So you want to take your family on a surfing adventure? The most important decision you must make – even more important than how many diapers and boards to bring – is where to go? Many surfers seek desolation, gnarly waves and places that don’t necessarily have a lot going on culturally. Basically,…
The C Word. As in, CHILDREN. A word that makes grown men shake in their boots. A silly little word that is scary enough to ruffle the normally unflappable feathers of some of the most bad-ass childless adventure women out there! Is this baby the end of surfing, traveling, swimming, hiking, climbing, camping, snowboarding? Is…
When 8 months of the year are cold there is no reason that summer should be the only months that you look forward to. The year should have enjoyable activities, festivals and places to make those other 8 months awesome. Edmonton is truly becoming a winter city with activities and festivals popping up making the…
Snowboarding uplifts my spirits. To me, there is nothing better than strapping on my board at the top of a mountain, looking for some powder and then shredding down. I have only been out on my board twice since my first daughter was born. Once about 6 months after she was born and once when…
Winter is a great time to start making those delicious stews for dinner and drinking warm tea while cozying up on the couch with a warm blanket. Winter also brings a whole list of activities that could not be done in the summer. Snow has arrived here and our family has already indulged in a…
Initially, we had planned that hiking the Joffre Lakes trail near Whistler, BC with our two girls, aged 1 and 3, would be our toughest trek of our most recent camping vacation. Read about our adventure on that hike in the post “Tiniest Feet on the Trail”. When our 3 year old ended up hiking…
Tofino and Ucluelet located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia is one of our family’s favourite places in the world. The surf is amazing and the local shops and restaurants are superb. But… What really sets this section of the west coast apart is that it is typically not overcrowded and it still seems so…
Hiking with a baby can be a really great bonding experience between a family. Creating memories in the outdoors is such a great way to get to know your little one and expose them to the great outdoors. It can also be intimidating deciding to take your baby on a hike for the first time. Making…
My husband and I just decided that in a few weeks we will be heading to Ucluelet and Tofino for some surfing on Vancouver Island. Not only are we SO excited to go on our first big road trip with our new VW camper van (new to us, it’s actually 23 years old…), but we…
Location: Deep Cove, Vancouver, BC. From Vancouver take the Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 W. Take MT Seymour Pkwy W to Deep Cove Road which is in North Vancouver. Take a left on Deep Cove road until you reach deep cove. Turn left of Panarama Drive. The Trail is located on Panarama Drive. When looking at the ocean in Deep…
