Sidney Spit is located on the north end of Sidney Island and is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. A walk-on ferry service provides access to the Island from May to September.
Waiting for the ferry
On the ferry
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sidney Spit
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Endless Summer
Willows beach with snow-covered Mount Baker in the background
Camping on the beach
(Where’s Gabriel in the picture below?)
Friday, December 6, 2013
Summer
With the dusting of snow that we received here yesterday and the cold front that rolled in, it is nice to heat up with some pictures from the summer.
Verifying that the stance is the same as the big cousin’s
Monday, December 2, 2013
Poutine
Poutine is a common Canadian dish, originally from Quebec, made with french fries, topped with a light brown gravy-like sauce and cheese curds.
The dish originated in rural Quebec, Canada, in the late 1950s. Several Québécois communities claim to be the birthplace of poutine, including Drummondville (by Jean-Paul Roy in 1964), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Victoriaville. One often-cited tale is that of Fernand Lachance, from Warwick, Quebec, which claims that poutine was invented there in 1957; Lachance is said to have exclaimed, "ça va faire une maudite poutine" ("it will make a damn mess") when asked to put a handful of curds on some french fries, hence the name. The sauce was allegedly added later, to keep the fries warm longer. Over time the dish's popularity spread mainly across the province (and later throughout Canada), often served in small town restaurants, bars, as well as being quite popular in ski resorts.
A long line for poutine at Fromagerie Lemaire near Drummondville, Quebec
Cheese curds
Large poutines (these are not even considered the “family size”)
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Pointe-au-Père
The Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père is a maritime museum located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, that displays 200 years of maritime history, and includes the only submarine open to the public in Canada, the HMCS Onondaga.
Torpedoes Launch Tube
Torpedo
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