Dave's Hiking, Traveling, Family History, Computers, Gardening, etc

Dave's Space
Tour Victoria
Travel
Milestones
Gardening
Family History
Outdoor
Pop Culture
Blisters & Bliss
Computers
Barbie

Dave's Garden
  I've been gardening passionately for 35 years.  In the early days it was vegetables but for  the last 15 or so I've worked diligently on moss beds and carefully pruned evergreens.  Another  favourite is making moss hanging baskets.
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Sixty Years of Milestones
Many newsworthy events have touched our lives during the past 50 years.  Here I add a personal touch to many of these events.

Blisters and Bliss
   In 1989, my friend Wayne and I published the first edition of Blisters and Bliss, a Trekker's Guide to the West Coast Trail.  It's a hobby both of us have grown to love.  Now 5 editions and 35,000 copies later, it continues to be a best seller and "bible" for many hikers.
Family History
  In 1998 I began quizzing my 85 year old mother about her early life.  Collecting the family history soon became an ongoing obsession.  My main vehicle for cataloguing the information are these web pages.
Traveling
   I began traveling extensively in my early 20s and fervently hope I never lose the bug.  Herein I hope to collect all my journals and highlight a few memorable experiences.
Kayaking
 My life has been filled with wonderful outdoor trips.  Here's a chronolgy of my pedalling, hiking, kayaking. I can only pray that there are many more trips to come.
Around Victoria
   I'm one of the rare folks who was born and raised in Victoria.  It's a wonderful place to live and I'm truly thankful that my family and I continue to enjoy it.  Here's a few of my favourite haunts.
Watercolour
   The things and trends we've collected over  50 years is boggling.  I wanted to laugh at the mistakes and rejoice over our best decisions.
apple II plus
  We bought our first Apple computer in 1979.  How thrilled we were.  Herein is a record of our computer lives from that day onwards.
Barbie



Travels with Barbie
We began our life with Barbie in the late summer of 2004.  Are we veteran trailer folk?  Not yet, but we hope to be.