Pictures

Part 2 of converting the bus

Stripping the bus, getting injured, and removing the back wall.
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The Bus - Part 1

The beginnings of our massive project.
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A somewhat settled life

This is what a "regular" life with Rachel and Eric looks like.
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Moving to Moosomin

We were besieged by flies during the first month of our move to Moosomin. It was an inside job.
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Christmas 2007 travels

We drove for 55 hours, across three provinces and back, in 10 days.
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Around the farm

What our lives consisted of on the Penner farm.
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Fun in Manitoba

In between working hard on the farm, we managed to find time for some leisure activities, too, like find our new home - the bus.
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Travels along Highway 3

We took our time driving from Chilliwack to Kola. At least we lingered in B.C. and Alberta; not so much in Saskatchewan.
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Gold Bridge

Eric and his dad took off to the hills for a few days. One had a tent, the other a camper van.
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Chilliwack

Work, work, and more work - except when we were relaxing.
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The End

The last four days went much too quickly.
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The rest of Haida Gwaii

We also visited Tlell, Port Clements and Sandspit.
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Wilderness Hike

After our (incomplete) death march, we spent some time in the Tow Hill area.
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Haida Gwaii, Part I

These photos are from our first three days on the Queen Charlottes, spent mostly around Masset.
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We spent about 30 hours on the Queen of Prince Rupert, sailing from Port Hardy to the Queen Charlotte Islands. The scenery was beautiful. Feeling the ground heaving under my (Rachel's) feet for the next few days was not.
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Quadra and Cortes

Definitely some of the most enjoyable days of our whole trip - the sunshine made a big difference!
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Courtenay

Mmmm, more home cooking. (We neglected to take more pictures in Courtenay; sorry.)
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Hornby

Thanks to the cold, rainy weather and too much hype, this island didn't turn out to be what we had expected.
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Qualicum Beach

We enjoyed home-cooked meals and free transportation thanks to our gracious host, who had never even met us before.
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From the Cowichan Valley to Nanaimo and beyond

We spent a week visiting the Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Gabriola Island and Newcastle Island. Our hostel in Nanaimo was within walking distance of the ferry terminals for both islands.
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Salt Spring Island

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Galiano, Mayne and Saturna islands

These three smaller Gulf Islands were the first islands we travelled to.
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The Saanich Peninsula

After the Iguana Ranch, we hung out in the Mill Bay area, moved east to Sidney, then south to Victoria. We returned to the capital between visits to the southern Gulf Islands.
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Iguana Ranch

We spent the first three weeks of our travels hanging out at this hostel. Good thing, because it rained almost the entire time.
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