My paddling training is complete. I got back from 5 days of ocean kayaking off Tofino. We paddled hard, camped at some incredible beaches and at times, fought the wind, current and fog. This is our group on Whaler Island on a beautiful sunny day. I'm so lucky to be able to participate in things like this.
This year i have decided to be a more responsible food consumer. So i built a garden box and am trying to grow herbs and a few tomatos. This is my first tomato. It tasted like success. This is my first harvested strawberry, it was delicious. I am not quite a self-sustaining farmer yet, but I am working on it. 
I decided to do an up hill bike ride then jump off my bike and jog up a steep hill in my community called Dove Hill. Well the biking went fine, the jumping off went well but when i tried to jog up the hill, the legs had other ideas. So I walked up to the top. The heat and humidity off the foliage was stiffling but I made it and felt great. As i got to the top I was reminded about my life threating allergy to wasp stings which had resulted in me going into full anaphylaxic shock 2 years ago. If you notice this picture, i am holding my twin ject epi pen and behind it is a bee. A gentle reminder to be prepared, keep my cell phone with me and appreciate everything around me because life can be fickle.
