In the last several weeks we did get out to some good spots in & around north central BC. Here are some highlights....
Frog in the Bog store in funky Wells BC, land of the Cariboo gold rush & home to artists and creatives.... got a couple of souvenir gifts for friends down in Bolivia at the Frog.
Dinner at the Bear Paw Cafe, Wells BC.... Cheryl and Dave, the wonderful hosts. Here is Dave socializing with the patrons just before he hosted the Seven Summits race which saw around 70 people participating.
And of course a trip to the Cariboo would not be complete without a Barkerville visit, this time to the graveyard. I found this grave kind of interesting - a Parisian opera violinist who ended his days toughing it out in the wilds of Barkerville. I love the stories around there - of gold, heartbreak & triumph.
Then, off to Vanderhoof BC to see the mighty Nechako River and the Canada geese there getting ready to take flight to the south. It was interesting to think how this year, we are kind of doing the same thing... even chose the same month to leave. Of course, we are not going to get the same kind of workout. Whereas the birds will be exercising their wings, we'll be doing a lot of sitting on our butts, on buses, trains and planes.
And our own backyard, where I managed to dig the potatoes... Sangre and the almost extinct Nooksack, both stored away now in a dark corner of our basement. Hopefully by the time we return next spring, they will be sprouting already.
The house is clean (well, at least the cleanest it's been in 10 years). The bags are packed.
The modem is being unplugged and the internet disconnected now that I have finished this sentence.
The adventure begins.
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