Victoria to New Westminster on the Local Trails
July 25, 2021 Ruth: Gord got up before the crack of dawn to make us fresh bread for our lunch on the road. I’m a ... Read More
The Mystery Cycle Trip Begins
July 24, 2021 Victoria B.C. Tomorrow we start out on a Mystery ride. With Covid border closures and forest fires burning in southern B.C. We ... Read More
Covid: Last weeks of Summer
August 31, 2020 Life this summer has been full of contrasts. We have divided our time between our house in Victoria and our off-grid cabin ... Read More
Covid 19: Harold & Maude
Ruth: When I’m not working online in my office at home, I’m joining the new Covid craze for self-sufficiency. Once enough toilet paper and food ... Read More
Covid 19: Chicken Little
Our Garden Our beautiful cat Russell Street I have been working from home since Spring Break ended, and face to face classes were shut down ... Read More
Covid 19: Leaving Paradise
This morning we are packing up to leave paradise and return to a changed city. Living in the moment has always been easier on Valdes ... Read More
Covid 19: Social Distancing
March 17, 2020 The last rays of sun are illuminating the Straight of Georgia between Vancouver and Valdes Island. From my chair in our cabin, ... Read More
Koyasan
Ruth: Until today we had one incomplete page in our henro stamp book, the one reserved for Koyasan. This morning we took two trains, a ... Read More
Henro Huts: Temples 20-23
Ruth: Thank goodness for these henro huts that are sprinkled along the route. As I write this I am sitting in one watching the first ... Read More
Meditation or Medication?: Temples 13-19 again
Ruth: I would like to think that the reason I feel calmer and more serene is that my efforts on this pilgrimage are having an ... Read More