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The conclusion of my trip was in Vancouver. However, I didn't find the city very likeable, partly because of the weather, which was very rainy except for Sunday. Additionally,...

On my weekend in Ladysmith, I only did two short hikes as the weather was still not great. The first hike was through the forest up a hill to Heart Lake. The lake had the shape...

On Sunday, I visited Milner Gardens and Woodlands. It used to be the Milner family estate, located in the middle of the Douglas fir forest, before they gifted it to Vancouver...

On Tuesday, I made my way to Cape Scott Provincial Park, specifically to San Josef Bay. I didn't know it was a gravel road that led there and it was quite unpleasant to drive...

Sunday, my only day in Jasper, was very rainy. However, I was lucky that whenever I was walking, it was only raining lightly or even not at all. In the morning, I went for a...

On Tuesday, I went to Revelstoke National Park. To get there, I had to drive on the Trans Canada Highway. When I wanted to turn onto the highway, I saw a trapper with a sign...

When I arrived in Calgary, it was very rainy and cool. However, by mid-week, it became friendlier again and the sun came back. I had a cozy week in Calgary. I visited Fort...

On Sunday I flew to Edmonton. I had my accommodation on the outskirts of downtown, so I was close to the action. I wanted to visit the Muttart Conservatory, a botanical garden,...

Center Plein Air Bec-Scie

Québec has a very beautiful Old Town that reminds of a European city. In the Quartier Petit Champlain, restaurants, souvenir shops, and other boutiques lined up. There was a...

On Monday, I went to Percé. Percé was located on the east coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and was famous for Percé Rock. The town was buzzing with tourists. There were motels,...

1000 Islands

On Friday, I went to the Highland Games in Maxville with Sepp and Claire. The Highland Games are a Scottish festival and competition. We watched them throw the caber and the...

On Saturday, I took a bus from Toronto to Montreal. Once there, I moved into my apartment, which was located on the 23rd floor of a high-rise building and had a great view of...

On Monday, Carolyn took me to the airport in Edmonton. At the airport, when I tried to check in, I got a shock: my flight was at 1:15 PM, not at 3:00 PM as I had in mind. But it...

On Monday morning I headed to Edmonton. It wasn't too difficult for me to leave the ranch, because the last two weeks hadn't been very pleasant. I felt tense and uncomfortable,...

On Monday, Rob was already up early feeding all the horses before Tanya and I were up. After that, he went to visit his mother in Calgary, we saddled the horses and went for a...

In July, summer still hadn't arrived here in Bonnyville. It didn't rain as much as last week, but it was mostly cloudy and cool. My day started by feeding hay to the client...

On Monday, I helped Rob with the last two riding horses he was trimming. This meant that about two-thirds were done, only the mares and foals were left. In the afternoon, I rode...

On Monday and Tuesday, we did a lot of gardening work. In the morning, we first covered a mare, then went riding, and then into the garden. We made some progress with the...

This week I finally got to ride again. I mostly rode a little mare, Jenny, who is not a school horse. She didn't like it when many different people rode her and different...

The 5th week was a bit quieter. We had a lot of time to do small tasks. For example, on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning, I spent 3 hours each on my red Ferrari, the...

What should have been a summery week was heavily obscured. The strong wildfires in northern Alberta covered the sky with smoke. At first glance, it looked like the sky was...

Week 3 was a relaxed one. The last two foals were born healthy and without complications, so the young team is complete. Since we only had to breed one mare, we had plenty of...

In the second week, everyday life returned. In the morning, we brought the mares back to the pasture with the young foals and mucked out the stalls. Tanya trained with the...

After a turbulent journey, we had a turbulent week. On Wednesday evening, we had to urgently take a foal to the vet due to an infection. We took it back to the ranch and Tanya...

After a long journey with some problems, I finally made it to Tanya and Robert's ranch on Monday. After that, I had a cozy afternoon, Tanya showed me everything and I watched...