Hello Rollie-Followers! It’s Ollie’s birthday! We wanted to post an update last night, but we were busy making cupcakes to take on a picnic later.
Last few days in Vancouver
Last week we went cycling along the North Vancouver sea-wall, played frisbee golf, climbed up a hill and saw some exotic birds in the Bloedel Conservatory.
Ferry to Victoria
On Tuesday, we packed up all our stuff and got the ferry from Tsawwassen ferry terminal (any tips on pronunciation are welcome) over to Vancouver Island. It was a gorgeous day and a lovely trip through the gulf islands. We accidentally went to buy chips during the most beautiful part, but they were good chips. We then got a bus for about an hour from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria.
Our First Workaway
Our first workaway hosts live in the suburbs of Victoria in an old house with a huge garden. We have a small cabin in the garden to sleep in, which is very cosy. They have been extremely welcoming and we feel like a part of the family already. We’ve spent our first few days sorting out some huge compost bins, weeding the vegetable patches and hanging out with their two (very bright and inquisitive) children, lovely doggo and cat.
We have also had the chance to get out and see Victoria. It’s a small city surrounded by beautiful beaches, nature reserves and some small mountains. Later today we are going on a trip to “Mystic Beach” with our hosts. We’ll be sure to let you know what makes it so mystic. We have one more week here, before going slightly further north to our second Workaway on a small farm near Nanaimo.
Roaming Rollie 
Happy Birthday Oliver. Glad to see you are atlast realising dogs are well worth getting to know and so much more rewarding than cats!😉.
Really look forward to Rosie’s blog, with all your adventures and the scenery is beautiful.
Take care of yourselves.
Stuart
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Thanks for the message. Still undecided on dogs after one licked my face earlier.
The scenery is fantastic, you would love it. Also, it is my blog too!!
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You may “find yourselves” in Olivertown or Rosie’s Diner, both in British Columbia. Happy birthday Ollie. Are those white blocks on that ferry supposed to be tables?
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We stayed in Oliver on our last trip! I think the white blocks were seats, but maybe they store life-jackets in them too…
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No swans or ballet dancers on Swan Lake.
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No, it was very disappointing.
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If you took all of Ollies stuff out of his rucksack it would be perfectly Doggo sized. Just saying.
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Lovely photographs of the scenery! I particularly like the one of the sunset with the rocky shore in the foreground.
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I’m a bit late catching up with you but really enjoying the blog and especially the fantastic photos.
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Thanks Sue! Hope you and Richard are doing OK and not getting cabin fever in lockdown…
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