We found a new companion. He is very small and not totally finished yet. He would like to have a proper pair of eyes but so far I have not found any that fit him. And he also needs a name.
I found the knitting pattern again on fluff and fuzz and the inspiration to take him along on our journey here. We are waiting for better days for the monkey.
We have spent the last three days in the wild. An hour drive from Campell River is Stranthcona Provincial Park. We found the best water, a huge lake, snow covered mountains, trees, and lot’s of animals and plants. Back in civilization we are stocking up our supplies and will drive South and to the western side of the island. Tofino is our goal for tonight.
We picked up our Van „Sophia“ yesterday and have driven up the Sunshine Coast. It’s really sunny up here! Right now we are waiting for the ferry to take us to Vancouver Island. Yes there are a lot of ferries here and everything, the ocean, the pine trees, the rocks and the clouds remind me very much of Norway. Everything is just twice the size.
Check out the other side of the story from Mr. Lovely.
Next to the 100 year old trees in Lynn Valley, I found small plants and animals living right next to these giants.
We have safely arrived in Vancouver and are staying in a lovely guesthouse in the middle of the city. It has been raining half of the time, but what do you expect when you go to a rainforest? Just now the weather is changing and the sun is coming out. We will stay in Vancouver for a few more days and then we are on the road for a month.
Tomorrow we are flying to Vancouver. We’ll travel around in the Pacific North West for about 7 weeks. Misty coasts, giant whales, wet rainforest, fluffy bears, delicious fish and chips and tasty coffee is what I expect. I’ll keep you up to date what we are doing!
Some time ago I made myself this zipper pouch to store all the little things in my handbag. It is made of coat fabric on the outside and a plastic fabric on the inside (usually used as tablecloth). But this protects your handbag if something goes wrong… Get it here.
The crab is made!
Writing a paper can be a very long process, especially if it is one of your first papers. But finally it is out. This paper is about the field survey I did in summer 2010 in Scandinavia and Switzerland, where I made a lot of nice pictures. The reason is that I surveyed road sites for days and carried my camera everywhere around with me.
Please let me know if you would like to read the paper…
I just discovered an awesome Etsy shop and blog. On a previous occasion I have told you that I would like to knit better. And this is possible with the knitting patterns from this shop. I just purchased the fruit basket but I am in love with the pink crab and the teeny animals.
