China Beach Provincial Park...

About a 10 minute drive from our "home sit" in Jordan River is the China Beach Provincial Park.

This place has to be one of the prettiest places that I have ever been to.  The hike in is through a rain forest with huge cedar trees everywhere.  And when you get down to the beach it is a spetacular setting.

Shay and I had a great time here today.  The sun was warm and the hike in and out from the beach was just great. We both had a wonderful day.

Life is Good....

Some beach pics...

We stopped along the way to Sooke in a couple of areas... the first was the beach at Jordan River which is known for it's wave action and surfing.  There was a guy out there board sailing - is that what they call it? - and a bit further down, we stopped in at French Beach which is a provincial park and a lovely beach there as well...

We're travelling to Port Renfrew tomorrow, weather permitting... shud be fun.

Life is Good.

recharging the necessities....

The only chargers I have for my tablet and my cell phone are the ones that hook up to my vehicle system.  Today both were "out of juice" so we decided to take a drive to Sooke and pick up a few things.. and at the same time see some scenery and charge the stuff.

Well, my little helper - who would never admit to being tired - looks like she needed a re-charge as well. Told me she was just going to rest her eyes for a bit and was sound asleep in 2 minutes..

She has been great to spend time with... always ALWAYS on the go..

Life is Good.

Home Sitting at Jordan River.

Well, we arrived at Jordan River the other day.  We spent a couple of days visiting the owners, Vicktor and Ildiko and getting to know their pets and what chores we need to do on a daily basis.  We will be here a couple of weeks looking after their home while they enjoy the warmth and charm of a Costa Rican holiday.

Our daily ritual is feeding cats and dog twice daily, chickens, ducks, and rabbits get fed a whole bunch in the morning and then in the evening they get locked down for the night.  There has been some "outsider" action around the hen house and this morning one of Vicktor's traps yielded a big fat rat that was trying to make the koop its home.  We had a sad day yesterday when we found that a mink or similar got into the pheasant's coop and killed all four of those lovely birds.

Yesterday we drove the holidayers off to the airport and are now alone (just the two of us) for two weeks.  Not sure if either Shaya or I will be able to put up with each other for that long but will be fun trying.  As long as I cook her bacon and fresh eggs for breakie every day and go swimming in the indoor pool often, I think things will go smoothly.

This afternoon we take the dog for a long walk and then Shaya and I are going down to the surfing beach to check out the area.

Life is Good.

changes in scenery... colors...

Heading out of Missoula the other day I heard forecasts of "precipitation" in the mountains...  OK.. that means a bunch of snow so I took off early and found - in addition to a bunch of new snow - some very pretty scenes along the way.  Through the last mountain range and into northern WA State.. one pic to show how the colors changed in a matter of a couple of hours...

From here I go and pick up Shaya at Courtenay.  Then she and I are off on our adventure to home sit for a place on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Two weeks for my kiddo and me to bond and enjoy the rough beauty of the island.

Life is Good.

Why drive when you could fly????

It's a question I often ask myself... and wonder if I may be a bit crazy to do all this driving.

Then, you get a morning like today... travelling along the Interstate in N.Dakota.. hoar frost on all the trees and bushes... sun breaking through to make it look just a bit nicer that it did first thing this morning.  Took me about an hour longer to get to my first stop in Glendive MT but ... no rush.

Life is Good.

A quiet day...

Yesterday was a quiet day. Kind of windy so we just hung out at the condo, reading, playing some cards, keeping the fire burning.  We found information on what looked like an unique bar/saloon up in the woods about 20 miles away so we decided to try find it for some fine dining.

The Trestle Inn was build from old Douglas Fir logs salvaged from a railway trestle - hence the name and caters mainly to the snowmobilers in winter and hunters and fishermen in the summer. It was a fun looking place full of snowmobilers and the burgers were great.  A fun nite for our last evening up here.

Today we pack up and head back to Duluth.  It's storming there today so we hope the roads are OK as I'm doing a quick turn around and starting my long drive out west.

Life is Good.