Views From Radar Hill In Pacific Rim National Park

After chillin' at Long Beach for a little while we did a small hike around Radar Hill. This lookout used to be an old cold war radar station, but is now a wonderful vantage point where you can view the surrounding area.

It is also a Korean War memorial for the heroic Canadians of 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Light Infantry who called in artillery fire on their own positions as they were being over ran by Communists in the battle of Kap'yong.

The dismantled radar station and war memorial only augments the peacefulness that pervades this nice view.

The Waves of Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park

Outside Tofino we hit up the famous surfer's paridise Long Beach, a part of Pacific Rim National Park. The big waves swept in one after another.

A View From "Tough City"

Spent a few days in empty Tofino last week. Had the place to ourselves as everyone must have been in Vancouver for the Olympics. Didn't bother us a bit.

Valentines Day In Victoria

After a walking out of the weekend long 2010 Victoria Tea Festival a bit jittery off caffeine, we headed to Pescatores, an oyster bar across from the Empress. We got a spot right in front of the cook and ordered a local bottle of Pinot Noir. The cook effortlessly shucked the oysters. He educated us prairie folk on the types of oysters we were eating and where they came from. We had Fanny Bay, Whale, Kumamoto, Effingham, and Kusshi oysters all are harvested on different areas on the island. Alissa's favorite was the juicy Whale oysters, Matt's was the creamy Kusshies.

After a bellyfull of oysters we headed to the waterfront sea plane bar, the Flying Otter Grill. Our mission was to give the manager at the Otter $20.00 from our server at Pescatoes... our crazy life. The manager wasn't there so we forwarded the money on to our server at the Otter. We got a table right on the water. The view was sick!

After an appy and a few more drinks we stopped of at our favourite local spot, Cafe Brio.

What a great V-Day In Vic!

Spring In Febuary

Took these picures at the start of Feb this year...

Spring is here!

Spring Is Here: The Proof Is In The Cherry Trees

With record breaking January temperatures and with only a few nights in December drawing frost, we didn't have much of a winter here on the Island. This week the Cherry Blossoms have bloomed officially marking a start to spring!

Driving Through The Rocky Mountains

Of course we drove through a blizzard while driving through the Rocky Mountains on our way back to Victoria. When we finally made it to Harrison Hot Springs we were ready for some relaxation. We totally exploited the relaxation of Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa for the next 24 hours.

Friend Roundup

We had a big ol' friend round up on our last night in Regina at Bushwakkers Brew Pub. It was especially nice to catch up with Ryan Joyce and finally meet his girlfriend. We haven't seen him since before we left to Korea. Mmmmm... Bushwakker Beer...