I at first thought that the leech story was allegory!

We drove to Nitinat via the Port Alberni route on Tuesday. The first 15 km of the gavel part is brutal. A lot of exposed rock made for a rough drive. Most of the hills are washboard. We came back on the North Cow road and it was very good. From now on it’s via Youbou for me.

Keith. I stayed at the Hotel KonTiki near Lac Bay. It was a nice place but may be under new management relative to when I stayed there which was quite a while ago. Lac Bay is a good place for Beginner/Intermediate learners. The water is waist to chest deep and the wind is side/on. Jibe City is a ver...

Wayne is a busy man!

https://www.scambook.com/report/view/34 ... $25,400.00

Saw this vintage camper in Parksville this weekend. Retro cool.
http://winchelseamotors.com/listing/86795

juandesooka wrote:Looks like a good "intro to windsurfing" tool. Light and easy to uphaul, no hard edges to bang against.

And no rigging. And no lines. Kind of a cool idea.

Hey JL, So no Mt Baker pass next year. Dang! They are offering next year's passes to us existing passholders at 30% off if no snow base by mid Dec. This last year was f'ed up there. K Hey KC, if you read the Godzilla (el Nino) vs The Blob (warm NE Pacific) article, Godzilla wins, cools the NE Pac.,...

Interesting JL. I hadn't heard of "gravity waves" before. I found a NASA photo of gravity waves here:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=5528

Ie "training wheels lake" stuff and making where you are sailing the only place to sail ie " one day on the Coast is worth 500 days at the lake". It seems to me that windsurfing and kiteboarding represent a "culture". bigwavedave.ca has created a "community*"...

MDCustom wrote:you could add this one to the fence but they are asking more than cedar 1x6's

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... N_25717672

I liked the beer reference in the ad, "barley been used"!

takes about 1/2 hr longer on gravel, a bit confusing to find the entrance and don't miss turnoff to Nat/Franklin, if you go straight you WILL go to Bamfield....usually a bit rougher and more traffic than Lk Cow routes We traveled it on Saturday. It's really only a bit rough on the hill going up to ...

Maybe this explains it: http://www.surfscience.com/topics/surfboard-anatomy/tail/asymmetrical-surfboard-designs Here's one combined with the "Tinkler Tail" (An interview with the "inventor" http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/st409.htm) and a video ... https://www.youtube....

Pressurized so dust can't get in!

http://tinyhousetalk.com/uev-490-conque ... g-trailer/

The dry adiabatic lapse rate is 9.8C/km for both places!

The trick is not so much making a decision based on what it *is* as much as what it might be! Planning 2-5 days ahead is the challenge. The real temperature and the one in the Sunday forecast were not close. Yesterday (Tuesday) PA was at about 20C rather than the forecast 25-28C. I haven't seen repo...