s local resident….

It is a hard life!!

The local heron…

In the late afternoon we decided to get dressed up and go out in the boat and we stopped at Walters Island had a walk and then came back soaked but happy.

This morning already the weather has changed a dozen times at this moment quite sunny but cool.

Sara is working so I am catching up on computer stuff, reading and then when she finishes work we are going out in the boat…..all is well on the West Coast…

Saturday 1st May 2010…..May day!!

Woke up to sun and a cool wind…Sara had a call this morning and the people that come to the clinic for treatment have to come by boat.

We then packed up for a kayak trip but soon realized that the ocean was too rough for us to go to the tiny island we wanted to go to so we turned around and I was faced with the Class 8 rapid!!!

Made it!!!

Sea life…

We came back home had lunch and then went out in the Hospital boat to the village…

Some of the local children…

I like this original canoe…

Some of the views on the way home…

Congratulations to the Vancouver Canucks beating up the Blackhawks tonight…I know I joke about the lack of repair of the Satellite here but I do feel sorry for Sara to be here for 8 weeks and on call 24/7 not to have any source of TV, music or entertainment is really bad management on behalf of her employers….end of rant….

Sara has cooked a lovely roast for dinner then we are going to watch one of the movies I brought over..

Happy Birthday wishes to Irene…85 years young today!!!!

Friday 30th April 2010……early start

for my trip to Kyuquot at 8.15am I left the house on the Bank and the drive up to Gold River was a good one.  On the way the road leads through Strathcona Park

and the views around the lake are spectacular!!

 

I arrived in Gold River at the float plane terminal at noon ready for the 12.30pm flight on this baby…

Everything looks Ok to me…

lets get going..

How can you get lost with one of these??

Some of the views…. the weather changed from sunny to cloudy to wet!!!!

Fish farm…

Soon we were landing in Kyuquot..

It was lovely to see Sara waiting at the dock for me…the location of the Outpost and her residence is on a small island so she has a boat and this is us arriving at the dock.

After we unpacked it was time for tea at the kitchen table….this is our view!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So all is well it was a good journey and it reinforces in my mind just what an incredible Island I live on and how lucky I am to be surrounded my magnificent vistas……

I am still waiting for Sara to say to me…”just kidding of course I have the Satellite TV working and of course you can watch the big hockey game tomorrow”!!!!!    Oh well I cannot have everything……

Cannot believe this is the last day of April it seems so long since we were in Mexico…..wish you all a great weekend…..Les

Thursday 29th April 2010…on the go again

It is a lovely sunny day and I have already had my run and I am taking out Irene for lunch to celebrate her Birthday on May 1st, also hoping Heather and Ken can come.

Tonight is poker night so I look forward to my first game this year, to seeing my buddies and taking as much of their 20 dollars as I can!!

Tomorrow morning I leave for Kyuquot to visit Sara for 12 days.  The journey involves about a three hour car ride to Gold River then a 40 minute float plane ride to Kyuquot.

I look forward to spending time with Sara, even though the Satellite TV is still broken!!!!!  We shall spend lots of time on the water and it really is a small part of paradise.

The right hand pin is Nanaimo, the middle one is Gold River and the left hand one is Kyuquot.

Tuesday 27th April 2010…mini road trip

Went to see my friends Barb and Frank in Port Alberni today….these were taken on the journey..

You see lots of photos of Ramona but not many of her sister Pili, so here she is!!

Had a great visit and we exchanged our Mexico stories and as always Barb cooked a wonderful lunch.  Frank and I took a short walk down to Sproat Lake.

These are the Mars water bomber planes that are used for the forest fires…

I do have a bit of a dilemma….I am flying out to see Sara on Friday in Kyuquot but the satellite TV at the residence is not working and she is waiting for a technician to come in and fix it…..well a big hockey game Saturday night and a big soccer game on Sunday, what is a man supposed to do!!!!!