Travelogues British Columbia

Originally, I had planned to drive to Sooke and the adjacent beaches during my time here on Vancouver Island, but we decided to take a closer look at Victoria. But first we need...

Today we want to take it easy. After a hearty breakfast, , we set off on our first trail with our packed lunches, water, sun protection, mosquito repellent, as well as our...

Ha! You probably thought I would keep you waiting for long! 😋 Nah, just kidding. Having WiFi here is a rare exception. But let's start from the beginning: On Tuesday, it was...

Hello there, As mentioned in the last blog, I was allowed to borrow David's camera and tried my luck with the hummingbirds. These hummingbirds were so fast and small that the...

Greetings, as announced in the last post, I went to the lake for the first time on Saturday. It was partially frozen, with very thin ice and had an interesting lamellar shape. I...

Hello, On Sunday, I used my day off, sat with David at our hotspot, and hoped to see wildlife. Unfortunately, we saw nothing but Nutcrackers. And since I was very tired that...

Hello, don't worry, this blog post is shorter than the last one. On the weekend, David and I went to a spot again to lay out a new bait, and that's David's favorite spot and I...

Hello. On Saturday, I took the opportunity to "repair" a door handle. It's just a piece of wood into which I drilled two holes, and now it's a new "handle." It's so bad that I...

Hey there, I'm back again, and I think this blog will be long again because I will definitely get into a certain topic while writing, but more on that later. Last Saturday, I...

On Sunday, I had my day off. Fathi asked me if I wanted to go to the end of the lake with him later, but first we had to quickly go to the neighbor's. We helped with some things...

Human, unlike other this time not Friday, but already Thursday (in my time) a new post. It also makes sense, because if I experience more tomorrow, this will be an endless entry...

No matter who I told about my plans for Canada - whether it was my students, my circle of friends, or my family - at some point, it was always said that in Canada I would...

After returning the camper, we took an Uber to our last Airbnb. We still had 4 days before our trip was finally over. Between the excitement of going home and the sadness of the...

Tag 139: After killing some time at KFC and McDonald's, I take the Greyhound to Portland at 12:05. I thought I could go straight through, but the bus actually gets changed in...

Raindrops are pattering on our camper. Rain is forecasted until 11 o'clock at refreshing 28 degrees. Yesterday we watched the news for the first time since the beginning of our...

The night is over, Schahaatz got up again at the time of night sleep to take pictures of the sunrise in the mountains, and I just kept sleeping. Today we had breakfast with...

As announced, today we're heading back to the mountains. Wake up at 7:00, departure at 8:30, that's the plan. We managed to get out of bed at 7:15, but we didn't leave for the...

First of all, I have to apologize for the delayed report. We haven't quite got into the flow yet. In addition, we have insufficient network coverage. It was cold last night. The...

Sunday, 02/08/2020: Our hike to Grouse Mountain.

Train ride 'Jasper to Blue River'

Monday 7/9/2018 Shortly after 6, I sit in the car. Today we are driving with 9 people on the boat. The skipper is Marc, our guide from yesterday, Lindsay is not here, instead...

After this huge experience, we drive to Elk Falls Provincial Park. Between the giant trees, we find a beautiful spot right on the Campbell River. In the morning, the sun peeks...

So we were in Vancouver - a city that could fit into Berlin eight times - actually quite small...

The Canadian school system, my subjects, and construction work

I've been on the farm for just over a week now, and a typical daily routine looked like this: First, in shift work, the chickens had to be let out at 6am. After the quick...

Romantic break = still a no-show. The clock showed 1:39 AM when 2 of the 4 children were awake. An hour later, everyone was up. Jetlag has us fully in its grip. Consequently,...

Vancouver has many faces: nearly a million if you count just the people, but the city of Vancouver itself is very densely populated, and the surrounding area is no less so....

Our journey on Vancouver Island ends today. But first thing in the morning, we see the goat at the garden table 🤣 Around noon, we take the ferry back to the mainland. Before...

We are repeatedly awakened by the rain at night, which patters loudly on the metal roof. It reminds us of Mühlenbarbek, where we once slept in a construction trailer for 3...