Friends and acquaintances are posing a few questions that seem to recur. Here are our responses. Are you enjoying yourself? We are surrounded by an Emily Carr landscape. (Emily Carr was an artist who painted the British Columbia landscapes a century ago.) We get out to enjoy the forest every week. We take Granville the…

A couple of times recently I’ve been asked about living here. Some are questions specifically asking what it is like, or similar questions along the same lines. I think I’ve been asking myself the same questions. The answers vary, depending on the day and my mood, but essentially they are similar. Here’s today’s version. What…

Owikeno Lake is part of the meandering fjord and its contributing watersheds that defines the boundaries of Wuikinuxv Nation. This is a classic fjord lake – long, narrow, surrounded by steep-sided mountains. Fjords are formed when glaciers carve a narrow path between the mountains. The contour lines on a topographic map are close together, indicating…

A picnic lunch, an hour of casual beachcombing, and some outside playtime for the four of us today. The two of us, looking a tad like former long-haired hippie people.Maybe we were. Maybe we are. OrangePekoe and Granville stretched their legs as well. We kept OrangePekoe on a leash because cats do not come when…

There is something delightful about watching the sun set over a string of mountains, reflected in the sea. We often go to the west end of Oweekeno village to watch that very sight. The government wharf is at the west end of the village. This is where the plane lands when it cannot land at…

Wuikinuxv is a fly-in community. That means we must take a plane to fly in or out. There is no other public transportation available. We rely on Wilderness Seaplanes to move people to and from Wuikinuxv. That being said, the plane is intriguing. It’s a Grumman Goose. This is an amphibious aircraft, able to land…