This is our last Terrace video journal! In this segment we went for a hike, fed some chickens, and then flew home. I hope you enjoyed following us along on our journey!
We got up bright and early to get ready for a trip to Cody’s
family’s cabin, which is off-the-grid and can only be reached by boat. It was a
beautiful boat ride up the Kasiks River. We were completed isolated; no other
humans around. The landscape was so green and mountainous! I felt truly out in
nature. I even saw a bear running up the beach into some bushes.
Again I've disappeared and haven't been keeping up with my goal of posting twice a week... we are currently going through a family emergency and overall rough time, so please bare with me! Instead of being so hard on myself, I'm just going to post when I can, and try not to worry about it too much. I've been posting much more regularly on my Instagram account, @wanderlovelaura!
I've been having so much fun making these little video journals, so without further ado, here is Terrace Part Two!
After a delicious breakfast of an omelet and toast with
homemade raspberry jam, we headed out for the day. We went for a cool little
hike through the forest to see Wesach Falls. There was so much moss covering
the forest floor, it looked like a fairy tale forest. However, there were so
many bugs and I got eaten alive, which ruined the storybook vibe a little bit.
On our second day in Terrace I woke up early and went for a really great run. I love
exploring new places and taking in the sights while running! There were beautiful
gardens, horses, and funny old buildings. Compared to Vancouver, Terrace really
has a small town vibe.
Cody and I went on a week-long trip to Terrace, British Columbia to visit
his family last month. It was my first time going there, and my first time
meeting some of his family and hometown friends (besides the ones that have
visited us in Vancouver). Over the next couple weeks I’ll be sharing our
Terrace adventures, so please check back often!
Cody has a whole fleet of them in assorted shapes, sizes,
and colours! Mattress, boat, chair - he’s got it all. Except I’d love to get
one of those inflatable swans that you keep seeing all over Instagram. It’s so
much fun to take some drinks and snacks and then just relax on a lake! An
essential that goes along with this would be a battery-powered air pump. This
was a recent addition to Cody’s gear, and honestly it makes a world of difference!
No more exhausting hand pumping or having to hook up a pump to your car. The battery
lasted the whole weekend, and we used it quite a bit (air mattress in the tent
plus three big floaties, and air top-offs throughout).
My boyfriend and I decided to go for a little weekend
camping trip to his favourite spot, Levette Lake. We left work early to get a
headstart on our getaway. It was a beautiful and hot Friday, but I got a wee
bit carsick on the drive, since the highway between Vancouver and Squamish is
super windy. Then to reach the campground you have to drive up a steep, rocky,
and very bumpy logging road.
Follow us along to Vernon! My boyfriend and I went for a Slo-Pitch tournament / music festival weekend called Funtastic. We stayed at a campsite full of bunnies and had such a good time.
Let me know what you think and I'll try to make more little videos like this for all my upcoming trips!
I woke up around 6am feeling well rested, so I got up and
did some writing while Cody slept in. Unfortunately the wifi in the cabin was
terrible, but I still felt pretty productive! Once Cody got up we made coffee
and watched 101 Dalmatians.
My boyfriend and I decided to do a weekend trip to celebrate
Valentine’s Day! We left for Squamish just after lunch time, but had to make a
couple stops along the way to pick up a few groceries as well as some firewood
from one of Cody’s job sites. The Airbnb cabin we were staying at had a wood
burning stove! I was so excited to have a cozy rainy weekend in front of the
fire watching old VHSs, reading, and eating!
Today I will be sharing five snowshoeing tips! Even
though I’ve only gone a few times, I have learned a few things that would help
out a first-time snowshoer!
Over the weekend Cody and I went snowshoeing on Cypress
Mountain in West Vancouver. We invested in really good snowshoes so that we
could avoid pricey rentals every time we want to trek through the snow. If you
have your own, there are tons of free snowshoeing trails around Vancouver! It
is so much fun walking and playing in the snow, the views are incredible, and
you also get a really good workout!
My boyfriend and I had a lovely Sunday morning walk with a beautiful
view. Harbourview Park is a little trail beside the ocean with a stunning viewpoint
at the end. The park is a hidden gem right across the street from Park and
Tilford Centre. I never knew there was such a nice walk by the water in that
area! I brought the clip-on wide angle lens for my iphone that I got for
Christmas, and we had a little photoshoot and got lots of cool shots.