Toba Fjordlands Exploration

“You want to build a log dump right next to our campsite?” I asked incredulously, “Can’t you move it somewhere else!?” “Nope” replied the forester, standing tall in his Interfor issue orange raingear and spiked caulk boot. “That’s where it’s going, non-negotiable”....

Return of the Humpbacks

Pshhh Pshhhh! Pshhhhhh! Whales!  I woke with a start and peered through the lodge window just in time to see the massive back of a Humpback rise slowly from the water. Rushing downstairs I found several people on the deck, coffee in hand – and eyes glued to the sea....

Happy Winter!

Trails have been a fun part of our fall and winter. We’ve now lived 35 years on this land that suffered logging a decade before our arrival. Watching its recovery has been a real experience – and in recent years the new forest is growing open and sharing...