Kidding Around Vancouver Island

The Easter long weekend is upon us and that means two things for our kids:  turkey and chocolate.  If someone could come up with a chocolate turkey… but enough of my dreams.  Cooking turkey is my excuse for teaching the girls math, which does not bode well for their future as we often have to [...]

Hockey fans in the Central Island area are being treated to some world-class hockey right now, with the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge taking place at arenas in Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Courtenay, Cowichan, and Oceanside. View the entire schedule and get up to date scores here at the official website.

As we were driving around the Cowichan Valley last weekend, we happened upon Cowichan Bay, a quintessential seaside village about a half hour from Victoria or Nanaimo. We spent an afternoon strolling the quaint shops that line the harbour – from deciding on a real or a fake shark’s tooth necklace, to checking out pottery [...]

We got to spend a lot of time in the Cowichan Valley this past week as our eldest took part in a week-long day camp at Eagle Arts Academy. Now in it’s fifth summer, and located on the Maxwell School campus overlooking Shawnigan Lake, the Academy brings teachers from around the world to work with [...]