For my last night with Richard and Karina we went out for Thai food before playing some board games with a bottle of wine. A very nice way to end my time in Comox with good friends, before an early start the next day to get the ferry to the mainland.
I was heading to Squamish but first stopped off at Capilano suspension bridge in North Vancouver. As well as a pretty impressive suspension bridge they have a “canopy walk” where you walk high up in the trees and a “cliff walk” where you walk on a platform around a vertical rock face.
On my way up to Squamish I also stopped at the Continue reading →
It's been eight weeks now since I injured my knee and things are improving, but i'm still taking things easy. After seven weeks I was starting to get concerned - I was still experiencing a strange sensation when doing anything slightyl strenuous, no pain as such but definitely a little discomfort. I expressed my concern to the running club in Comox via their forum and another member, who also happens to be a doctor gave me some reassuring words that it didn't sound like a permanant injury and that things would improve. He also recommended that I go to see a physio to confirm the injury and to seek Continue reading →
Well the mini road trip is over and I am now back in Comox to take stock, tweak a few things with the van and get ready for setting off on my big cross Canada trip. It's an exciting time for me and also a little scary. This also marks the last time I will be in Comox during my time in Canada and I am going to have to say goodbye to a lot of awesome people - though i'm sure not for good. I have been here for nine months now and have had a fantastic time, largely due to the great people I have met and two Canadian roommates in particular: who I owe a lot of this enjoyment to.
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For the last nine days I have been exploring North Vancouver Island in the van as a sort of 'mini' road trip - to both test out the van setup and to see what the rest of the island has to offer. The further you go up the island the less people there are so I had been looking forward to seeing the 'wild' part of the island - and so far it hasn't disappointed.
I have mainly been staying at recreation sites (free government run campsites) which have all been excellent, and mostly empty so far as it's still a little early in the season. On my second night Gemma and JR joined me and we spent Continue reading →
The van has really come together in the last two weeks which has largely been down to Hilary, Richard's mum and her amazing sewing skills. When a couple of months back I mentioned that foam covers would have cost more than the foam itself (which isn't cheap you know) Hilary kindly volunteered to sew something together. If only she knew what she was getting herself in for!
She also managed to locate me some old sheets for the covers - some red and white bedsheets and as we were measuring up she jokingly mentioned that we could make the Canadian flag with these colours. Well I thought that sounded Continue reading →
Just a little update on my running situation - it has been nearly four weeks since my last run due to my knee injury. Around ten days ago I attempted a very short, easy run but my knee didn't feel strong enough and I ended up walking back the last half. While the knee is improving slowly, I don't want to start running again until I feel it is ready - so after that run I decided that I had to rule myself out of the Juan de Fuca run I have been training so hard for. I knew it was the smart decision, this is too big a hole in my training and there wouldn't be enough time to get my body ready for that Continue reading →
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