August 4th, 2017 - When I woke up and looked out the window I didnt need to see the sky to know the smoke was back, the eerie red glow on the trees outside the window told me all I needed to know. Yesterday the crew had been telling me I was lucky the smoke [...]
The Bailey Bridge on the Bella Coola River August 3rd, 2017 - The smoke vanished overnight and the day dawned with clear blue skies and the promise of smoking hot temperatures. I flexed my sore hand and thanked the stars that I came out of the altercation with the hanging rack spike infection-free. [...]
August 2, 2017 - There was only one thing on the agenda today, work. And work hard. There are four creeks that the facility takes and releases chum to: Snootli Creek, Thorsen Creek, Saloompt Creek, and Fish Creek at the Airport Channel. Each has a fence installed at this time of year, the fence traps [...]
July 18, 2017 - After a day filled with interesting talks, many on topics Ive never thought much about or even been exposed to before but which were very educational, it was out for dinner with former UBC family. After we parted ways I walked back to my hotel, grabbed my camera, and went for [...]
April 21 (slipping into the 22nd), 2016 - Now that my childish snit fit about a screwed up flight back to Vancouver has abated and I'm on a plane home, the red eye...not the plane we were supposed to be on....put it back in the box, put it on the shelf, let it go Paige....breathe....have [...]
April 20, 2016 - Today was our last full day and after the past two, very full, days, we opted for a beach day. But first there were a few things we wanted to pick up - some jerk spice, some whole nutmeg, a bottle of rum cream, some coffee... I'd been price checking everywhere we'd [...]
April 17, 2016 - This afternoon, after reaching a point where I needed to shun the sun, we looked at the activities board near the pool area. Volleyball, dancing, aquafit, soccer on the beach.....not interested in any of these. The one activity we'd both seen the other day that was of interest, but which we'd [...]
April 17, 2016 - After yesterday's mileage covered, today was about hanging out on the beach reading a book. We did our paperwork to be able to use the kayaks and snorkel gear, and then we pulled up a pair of beach loungers under a shady tree and relaxed. We went for a swim and [...]
April 16, 2016 - Today we had booked ourselves into an all day outing with a tour group of about 15 others and I wasn't sure what to expect. The plan was a visit to the Dunn's River Falls in Ocho Rios, followed by a trip into the mountains to visit Nine Mile, the resting [...]
