A video diary outlining our morning routine with the animals on the farm.
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Plain Sailing Weather
We’ve made our fair share of ‘mistakes’ this week on the farm. At least we got to go sailing.
Video Tour: Gabriola Island Workaway
Hello readers, we’ve been quite busy with getting the garden set up for the year and babysitting, as well as exploring Gabriola Island. Therefore this week we have decided to go for a different approach to the blog and do a quick video tour around the farm.
Delayed Departure
You may remember that we were planning to change locations this week. On Monday we packed up our bags, tidied our room and put the bedsheets in the wash. But soon after we got a call that would delay our departure…
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
We’ve been cooped up for the last week, scooping chicken poop and doing chicken jigsaws. Apparently British Columbia is closed. Grocery stores are operating on a one-in-one-out system and people are following the physical distancing advice below. Apart from missing our Tim Hortons fix, we’ve not really noticed the difference.
Pandemic in Paradise
We would like to reassure our readers that we will continue to provide great content on a weekly basis in these difficult times. We will strive to maintain a high standard of blog hygiene to reduce the risk to you, our valued reader.
Ski and Surf
Last weekend took us to Tofino and Mount Washington. We also had a new arrival on the farm!
Galloping Geese and Competent Carpentry
On top of the work we mentioned in our last post, we have been asked to build a large shelving unit. After sketching up some plans and putting in an order with our hosts, we received a delivery of 40-odd planks of wood and promptly got to the task of cutting it all to size.
Vancouver update
On Wednesday we headed to Granville Island, which has a market with lots of independent shops. The main motivation was to get donuts from Lee’s, which we enjoyed on our last visit to Vancouver in 2018. But, disaster, they were closed for renovation. After recovering from this near-fatal blow and getting replacement sweet treats weContinue reading “Vancouver update”
Queue Time
So we have arrived in Vancouver, safe and sound. It’s no different to Britain, here are some queues we’ve been in…
