Out for an early morning to catch some of first light down at Aylard Farm in Metchosin BC, Canada
02
Jun
2022
Aylard Farm Sunrise
25
Jul
2019
Great Circle Route
Vancouver Island Great Circle Route
I was up early with a plan of driving the Great Circle Route on Southern Vancouver Island. The Great Circle Route is typically heading out from Langford towards Sooke, BC on Hwy 14. Passing Sooke and along the west coast until reaching the tiny fishing town of Port Renfew. Continue reading →
25
May
2019
Mystic Beach
A beautiful day in May prompted a trip to Mystic Beach
A short drive out to the China Beach parking lot with Emily and the dogs on a busy May Long weekend and we were off to Mystic Beach. With a winding trail through the trees and over the roots for 2km its not the easiest hike. Multiple small stream crossings as well as a suspension bridge are part of the trail down to the beach. Continue reading →
04
May
2019
Vancouver Night Photos
Photos from downtown Vancouver at Night
We took a spring trip to Vancouver to visit some family and Emily and I headed out to take a few photos on the one night we were in town. Thankfully it was a beautiful clear night and the Blue Hour light was beautiful. A slight wind kept the water from giving perfect reflections but you can’t win them all! Continue reading →
10
Feb
2019
Snow Day
Snow Day in the yard
After a February snowstorm I took the camera out to the backyard to snap a few shots of the angry Robins sitting on the apple tree in the back yard. Continue reading →
17
Jan
2019
Roche Cove Park Walk
Misty walk from Roche Cove to Matheson Lake
On a misty winters morning we took the dogs for a short hike. As old Axel dog is getting pretty slow we decided on something easy. We parked at Roche Cove in East Sooke and planned on walking the trail up to Matheson Lake. Continue reading →
01
Dec
2018
Jordan River Waterfalls
Chasing Waterfalls on a rainy day in Jordan River BC
With the rain pounding down and the clouds hanging so low its hard to tell where the clouds end and the fog begins, or as we Islanders call it, a regular November day. I piled the two dogs into the truck and head out towards Sooke BC. Continue reading →
20
Nov
2018
Cowichan Bay Sunrise
Cowichan Bay Estuary, Duncan BC
The salmon are still running so I made a trip up to Cowichan Bay to see if I would have better luck at finding some eagles. Early morning traffic was light as I raced the sun up and over the Malahat, fighting the urge to stop at the summit and shoot the brightening sky.
14
Nov
2018
Sooke Salmon Run
Charters Creek, Sooke B.C
With the Salmon running and a stretch of nice weather I decided to go out Bald Eagle hunting, plus see whatever else was around during the salmon run in Sooke, BC.
19
Oct
2018
Skirt Mountain Sunrise
Next adventure on my Sunrise Series was to try to shoot from the top of a cliff on the side of Skirt Mountain, AKA Bear Mountain. Continue reading →
18
Oct
2018
Albert Head Lagoon Sunrise
Albert Head Lagoon, Metchosin BC
With the beautiful weather continuing I decided to head out again for another sunrise shoot at a different location. Waking up to a much clearer sky than yesterday at Esquimalt Lagoon I decided to head down to Albert Head Lagoon and see if I could get some decent shots with Victoria and Mount Baker in the background as the sun came up. Continue reading →
17
Oct
2018
Esquimalt Lagoon Sunrise
Esquimalt Lagoon, Victoria, BC
With the absolutely stellar weather we’ve been having in Victoria, BC I decided to take advantage and shoot some sunrise photos down at the Esquimalt Lagoon. With the sun coming up at 7:20am it was also not a grueling morning to get up and at the beach before the sun rose. Continue reading →
12
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 42
Camino del Norte
Day 42
Oct 14
Hola,
We decided to walk the whole 30km to Finisterre instead of breaking it into 2 short days. No rain along the way but a lot of wind. Hurricane Leslie is hitting Spain right now and we are certainly affected by the strong winds.
12
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 40
Camino del Norte
Day 40
Oct 12
Hola folks,
Day 40 of our marathon and only a few more days of walking to go! Yippee!
It’s been a while since I last wrote anything –
We are presently about half way to the Atlantic coast at Finisterre which is 90 km from Santiago.
08
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 36
Camino del Norte
Day 36
Oct 8
Easy day today…20 km in the sunshine to the town of Pontevedra. We left Redondela around 7:00am and walked mostly on pavement..it was cold this morning until the sun gained some power…12C.
07
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 35
Camino del Norte
Day 35
Oct 7
Hola,
Today we left Portugal at 6:00 (or 7:00 am Spanish time). We stayed the night in the Portuguese city of Valenca, toured the fortress there, bought a bbq chicken, bread and wine which we ate at the albergue. We walked across the bridge ( river Minho) and entered the Spanish city of Tui before sunrise.
06
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 34
Camino del Norte
Day 34
Oct 6
Hola folks,
Tonight we are in the town of Valenca….right on the border with Spain. Tomorrow we will be walking in Spain again and the clock will move ahead 1 hour.
Today we left the beach town of Vila Praia de Âncora before 6:00 am and walked along the seawall and Atlantic oceanfront in the dark for the first hour.
03
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 31
Camino del Norte
Day 31
Oct 3
Hola,
It turns out that Portugal is one hour ahead of Spain so now sunrise is at 7:00 am or so. We got up in Porto at 5:00 am, had a yogurt and coffee/tea and were on the road through the city at 6:10 this morning. The streets are quiet at that time but the streetlights are shining and the walking is easy.
02
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 30
Camino del Norte
Day 30
Oct 2
Hola,
Here we are in Porto, Portugal. We walked into Melide on our last day on the Primitivo. Melide is the town where the Primitivo and the Camino Frances join and the traffic increases dramatically. Since we walked this last 50 km last year we decided to catch the bus into Santiago.
01
Oct
2018
Camino del Norte 2018 – Day 29
Camino del Norte
Day 29
Oct 1
Hola,
A most interesting day…yesterday. We left the big city of Lugo before sunrise as usual with a plan to walk 25 or 30 km to get close to the city of Melide.
We had a few places to choose from, each with kitchen facilities advertised so we figured we would just buy some supplies along the way and prepare our own dinner. Donna was carrying 2 jars of Pesto, we had half a stick of bread and a little wedge of cheese and thought to buy some pasta etc.