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My birthday trips have been pretty epic the last few years, I have been making a point of spending more time in BC and taking the time to explore this amazing and very vast province. You could spend a life time driving, hiking, snowboarding or taking ferries around this province, and I intend on doing all of it.

The Gulf Islands as they are called are nestled between Vancouver and Van Island. They are all different shapes and sizes and each has it’s own unique flavor. All are quiet and beautiful. The passing ferry horn every hour or so is the most noise that you will hear and even then, quickly you don’t seem to notice them anymore.

To get to the west coast, you have to drive up and over the Rocky Mountains. This is never a simple drive. The mountain passes are full of surprises with any number of things from terrible crashes (Poncho and I encountered a massive train accident once), freak snow storms, animals of every shape and size, idiot drivers and roads that require your full attention. The drive through the Rockies is majestic but has to be respected. Two years ago, when heading to the coast, I saw two tire marks going straight off the side of a cliff and police tape marked between two trees. Something like that makes a person slow down.

In the south of BC, there is a beautiful park called EC Manning Provincial Park. The road through it is winding and impressive. After staying a night in Princeton, we hit up the resort first thing in the morning to less than 15 cars. A day of boarding was a perfect way to stretch out after the long drive. I am finally able to do an entire run down the mountain, although I do need to stop and have breaks. I’m still not totally confident on my front edge yet, so I tend to use my heels a lot, which is really hard on the quads! Only two spills the whole day pretty much equals a success.

Today, we woke up and took a Nia class, which was very cool. Modern dance, yoga, martial arts all mixed together. Very cool. For the rest of the day, the mission is to explore Galiano, on foot.

Stubs.