Eden: Carlos the bear, and swimming in the ocean. Eli: Almost being eaten by a savage sea lion while swimming at North Beach and dragging seaweed behind dad's truck. "It wasn't a seal, he had big black spots on his face" "Those are called eyes Eli" Mom: Sitting by an ocean fire with my family, laughing until I cried. Dad: The Pesuta shipwreck was pretty cool, but I really liked eating our first cedar plank salmon, that we caught ourselves, cut the plan...

"It is one of the worlds greatest tributes to the strength of the human spirit, that most of those who lived, and their children after them, remained sane and adapted in part at least, to the strange new world in which they found themselves" Bill Reid As we now find ourselves also living a life of notable change, we are forced not only to adapt to our new environment but are challenged to adapt from within. Our greatest feat is to accept the challenge...

Yesterday we "did" Barkerville with our fabulous tour guide Eden, who went there on a Grade 6 field trip (missed you Lynne and Sylvie!). It was a chilly day, but we got there early and did it all... we went to school, to court, to the water wheel, hung out with the blacksmith, drank the most expensive coffee ever, and watched a wonderful drama of hope and courage at the Royal Theatre in the evening. It was a long day, but a good one. Still at the Bee...

Sunday: Seven hours to Bear Lake! The Pine Pass definitely needs a Tim Horton’s, but thoughtful of the DOT to have potties all along the way. Road reconstruction all the way from Hart Lake past the summit. The washouts were crazy. Rivers, streams and ditches were very full. Needless to say the road was “bumpy” and we did lose the engine brake, but eventually we made it! Bear Lake is beautiful. Naomi: I’m very, very, excited! Eden: Wildlife count: ...