August 3 Sleeping Beauty Hike

Written in the evening of Aug. 3 from Alexanders house The moon rose red tonight. Although it is not full until Wednesday, it is hard to tell by looking at it today. It is a big and round as blushing tomato. It could be magic or it could be the heavy mist of smoke in...

Slow Boat to Queen Charlotte Islands

Written the Evening of Aug. 2 from the town of Queen Charlotte on Graham Island I am staying at the home of Alexander and his son Zander in Queen Charlotte which is often refered to as Charlotte. They live in a beautiful cabin on the beach. The view from here is...

August 1 Smithers to Prince Rupert

I wrote this yesterday and this morning woke up to that amazing hanging mist again. It is cool…what a relief. I am told that the Island doesn’t have much in the way of internet or cell phone accessibility. I will be getting back here Thursday night fairly...

Aug 1 opps

I said that Danial told me that it would take 7 hours to get to Vancouver from here. Nope. I made that up. He said it would take 14. Actually he said once…when he really blew the speed limit out the window, it only took him 12. Well, I have not been going over...

Aug. 1 Smithers

I woke up this morning in Smithers and I was cool. Wow! I don’t know how long it will last so I am enjoying it at the moment. I am staying with Marie-Claude and Daniel, two transplanted Montrealers who wouldn’t live anywhere else but in the shadow of the...