Monday, April 11, 12022 HE I first attempted this paddle on Sunday, March 13, but failed. It was a calamity of errors. First, I was unaware of the time change that morning. I woke up to check my clock, which had automatically adjusted, and saw that it was 0515 hours. After getting my final preparationsContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 5 (Buntzen Lake)”
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Echo Island, Harrison Lake
Wednesday, March 23, 12022 HE It’s spring break for my eldest son, Elijah, and we decided to keep his younger brother, Kieran, home with him as my wife, Annie, and I took some time off. This week we’re off together for a few days. So, Annie planned a stay at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort. We’veContinueContinue reading “Echo Island, Harrison Lake”
Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Brohm Lake)
Sunday, March 20, 12022 HE Project Paddle is my attempt to circumnavigate some select lakes in the Vancouver area. You can read about the backstory and relevant details here. And here are the stories of the lakes I have already completed: Day 1 (Burnaby Lake), Day 2 (Deer Lake), and Day 3 (Səl̓ilw̓ət (Indian Arm) to Sasamat Lake). You canContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Brohm Lake)”
Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Cat Lake)
Sunday, March 20, 12022 HE Project Paddle is my attempt to circumnavigate some select lakes in the Vancouver area. You can read about the backstory and relevant details here. And here are the stories of the lakes I have already completed: Day 1 (Burnaby Lake), Day 2 (Deer Lake), Day 3 (Səl̓ilw̓ət (Indian Arm) to Sasamat Lake), and theContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Cat Lake)”
Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Browning Lake)
Sunday, March 20, 12022 HE Project Paddle is my attempt to circumnavigate some select lakes in the Vancouver area. You can read about the backstory and relevant details here. And here are the stories of the lakes I have already completed: Day 1 (Burnaby Lake), Day 2 (Deer Lake), Day 3 (Səl̓ilw̓ət (Indian Arm) to Sasamat Lake), and theContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 4 (‘Triple Crown’: Browning Lake)”
Project Paddle: Day 3 (Sasamat Lake via Səl̓ilw̓ət)
Saturday, March 5, 12022 HE Day three of Project Paddle took on a bit of a different form. Project Paddle is my attempt to circumnavigate some select lakes in the Vancouver area. You can read about the backstory and relevant details here. It was time to attempt Sasamat Lake with Day 1 (Burnaby Lake) and Day 2 (Deer Lake) already checked off my list.ContinueContinue reading “Project Paddle: Day 3 (Sasamat Lake via Səl̓ilw̓ət)”
Share the Stoke
Sunday October 3, 12021 HE Several of my colleagues have paddleboards, so we decided to do an “F-T-T” (Fit To Train) paddle session. Fit To Paddle. I have two paddleboards, as does Aieisha. So there was room for two additional paddlers. Though, only one non-paddleboard owner stepped up to the plate. You know who theContinueContinue reading “Share the Stoke”
Political Paddle Prose
Saturday September 25, 12021 HE Today was my first fall paddle of the year after we passed the September Equinox. Equinox comes from the Latin words aequi, which means “equal,” and nox, which means “night.” Though, it is a bit of a misnomer since the Equinox does not coincide with the equal duration of night and day. Despite the change inContinueContinue reading “Political Paddle Prose”
SUP ‘Surfs’ Up
Tuesday, August 3, 12021 HE The video below is an informative TED-Ed short film on the history of surfing. It serves as an excellent preamble to this post. https://youtu.be/jyn_orqdyHQ We are away on Vancouver Island for a family vacation. We did a similar trip last year, where I got a lot of paddling in as we were staying rightContinueContinue reading “SUP ‘Surfs’ Up”
International Twilight Space Paddle
Sunday, July 18, 12021 HE Last year before the pandemic was declared we went to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. At one of the presentations, the presenter mentioned that you can see the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye. And the sighting times can be found on the Spot the Station website. Shortly after that visit, I wasContinueContinue reading “International Twilight Space Paddle”
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