I got really, really tired of freeze dried turkey a-la-king very quickly. larry
>so you have to be organized enough to plan for tides too huh. I noticed it >said there was no place to restock if supplies ran out. > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > >> Hiking, cycling and cross country skiing a lot at that point ( since >> age 10 for cross country skiing, very experienced in hiking at that >> point, now I'm not even an amateur). The trail was not the easiest to >> say the least, but the tip was worth it. I think it rained every day, >> and in places the trail was on the shore and woe betide you if you >> went along that part of the trail at the wrong time of day. >> >> larry >> >> larry >> >> >Just took a look at a map. It was Tofino on the west coast. Nanaimo seems >> >to be where the ferry lands from Vancouver. And Campbell River we went to >> >for the fishing. >> > >> >The sites about the west coast trail say it's dangerous and not for the >> >casual hiker...I take it you had some experience when you started it then? >> > >> >Dana >> > >> >Larry C. Lyons writes: >> > >> >> Before I moved back to Manitoba, I spent two weeks hiking the West >> >>Coast Trail. >> >> >> >> larry >> >> >> >> >Haven't been there but I have read the same thing. On this >>particular trip >> >> >we went by car from Edmonton to Vancouver, then on Vancouver >>Island we went >> >> >to Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell Lake. As I recall there >>are some huge >> >> >mountains inland, and I was really impressed with the beaches around >> >> >Nanaimo. I think that's the Pacific side because I remember >>glass floats >> >> >from Japan. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Dana >> >> > >> >> >Larry C. Lyons writes: >> >> > >> >> >> I prefer the Pacific Coast of the Island. The mountains >>stop at the sea. >> >> >> Very dramatic scenery. Although if I had the money I'd >>live in the Queen >> >> >> Charlotte Islands a bit north. The islands have a unique >> >>ecosystem that's a >> >> >> treasure. >> >> >> >> >> >> larry >> >> >> >> >> >> At 03:55 AM 8/8/2003 +0000, Dana Tierney wrote: >> >> >> >I was there once when I was about 10. It is a beautiful town, >> >>and the rest >> >> >> >of the island has some amazing beaches and mountains. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Larry C. Lyons writes: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > If location is not the problem, I'd go for Victoria >>BC. Lovely town, >> >> >> > > amazing scenery, great weather. Cost of living is >> >>reasonable, cheaper >> >> >> > > than Seattle anyhow, and internet access is excellent. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > larry >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >I kinda liked Sault Ste Marrie when I was there. Some very >> >> >>pretty parks, >> >> >> > > >very low rents (I found a small house for $150 a month), no >> >> >>rush hour, and >> >> >> > > >available cable though not DSL. Cost of living was about > > >> >>medium, but the > > >> >> > > >exchange rate is in your favor if you are getting paid in > > >>US dollars. > > >> >> > > >Disadvantages -- it's in Canada, which leads to problems with > > >> >>the banking >> >> >> > > >system and the phone company --- and there is a big paper >> >> >>mill. Prevailing >> >> >> > > >winds take the emissions away from town though. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >Oh and... winter is supposed to be pretty bad. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >Was lookig for nominations outside the US and Canada >>though. Hadn't >> >> >> > thought >> >> >> > > >of the places you mention, can you amplify? >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >Dana >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >Jerry Johnson writes: >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> Any village in South Korea? >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> Parts of Italy? >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> Great question. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> Jerry Johnson >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/06/03 02:21PM >>> >> > > >> > > >> Ya know I have wondered about this... where is a nice >> >place with a >> > > >> > low cost > > > > >> > > >> of living and good internet access? I was considering >> >spending a >> >> >> > summer in >> >> >> > > >> this village in Mexico about a year ago until I discovered >> >> >> > telephones where >> >> >> > > >> not in the picture, let alone internet. There wa >> >> >>supposedly an internet >> >> >> > > >> cafe in the next town over, but who knows whether they >> >>have ftp or >> >> >> > whether >> >> >> > > >> you can install it, so I said no. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> But as an intellectual exercise, I would be interested in >> >> >> > nominations..... >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> Dana >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> Kevin Graeme writes: >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> > Brownies? A bit young, aren't they? 0_o >> >> > > > > >> > >> >> > > > > >> > But yeah, I think Gel's got the right idea. Move >> >> >someplace where the >> >> > > > > >> > cost of living is nothing and there's plenty of pretty >> >> >people to look >> >> >> > > >> > at. >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > Wait a minute! Angel, did you win the lottery already? >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > -Kevin >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> >> >> > > >> > > From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:56 AM >> >> >> > > >> > > To: CF-Community >> >> >> > > >> > > Subject: RE: What would you do if you won PowerBall? >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > I'll take the grrls >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > Would probably choose those funky brownies if >>I didn't have >> >> >> > > >> > > to maintain a clearance any more :) >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > Timothy Heald >> >> >> > > >> > > Information Systems Specialist >> >> >> > > >> > > Overseas Security Advisory Council >> >> >> > > >> > > U.S. Department of State >> >> >> > > >> > > 571.345.2235 >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> >> > > > > >> > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:56 AM >> >> >> > > >> > > To: CF-Community >> >> >> > > >> > > Subject: RE: What would you do if you won PowerBall? >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > What? >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > No one else wants muffins and girls in bwikinis? >> >> >> > > >> > > *shakes head* >> >> >> > > >> > > I'm so disappointed... >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > It's so hard to find people that share my >>proclivities... >> >> >> > > >> > > ... >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > ;-) >> >> >> > > >> > > -Gel >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. 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