I know that it may not for everyone, but I love being going away on business trips. At my job, we have an annual conference which rotates between Whistler, Victoria and Kelowna each year. I got to spend 6 days at Whistler last year. In September, I’ll get to go and stay at the Empress Hotel in Victoria. Not too shabby.
Coming home on the Amtrak. With the sunset + ocean for my view.
Seattle. Last night. View from my 15th floor room at the Olive 8. #nofilter
Chihuly at night. #nofilter
Hello sky. You sure are pretty. View from my backyard. #nofilter
Sleeping, suspended in the trees, in a gently swaying sphere.
Dinner with resident bunnies at an old English country pub.
An encounter with a cougar in the woods.
A black bear running across the highway in front of us.
Roadside llama and deer.
Owls, eagles and turkeys at the Wildlife Recovery Centre.
Listening to a black bear quietly snoring, not more than 5 feet away from us.
Spiders the size of your frickin’ hand.
Swimming in a mineral pool grotto.
And goats on a roof!
Sounds made up if I tell you this all happened to us in the span of our 2 day island getaway, doesn’t it?
But it did. And it was a fantastic little trip with the fella.
View more photos of our getaway on my Flickr album.
It’s hard to top sleeping in the trees and dinner with bunnies, but that didn’t stop us from trying on day 2 of our island getaway.
After our unique and woodsy stay, we would be swinging the other way to comfortable and luxe accommodations. As we had a few hours to kill between checking out at Free Spirit Spheres and checking in at Tigh-Na-Mara Resort, we brunched and explored the small towns between Qualicum Beach and Parksville.
We finally did it. We got to spend a night at the Free Spirit Spheres at Qualicum Beach! I’ve always wanted to go there and after a failed attempt last summer, Sean and I were psyched that a cancellation opened up and we got to go.
One is almost always guaranteed a good time at Maplewood Farms and we always try to go whenever we’re in need of an animal pick-me-up. Last month, Maplewood Farms held their annual sheep shearing and although we missed the sheeps being shaved, there was still lots of fun to be had.
Thunder + rain + Jack Handy thoughts. Such a little peanut. Wasn’t even scared of the thunder.