by toby | Jun 23, 2015 | Life
On day 7 of MikeandTobyTravels, here at Cassiar Cannery, my wildlife count so far: I’ve seen giant fish leaping in the low water of the tidal banks (“shedding the sea lice,” Justine tells me) three bald eagles, an osprey, millions of barn swallows, woodpeckers,...
by toby | Jun 22, 2015 | The Writing Life
Having a little time to myself today to reflect, I considered why I'm blogging in some more depth and thought I'd share 6 great reasons I thought of to blog your vacation, and why I'm doing that with ours. Yes, it's extra work. It can be challenging to find internet....
by toby | Jun 21, 2015 | Life
From where I’m sitting I can see a robin, fat and glossy, his red breast shiny and plump as he hops in a patch of grass starred with tiny yellow daisies. I’m sitting on a weathered silver cedar deck, and stretched out in splendor beyond the spot of grass at the end of...
by toby | Jun 20, 2015 | Life
The thing about adventures is that we don’t just get to have the fun part. Any time we exit our comfort zone, that little rut between where we live and where we otherwise occupy ourselves with the necessities of life, random shit can happen. To be honest, random shit...
by toby | Jun 19, 2015 | Life
Today we left Lillooet at the @ss-crack of dawn and got on the road for Barkerville, a historic gold rush town maintained in total period authenticity. Mike had booked a room in the historic town, and we’d bought a good, old-fashioned map at the Lil’Wat gas station...