Author Archives: CHolmes75

July 30, 2014; We were island residents for about 2 years now and had mostly been exploring places north and west of us on our weekend road trips, so now it was finally time to go south to the Province’s capitol, Victoria. We had my in-laws visiting from Toronto, so it was the perfect wayContinue reading “Visiting the Capitol ~ Victoria, BC”

February 14, 2014 Well, with today being Valentine’s Day 2023, its only fitting that my next post took place on Valentine’s Day, back in 2014. My husband planned a romantic and fun west coast adventure in Tofino, with a surprise trip by boat to Hot Springs Cove in Clayoquot Sound. Before arriving in Tofino, weContinue reading “West Coast Valentine Getaway ~Tofino & Hot Springs Cove”

Well, seeing as our first trip to California was a huge highlight in all of our road trips so far, we decided it was time to do it again… And what better time than for a Christmas in Disney? Also, it was Tony‘s 36th birthday on the eve of Christmas Eve, (December 23rd), so evenContinue reading “Back Again!!! Hello Cali 🌴”

It was the summer of 2013 and now that we had a year to settle in and explore our surroundings a bit as Vancouver Islanders, it was time to have our first west coast camping experience. With all of our gear packed up, we were ready to head North to Buttle Lake in Strathcona ProvincialContinue reading “First Camping Trip on our Island”

Buckle up, this is going to be a long one…. Being islanders for nearly a year on the Canadian west coast definitely had it’s adventures with stunning, nature saturated scenery, but we were craving another good, long road trip; comparable to the one that began our lives west when we drove across 3 Provinces fromContinue reading “California Road Trip~ Experiencing the PCH March 19, 2013”

July, 2011 After being Albertans for 2 years and not seeing family & friends in that time, we decided it was time for a little summer reunion. With our bags in tow, we were on our WestJet flight en route to London, Ontario. Our first stop was my hometown of Strathroy, now Strathroy-Caradoc, a municipalityContinue reading “Tourists in Our Home Province”

Our next adventure weekend took us to, drumroll……yup, British Columbia!! I’m really starting to see a trend with our travels, we just couldn’t get enough of BC it seems! January 24, 2011 had us on a bus trip bound for the beautiful Panorama Ski Resort in the Rockies. Not being avid skiers (I only triedContinue reading “Panorama Mountain Resort ~ Panorama, BC”

August 25-31, 2010 The exposure to the ocean from our Mexico trip had really awakened something within and it seemed like we had just unpacked when we were packing our bags again (and car this time) for another adventure; To Beautiful British Columbia once again, but this time, as a family and far from theContinue reading “Vancouver Island 10 Year Anniversary Road Trip!”

This was a big one for our family. A trip to MEXICO!!!! Neither myself nor our girls had been on a plane before so we were super excited and anxious for this trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. One whole week of sunshine, no cooking or cleaning for me and unlimited drinks and eats at CantoContinue reading “Mexico!! ✈️ 🇲🇽”

2010 was a big travel year for us with many firsts including our first time visiting British Columbia for Valentines Day, to Radium Hot Springs. Yes, we travelled 5.5 hours for a Valentines Day retreat and it was worth every second of the drive…. I wasn’t kidding when I said a seed for road tripsContinue reading “Radium Hot Springs ~ 02/2010”