The Victoria Butterfly Gardens was wonderful, full of vibrant colours and flowers I have never seen before. The butterflys were amazing, every one a different size, a different colour, a different shape. One even landed on my mom. Butterfulys are attracted to bold colours such as blue and bright pink so if you want to have a "pet butterfly" during your stay, you might consider easring some nice colours. One of my favourite parts was the flamingos. I named one Honkers because whenever I tried to take a picture he honked. I am 10.

WildPlay was one of my favorite experiences in Victoria. You have to manoever your way around the tree tops by zip-lining, crawling through tubes & walking on planks. I was very scared at one point but I am 10 so it all evens out. But after that I felt really good about myself. I would recommend it any time. 

Going for a spin with friends on the Tilt-A-Whirl is one thing, but hanging upside down and being whipped around for 5 minutes in a gravity defying machine is quite another. It's Fall Fair Days in Dawson Creek and it seemed like the whole region and friends from far and wide show up to celebrate. A big part of the Fair is the Midway. This year, as usual there were bumper-to-bumper line-ups of people of all ages waiting to get on one of the rides for an adrenalin rush. Several of those rides are not for the faint of heart. I love the way the Ferris Wheel faces to watch the Chuck Wagon races. We were lucky this time and were loaded first on the Wheel so we got extra airtime while they loaded the rest. We watched a Pro Chuck Wagon race thunder around the track from the best seat in the house, high above. The Midway wouldn't be the same without the smell of cotton candy, loud music that almost drowns out the screams of delight and the sight of people walking around with stuffed toys they won at a game. I spent my usual amount tossing rings at little floating duckies and even threw a few darts... no luck this time... but there is always next year.

There truly is nothing like a day under the pines, in the fresh air with you family. Even when you live on a farm, it’s a nice break to go berry picking along a quiet country road. I had the chance to do just that on one of my recent days off.

  July 2010 adventure in B.C. with sea kayaking around Johnstone Strait, camping, hiking, over 900 km of cycling between Campbell River and Kelowna, plus some whitewater rafting too.