Back on the Sunshine Coast

Well we are back in Powell River and loving the life here. We are housesitting one of our favourite pets, a great honking white cat, a real bruiser. We love this cat a lot because he makes us laugh.

Life is good here. We are back in town, which is important to us as we want to walk everywhere. So now we walk to the town, the stores, the beach, the cafes and everywhere. Through trial and error we have figured out over the last year what we want in a community and I think this is it.

Wine - Vancouver Island Style

We just spent a week on Vancouver Island taking a break from house and petsitting. We stopped off with a good friend in the small town of Duncan, city of totems for a few days and had a great time. Then we went on to a small rustic cabin on high bank in the area called Cherry Point.

The picture above shows one of the vineyards in the area, Cherry Point Wines. Our cabin is virtually on that same shelf overlooking the ocean. Vancouver Island has a good number of wineries now, a cider press and a meadery. It has taken a while for the island to get their wine production up, but now it is there with the best of them.

One wine which is special to the area is the Blackberry Wine, a scrumptious summer berry.

We are back now in Powell River, two ferries above the mainland and will stay here until January 6th. It is beginning to feel a lot like home here. I imagine this is the place we will buy a small house. Still waiting for the prices to adjust to our liking.

Sitting Lady Falls

Just as we are getting ready to leave this housesit on Sunday we discovered a new trail to the Sitting Lady Falls. This view is about a 15 minute walk from the house, not far and very fresh, down lovely trails. I am not sure why they are called Sitting Lady, but I guess there is a reason. The weather is very cold and very crisp. What a lovely place Metchosin is.

We are getting ready to move "up island" to Duncan and then on to Powell River

Happy One Year Anniversary

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Last December we left our condominium in Vancouver, BC and set out to housesit for two months. We were then going to buy a small home in Powell River or somewhere on the Sunshine Coast of BC.

One year later we are still house and petsitting. We have stayed in more than 12 people's homes and have looked after more than 18 different animals in that time.

We have enjoyed the communities of Powell River, Sechelt, Halfmoon Bay, Roberts Creek, Comox, Cowichan Bay, Lake Cowichan, Sooke, Metchosin, Vancouver and still have a few more months booked in Gibsons, Powell River and White Rock.

We are not sure how long we will continue to do this, somewhere along the line we will probably buy a home, but not yet.

So for today, Paul and I are the Accidental HouseSitters, that couple who are gallivanting around the coast, looking after homes and animals for free in exchange for your friendship and hospitality.