Fort St John, BC-Farmer's Market

We visited the Farmer's Market where farmers,artist you name it come together and sell their different goods customers. The market runs from 9am till 4pm. At the market people were selling honey,jewellery,lotion,pictures,plants,jam,bread,scones and more.

While there we came across a new type of berry called the Saskatoon berries. Tara bought a 30lb box and said she would make us a Saskatoon berry pie with an avocado paste(I think).

Saskatoon Berries

The next booth was the Bees booth,the gentleman has a display unit showing the bees hard at work. We spotted the queen bee. K on this stand the guy makes different bottles of honey and branches out to make honey and beeswax lip balm,lotion,baby oil,bars of soap. I got myself a bar of the honey & beeswax soap.I want to try some organic stuff on my skin preferably my face and see how it works. While on the organic stuff I'm seriously thinking of going all natural on my hair.uhmmm

Fort St John,BC Bound

Plans were made months before ,booked a car,set the day to travel and the day came. We were supposed to depart at 5:30am but working on African time we were 30minutes late as we had to drive to two different houses to pick up the other travellers. I was excited as I had told myself that summer 2011, I wanted to travel and see places around British Columbia.

I have passed through Abbottsford, Chilliwack before but never really noticed the landscape as it was the cold months of the year when it was all foggy.The landscape here was amazing, magnificent,seeing all the green hills intertwining each other.Since I had only slept for 1hr 30minutes the previous night it didn't take me long to start dosing off.I slept for like two hours and I was a bit energized to view from the passenger seat to enjoy the drive in the passenger seat. Good music was playing in the background and there were different discussions.

we made a 20minute pit stop in Clinton,BC,had our gas refueled and we were ready to go. We drove through Ashcroft a small town that has a population of 3000 people,has one grocery and really small,she was like oh my you just blink your eyes and before you know it you are already entering a different town. passed through Williams Lake.We were heading towards Hwy BC-97 N towards Quesnel.Along the way it would rain,have sunshine streaks,see cloud cover.the weather was undecided.

We arrived in Quesnel around 130pm and we decided to have lunch at the Shark Club restaurant. this gave us all a chance to stretch and get some air.Since it was sunny we decided to have our lunch by the patio. Three of us had burgers and I had a Cajun blackened chicken burger with a house salad. The food at Shark Club is DELICIOUS and quite affordable. The waiter there was like dont be fooled by the sunny skies it just might start running anytime and we were like no that cant happen,but we were wrong it did start showering a bit. 45 minutes later we were ready to embark on our road trip.

 (I know I know some of you are already saying that leg)

Bluetop-Dynamite

Tights/Leggings- Mariposa

Slops-Store along Burrard (downtown)

Check out the beautiful backdrop

Trip was going well,there was no time o get bored as we had music playing,were talking in the car ,taking pictures of the beautiful landscape and I was reading my John Grisham novel- The King Of Torts. We had a moment in Hixon when we were issued a speeding ticket and demerit points..hmmm he just dampened our spirits there and the cop was just trying to find something to pin on us but he was out of luck as we had our seat belts fastened.

Its 6:51pm and we are 201km away from Fort St John so far it has been a good drive with good company.Nothing can beat that really.We drove through Chetwynd instead of Prince George and it was our lucky day as there was no delay on our side.the road was winding,passing through rivers,native land. I'm really enjoying the road trip in the passenger seat,singing along to songs playing on the radio,taking pictures,having eats in the car.

 We arrived in Fort St John around 9pm,happy to have had a safe drive for approximately 15hours. Our host had already prepared dinner for us.

Side Cornrows

I have had my hair down for a while now and decided to change it a bit.So since I'm going away on another trip I decided to get cornrows. I didn't want the conventional cornrows so thought of spicing it up.

Front

Back

I love love the way it looks at the back.trying to find a special name for this one...hehe

Top

Tied in a side bun

This hairstyle is just refreshing to a head that was so used to being tied in ponytails. Thanx to the hairdresser it doesn't hurt and I didn't have to sit for hours getting it done. I used the Expressions braids for these,got them at a local salon called Shirel's at a really good price.

World Harp Conference

People sure have a way of appreciating their own stuff.Just discovered that there is a World Harp Conference happening in Vancouver. This is where harpists gather to play the instrument,exhibit their talent to fellow musicians and concerts are held. They are different happening throughout the conference so be sure to check them out. Not only will they be showcasing their harp talents but there will be Jazz/Pop and other music genres perfomances.

Ucluelet B.C.- Connecting with Mother Nature

Sometimes just taking time out off the busy city life away from all the honking cars,electric wire noises and not so fresh air might be what you need to refocus on the important things in life.  I decided to do this one weekend,drove out of Vancouver around 5pm  to catch a ferry to Nanaimo and drove to Ucluelet.The 4 to 5 ours drive is refreshing as you get a chance to reconnect with Mother Nature in different aspects.

While driving I spotted a black bear across the road,actually it was a cub.Ucluelet is located about 30minutes away from Tofino. Staying in one of the cabins you can hear the water hitting on the rocks,birds singing sweet melodies,so much fresh air and you have time to rejuvenate,refocus and think things through. You are so close to nature there such that we were lucky enough enough to spot a deer not far from where we were standing.

As long as you don;t startle the animals you can actually get close to them while they graze,no need to visit the zoo to see a deer now.I walked to the beach to watch the sunset and was in luck,managed to whale watch from a distance.

Mesmerized by the beauty of B.C.

3/4 top-Guess

Leggings-UB

Bag-Aldo

Accessories-Forever 21

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Discovering Beautiful British Columbia

Don't you just love road trips.I love travelling and enjoy every bit of it.Seeing the whole scenery,meeting fellow travelers along the way,interesting pple you name it. Anyways we took a road trip to Nanaimo,Ucluelet and Tofino.Well,our final destination was Tofino but we had to pass through Nanaimo,other small towns and Ucluelet from Vancouver.

SInce Vancouver is surrounded by water we had to get onto a ferry to cross over to Nanaimo.the trip to Tofino can either be taken from Nanaimo or Victoria of which to get to these places one has to get onto a ferry.So we got onto the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo which was 1hr 40minutes long. WHile on the BC Ferry time just flies by and before you know it you are arriving to your destination. So we were done with the first leg of the trip and we had to drive from Nanaimo to Tofino for close to 4hrs.

The scenery is just breathtaking.Its either you are passing throught the rainforest,on a long stretch road you can see snowcapped mountains, then stretches of clear blue water.

If you walk closer and look down you can see the stones maybe even see fish swimming.That's how clear the water is.

I enjoyed my drive to Tofino and definately recommend you pay this place a visit.  No need to hurry to get there just take your sweet time to drive over and you won't regret the drive.