Summer Homes
“I’m not saying I’d like to build a summer home here but the trees are actually quite lovely.” I don’t know how many times I’ve said it. Most of the time it’s been to mock some horrible place but I think I may have finally found where I would build a summer home if I were so inclined. It would have to be towards the north end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. I think I actually said something like “Wow, the trees here are just so amazing” which of course brings up the summer home and then I really started thinking about it. A winter home would definitely have to be some place tropical (the DR) and why not have the summer home be some place that stays close to the same temperature and is just as green? The locals are even quite amicable too eh? Oh yes, that’s another thing. Where can I find a guide on the correct usage of “eh”? It seems that all the Canadians use it in their own individualistic way. Eh? So yeah, the fishing was so so. The crabbing was pretty decent. The berry foraging was fantastic. The scenery was amazing. The bears were nice and kept their distance, except for that one bear that we almost drifted into when the prop got tangled on fishing line. But then, he was still very cordial and didn’t eat us. Most (and I mean like 99%) of the Canadians we met were not just polite, but they seemed to go out of their way to be nice and friendly. I think it would be quite nice to become one of the summer locals. So if you have the chance, go visit northern Vancouver Island. And take a boat that has a motor if you want to catch fish this year. Or better yet, charter a fishing boat for a couple days.
