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Recipe: Independence Day Treats
Independence Day treats! These red, white, and blue cookies are just for you. For your next BBQ, or even your long weekend road trip, these treats will help you celebrate in a fun and easy way. Plus, no need to turn on the oven! Okay – let’s get treat making. Ingredients 12 cookies 1/2 cup of candy melts 1-2 tablespoons of red, white, and blue sprinkles First, just as with the Canada Day Treats, lay out some parchment paper and mix the sprinkles in a…
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Recipe: Canada Day Treats
Canada Day treats! Looking for a quick and easy recipe to add to your long weekend BBQ, or perhaps your upcoming camping trip? Well, you can stop looking! Let’s get dipping. You can use any cookies you like, but I used gluten free Oreos and Glutino vanilla (actually, I think they were lemon) wafers. The chocolate is gluten free, too – yet you’re looking for chocolate candy melts, or any chocolate that will melt well. Okay – let’s get to it. Ingredients 12 cookies 1/2…
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Travel: Little Qualicum Falls
Little Qualicum Falls hike – it’s just outside of Victoria and a great place to hike, have a picnic, and stretch your legs. The rushing water is calming and the greenery is rich. Check out our photos below and hike up! First, the map – there are many small trails along the falls, check out the one that interests you the most, or visit them all! We visited both the lower and upper falls. So awesome! Little Qualicum Falls The area is fenced, so bring…
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Travel: Tofino Eats
Tofino eats – here are some of the restaurants we ate at while in Tofino. From high end, to casual dining, all the food was fantastic! Alright – here are photos from our top three restaurants in Tofino. Tofino Eats Shelter Restaurant The Pointe Restaurant The Wolf in the Fog Okay – up first, we ate at Shelter Restaurant – the food was good, yet out of the three listed, it’s out third favourite. Bryce had the pad thai, which was a dinner feature, and…
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Travel: Ancient Cedars Hike
Ancient Cedars Hike – this small hike (just under 1km) is worth the jaunt from the road (even if this is the only hiking you do, you can access it from the highway). These cedars are some of the largest on Vancouver Island. Let’s check out some of these photos! Ancient Cedars Hike The best way to fully capture the epic size of these trees was to take a panoramic photo, so they might be a tad distorted, but well worth capturing their true size.…
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Travel: Ucluelet Aquarium
The Ucluelet Aquarium is worth the stop. This catch and release aquarium is one of a kind. On the Saturday morning after breakfast I was reviewing the map, expecting to do the lighthouse loop, and saw tat Ucluelet had an aquarium. Such a great pivot to visit these under the sea creatures. Okay, let’s check out some photos! Ucluelet Aquarium We did two laps around the open tank, and you could expect to spend about 30-45 minutes here, if you take your time. They even…
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Travel: Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail
Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail – just about 25 km south of Tofino, this trail is diverse, full of breathtaking views, and has some of the largest cedar trees on the island. Okay – let’s checkout the trail and our hike! Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail First, checkout the map – it’s detailed, full of many paths, and has some great lookout points. One trail we wanted to do, yet picked another activity instead (well worth it – and I’ll share later) was the lighthouse loop, looks…
