tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post4144633812696875890..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: Sex, Murder and Mayhem on Vancouver IslandJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-47541698959131619972009-06-21T03:50:17.799-07:002009-06-21T03:50:17.799-07:00Sounds great. Btw, "Golden Hinde" is the...Sounds great. Btw, "Golden Hinde" is the correct spelling. Here's a picture of the full-size reconstruction in London: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayodeok/148624497. It is/was a beautiful ship.Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-48664493732273209642009-06-18T14:13:24.794-07:002009-06-18T14:13:24.794-07:00I Loved this post! Vancouver is certainly fascinat...I Loved this post! Vancouver is certainly fascinating!Essiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076813063073036018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-4223596996937685462009-06-17T17:59:33.081-07:002009-06-17T17:59:33.081-07:00What a marvelous travelogue! Looking forward to p...What a marvelous travelogue! Looking forward to part 2 and the tidal wave!Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-42943572263614747562009-06-17T13:49:47.753-07:002009-06-17T13:49:47.753-07:00WOW!! I love it ! U are an island gal !=0) Beaut...WOW!! I love it ! U are an island gal !=0) Beautiful, Beautiful !Leilani Tresisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143465112275442843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-71435316090504141342009-06-17T11:06:38.491-07:002009-06-17T11:06:38.491-07:00So cool! I definitely want to take a trip there :D...So cool! I definitely want to take a trip there :D<br />You may have a new career as a tour guide, Jo! Think of the fun you would have...LOL<br />Have a Happy Day!TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-25894831384610029252009-06-17T07:01:05.676-07:002009-06-17T07:01:05.676-07:00I'm not yawning. I find it all very interestin...I'm not yawning. I find it all very interesting! I love to travel while sitting in my computer chair. And what a fantastic place you live in. If I were younger...I think I'd be planning a move...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-27010732581959958972009-06-17T02:24:51.776-07:002009-06-17T02:24:51.776-07:00I love Vancouver....thanks for the tour , trying t...I love Vancouver....thanks for the tour , trying to tempt Hubby and me back ? But I am opting NOT to travel the trestle on the train, especially if there are any little girls ( hoodlums ) like you there !Good post Jo!KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-62649810504249301712009-06-17T01:54:04.031-07:002009-06-17T01:54:04.031-07:00I've always wanted to see Vancouver...thanks f...I've always wanted to see Vancouver...thanks for rekindling the wish. I loved the train story.Bagman and Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760203276065466927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-45722968442474016452009-06-17T00:35:56.778-07:002009-06-17T00:35:56.778-07:00ha ha ha:) the last paragraph was funny! and thank...ha ha ha:) the last paragraph was funny! and thanks for the tour.. the pictures are gr8Swethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399105855566223566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-49820158228648708362009-06-16T21:18:50.537-07:002009-06-16T21:18:50.537-07:00Ha-ha! I laughed out loud. I can picture you and...Ha-ha! I laughed out loud. I can picture you and Bonnie being chased by the conductor on a rail.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-27741146549956068512009-06-16T16:18:22.866-07:002009-06-16T16:18:22.866-07:00In 2004,I had the good fortune to have lunch at th...In 2004,I had the good fortune to have lunch at the Empress when a few girlfriends and I were escorted by a friend of a friend on a brief tour of part of Vancouver Island which included the fabulous Butchart Gardens. I dutifully gave the snout of the boar a rub for good luck, I believe. I would love to have spent more time on the island.Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452700583387232923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-65340203470758266332009-06-16T15:55:59.346-07:002009-06-16T15:55:59.346-07:00Wow,Jo!! What a grand tour of Vancouver Island !! ...Wow,Jo!! What a grand tour of Vancouver Island !! It is absolutely beautiful and so interesting, too.<br />I really enjoyed this post and might just show up on your doorstep. lolMargueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-50282585031674226272009-06-16T15:53:38.980-07:002009-06-16T15:53:38.980-07:00Aren't you afraid of earthquakes on the weast ...Aren't you afraid of earthquakes on the weast coast? (In Vancouver chiefly?)Marcos Vinicius Gomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149558806330885006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-42976128552941664802009-06-16T14:18:28.921-07:002009-06-16T14:18:28.921-07:00Okay, where do I sign up? I want to live on Vancov...Okay, where do I sign up? I want to live on Vancover Isand.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610117543051640146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-22284334360089267672009-06-16T13:21:04.863-07:002009-06-16T13:21:04.863-07:00Many thanks Jo for the information on the railroad...Many thanks Jo for the information on the railroad, and for the nod in this post... vastly appreciated !<br /><br />When I went to Haiti a few years ago, was surprised to find in a large field north of Port-au-Prince, a huge junkard containing the remains of a train project that never got finished and was finally scrapped. All the material, tons and tons of it, railroad cars, tracks, everything, was just bulldozed into big piles every which way ... a true railroad cemetery. I must find the pictures of that place and post them, it was surreal.<br /><br />In Lebanon also we found the remains of a railroad that had linked Beirut to Damascus back in the French Mandate period, but had been abandoned and pretty much destroyed. I found an old warehouse near Tripoli with a few railroad engines from that period rusting away, one of those pictures is already posted in the back posts.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-74025728012910118162009-06-16T10:24:02.327-07:002009-06-16T10:24:02.327-07:00captain James Cook came from a little village just...captain James Cook came from a little village just up the road from us! Small world eh?mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-40786834224763486372009-06-16T07:57:10.896-07:002009-06-16T07:57:10.896-07:00If I ever get to visit this area I will know to ch...If I ever get to visit this area I will know to check these out. The Parliament Building especially. The tracks look a little scary to me. The story about you and your friend reminded me of a scene in "Meet Me In St. Louis".<br />Today your blog was not slow to load up as it was the past couple of times. Blogger was doing some work yesterday, I think. I am new to your blog and was trying to read some of your earlier entries. No problem today.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373560689980768576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-176772461518174842009-06-16T07:41:52.258-07:002009-06-16T07:41:52.258-07:00Now I want to move there!Now I want to move there!Ady Grafovnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186398278244365898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-87187060188952786272009-06-16T07:31:28.476-07:002009-06-16T07:31:28.476-07:00Thanks for the tour. It is lovely.Thanks for the tour. It is lovely.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164710166536703533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-44453145761842754532009-06-16T07:16:48.374-07:002009-06-16T07:16:48.374-07:00I love hearing snippets about how you were such a ...I love hearing snippets about how you were such a scallywag as a child - lots of fun!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-2597726330364266152009-06-16T06:54:52.290-07:002009-06-16T06:54:52.290-07:00I really could have used this on my 15 day "G...I really could have used this on my 15 day "Great Tofino Adventure of 09"! :)<br /><br />Mind you- we did pretty well seeing almost everything between Tofino and Victoria.amourissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646051608348969625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-85272566546923126642009-06-16T05:37:15.965-07:002009-06-16T05:37:15.965-07:00So when can I come for a visit?So when can I come for a visit?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671965875944032395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-60593239504642740732009-06-16T01:41:51.426-07:002009-06-16T01:41:51.426-07:00You always make Vancouver Island come alive for yo...You always make Vancouver Island come alive for your readers! I'd love for you to take me on a personal tour some time. Having had to cancel my little trip over there last summer, I hope to be able to go this year.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-75131477826474339902009-06-16T01:20:34.926-07:002009-06-16T01:20:34.926-07:00What a great tour, Jo! You were right - I am enjoy...What a great tour, Jo! You were right - I am enjoying summer in Victoria. I had a guest visiting last weekend and took her for drinks at the Bengal Lounge in the Empress - what a place! I'm going to think of you next time I walk across the Selkirk trestle!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762426708431462114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-67689367756627755622009-06-16T01:19:39.429-07:002009-06-16T01:19:39.429-07:00The more I read your posts, the more I want to vis...The more I read your posts, the more I want to visit Canada and all its glorious regions/places. I think we must swop homes for a while, you in SA and I in Canada.A human kind of humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944399986334367708noreply@blogger.com