A lovely, sunny, and hot day—and a lazy Rathtrevor Beach day. High tide occurred in the morning, which meant deep water…or not. The water rarely gets really deep at Rathtrevor, which is what makes it such a great kids beach. Read More …
The Parksville Sandcastle Competition has been a fixture of the community park at Parksville Beach since 1982. The sculptures are made in mid-July and remain up for viewing until the middle of August each year. The sand isn’t from the Read More …
I went to Englishman River Falls park with the idea that the falls could be used as a place to stage a murder. As I stood on the bridge over the river and looked out at the the rock shelf, I watched two people Read More …
After a day at the beach, I was pink—well, to tell the truth close to sunburned—so we decided to visit Englishman’s River Falls and Little Qualicum River Falls. A big reason for this vacation is to do site visits and Read More …
Beach day! Okay, the main reason anyone comes to Parksville is the beaches. In my case it is Rathtrevor Beach. At least 1 klick long and approximately 3.5 klicks in size, Rathtrevor has a long, slow slope, which means that Read More …
If it all works out, book 5 in the 9 Lives series is going to see the Armstrong-Jamiesons (as well as a number of others) going camping. So today was, for me, the equivalent of getting settled in at the Read More …
I like to travel, which is a good thing because from eastern Canada to the BC coast, then on to Vancouver Island is a very long journey. Sixteen hours on the road, by plane, car and ferry, in fact. Of Read More …
Today I am beginning a series of posts about a trip I took to do site research for Book 5 in the 9 Lives Cozy Mystery series. The location is Parksville, on Vancouver Island, specifically the Rathtrevor Beach area. Rathtrevor is Read More …
Swept Through Time is a seven-book time travel anthology. Dramatic, humourous, and romantic, each of the books will intrigue and enchant. Sadly the anthology has been withdrawn from publication, but the individual titles are still in print and you can Read More …
