Nanaimo

This weekend was a long weekend in BC for BC Day. We forgot it was BC day today but we sure enjoyed having an extra day tacked onto the weekend. On Saturday around noon (we're not too good at the early morning starts even though our intentions are always good) we caught a 20 minute ferry ride to Gabriola Island. Gabriola has about 4500 people living on it and it was great to be there for the weekend. As you can see from our tandem, we loaded up on a few extras such as lawn chairs for a bit of extra comfort. Fortunately we were able to drop our stuff off at the campsite pretty much right after getting off the ferry and then we were free to cycle around the island after that. It was 30Kms around the Island. Other than that we spent a lot of time reading and enjoying watching the ocean. We're both too wimpy to go for a swim because it is COLD!!

Below are pictures of our house in Nanaimo. We live in a 4-plex and our suite is on the right.

Take note of Ben's flourishing garden out front.


Our "dining" room.


This picture ended up misplaced in the blog and I really don't know how to move it but this Ben's creation. He is building a recumbent bike. He started working on it when I was in the Philippines last March and it has been on hold until just recently.


Our living room seemed huge to us so we decided to turn half into a bike storage area and computer area. It has always been Ben's dream to decorate the living room with bikes:)

Unlike our old place, we have light in our bedroom. It is nice to know what the weather is like before leaving the house! We also have a spare room but in order to make these pictures appear somewhat orderly, we had to do a lot of stashing of "things" in the spare room and it didn't get a photo. Anyway it is a nice space for anyone who would like to come and visit!! You are welcome anytime.