Vancouver is a big city with an interesting history and a good range of restaurants and bars, that will keep a tourist busy for several days, but it is also in a fantastic location if you are interested in wildlife viewing. Whale watching is possible in a half day trip from Vancouver and Vancouver Island […]
Canada
Signs of Spring in Canada: Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads look like the scrolled handle on a violin head and are actually the sprouts of the ostrich fern, harvested just as they are doting through in the ground in early spring. These sprouts – coils about one and a half inches in diameter and about two inches long – are harvested within two weeks, […]