Today’s post highlights a moment from our cabin south of the town of Ucluelet, BC, Canada. For the past four days, the hot tub was enjoyed multiple times during the day. Typically, we would have morning coffee in the hot tub, with a second soak following the day’s hiking efforts. A final soak was left for the evening when a glass of wine was on the menu. Neither of us thought twice about not wearing a swimsuit when in the…
Ucluelet and Long Beach
Well, today is the last day in Ucluelet, BC. Tomorrow we head to Courtney as we begin to head back to our home on the prairies. Most of the return trip is about visiting extended family. Needless to say, I miss being in my own home and in my own bed after more than two weeks of being away. There is still another week and a half to go before then. Hiking has made up the bulk of my activity…
Vancouver Island Adventure Begins
I’m writing from my first stop on Vancouver Island. We are in a rural location in a private accommodation. It is mostly raining though we are getting enough breaks in the weather to go for daily hikes in the cedar forests. The temperatures are hovering between ten and fifteen degrees Celsius as daytime highs. It is definitely not free-hiking weather. Weather aside, we are not in anyway hiking in remote locations. Despite the weather, the desire to be clothing free…
Good And Evil
One thing that the political world is demonstrating with a vengeance is that what one person sees as good, another person sees with an opposite point of view. Though not currently in the crosshairs of the majority, nudity is a good example of how humanity is polarised with regards to the nude human body. I see simple nudity as good. Others who have internal alarms go off when seeing a nude human, don’t. For them, for a variety of reasons,…
The Outer World Intrudes Rudely
I have to admit that I’m not in the best of moods today as I sit here at the computer. The world around me is going crazy. In Texas abortions have once again become illegal with penalties that are stricter than what exist for terrorists – Wade-Roe had been overturned. Likely most other Republican states will soon follow. In Canada the newly elected provincial government has fired the complete Department of Health, that same group that had the best defensive…
Our Golden Anniversary Is In Two Days
Yes, the sun has returned, and with it, warmer temperatures. It appears that we will have at least four days of somewhat summer sunshine and temperatures before it cools down again. It’s already 17 C. as I write up this post, and it is supposed to get to 25 C. by mid afternoon. I will soak in as much Vitamin D accordingly. On a different topic, in two days, I celebrate 50 years of marriage with an incredible woman. Luckily,…
A Return To Blogging
I can’t believe it has been so long since my last post. As expected, my site stats have taken a hit with nothing new to read. However, life isn’t about visitor statistics to a blog site. With Covid taking a bit of a break [it is gathering up steam again] and with my wife and I and all of our children and grandchildren over the age of twelve, our time has been fruitfully spent . Truth be told, I enjoyed…
Naked Gardening and Hiking
It’s that time of year when the garden begins to produce food. This morning I picked the first batch of green beans, enough for a meal this evening. Then, I clipped off a few dead branches from the crab apple tree. I enjoy these kind of tasks, especially since I don’t have to get dressed to do them. Earlier this week, I went for another seven and a half kilometre nude hike in the hills as it will likely be…
It’s my birthday and I am now seventy-two years old. I am fortunate to have good health though I would like to have more control of my life. My body and mind mind are rebels with wills of their own. My muse is very fickle of maintaining control of my creative efforts. My ego is stubborn and too often asserts that he is in charge of everything. Lordy, what a mess. Who is in control of whom. It’s a topic…
Travel For Visits and Hot Weather Limits Hiking
Today is the start of another round of 30+ Celsius temperatures here on the Canadian prairies. The forecast is for at least 11 days of such temperatures with the other three days pegged at 29 C to round out the next two weeks. So far, it might be safe to say that we have had more 30+ daytime highs in 2021 than I have experienced here in the past twenty years. One of the fallouts of so many hot days…