Expedition Canada

Foraging Course cancelled Sat Oct 16th We are gripped by an 'atmospheric river' according to a report on Friday's CBC news for BC.  Perhaps shrouded might be more accurate. Not some euphemistic term to describe the collective mood in bad weather or a mystic meaning aligned with one's inner-self.  They   are a like ' rivers in the sky '  according to a CBC report, 'that transport large volumes of water vapour from the equator', before dumping it down on us.  Canada gets several a year and the volume of rain can apparently, 'exceed the volume of water flowing into the ocean from the Amazon'.  It feels like it.  The rain started Friday morning and is due to continue until Sunday evening when 75mm to 150mm of rain is forecast to have fallen. We'd had 40mm by the end of Friday.  Roads are awash and running with waves of surface water, the small stream that usually trickles across the front of our property alongside the road is a torrent....

Lions Rugby Yeah - Live rugby Sat Jul 17 Frustrated that I missed the end of the Gallaher Premiership when we left the UK, I was smuggly pleased to have found a way to stream the British & Irish Lions South Africa fixtures.  Once set up, no easy task and four password changes later, we settled down to watch the Stormers v Lions. Once we knew it worked and the rain had stopped, we set off for a walk I'd planned and return later to watch the rugby.  Many of Gibsons' roads up behind the town back on to the forested mountain-side and a number show trails heading into the backcountry.  Except the two I'd chosen to check out really didn't look like established trails.  No signs, no obvious trail heads, unimpressed navigator in the adjoining seat! 2962 Day Road Let's head for Roberts Creek Falls, suggested Fred, followed by driving instructions.  Good call. There were a couple of other cars in the parking area near the trailhead along with one of the best house num...