My parents, brother Rob and partner Yvonne are off today to a 5 star all-inclusive resort. Almost 1000 rooms.
Sandos Caracol: Beach and spa hotels, all inclusive services for family in ours hotels.
Me, … I much prefer to stay in snowy Calgary walking Pete the Jack Russell.
En route to Idaho, my parents and I were happy we scheduled dinner at the “Roosevelt Room”. The best meal we’ve had in a long, long time.
Recommended.
Ancient towering trees…sun splashed lawn…a tranquil lakeside setting
Welcome to Washington State and the glorious Olympic Peninsula.
Find your true retreat at historic Lake Quinault Lodge, a landmark on the shores of beautiful Lake Quinault. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Lodge is the perfect place to leave the cares of the work-a-day world behind.
Short clip of the trip where we got skunked.
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Added a few more photos of a Vancouver Island road trip with Mom and Dad and Pete.
We had heard golfer Greg Norman was around eyeballing the terrain for a future course overlooking the sea.
Pete (our Jack Russell) couldn’t pick up Greg’s scent. We failed to track down the Great White Shark.
All my flickr Family photos.
My parents and I made a road trip to see the painted walls of Chemainus, British Columbia, a seaside village not far from their home town of Parksville.
At first glance you’d think this is just another municipal ploy to lure tourists into to buy junky trinkets produced in China.
But there is something compelling about this collection. They are so crude and quaint, that I can’t help liking them.
29 mural photos of the murals on flickr.
How did we do on the Father’s Day fishing trip?
The big three as far as my Dad is concerned:
1. Halibut
2. Salmon
3. Ling Cod
We went for Halibut and — aside from the World Record — were shut out.
The Canadian Princess charter boats out of Bamfield want to fish the rich waters off Long Beach, Vancouver Island.
But after 45min of near seasickness in high wind and waves, we gave up and retreated to the protected waters of the Broken Island group.
There we jigged for bottom fish. And 19 licensed salmon slayers took only 2 salmon and 14 more smallish prizes home to eat.
Dad caught three. Meself, one. All released back to the sea to grow larger. Or be taken by bald eagle.
Worst charter day yet with Princess for my Dad. (Aside from the World Record.)
My Dad and I are out on a Father’s Day charter — fishing for Halibut and Ling Cod. (3AM departure)
Even if we catch squat, I’ll be sure to Photoshop some world-record-breaker on this blog.
Fishing and lying go together like rod and reel.
My brother is a key organizer for the biggest Sci If Fantasy Writer’s convention of 2008.
VIPs scheduled already include David Morrell, Barbara Hambly, Tom Doherty, Todd Lockwood and Tad Williams.
Our theme for 2008 is “Mystery in Fantasy and Horror”.Much of our program will look at how the mysterious is used in fantasy and horror storytelling. Be it occult detectives, Holmsian dragons, or Who Stole Frodo’s Ring? How does mystery play out in fantastical fiction?
Lot a birthdays in March !!
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Randy, Val, Dad, Mom, Rob, Yvonne
Family celebrating Randy’s birthday at his favourite rib joint. Mom’s birthday is TODAY.
Rick McCharles 