36 Hours Late: Weighing the Odds of a Wedding against Beluga Whales

I have a wedding to get to. I also want to go kayaking with belugas. While those things do not seem mutually exclusive, I may be the rare case where that is the situation. VIA Rail Canada is not well known for on-time performance, particularly on transcontinental service. Last week, I tracked one of their trains to see it eventually be listed as 36.5 hours late upon arriving in … Continue reading 36 Hours Late: Weighing the Odds of a Wedding against Beluga Whales

BC Electric Railway, Jordan River Subdivision: A Dangerous Adventure

This is located in the middle of nowhere on Vancouver Island, inland from Jordan River. The river under the bridge (Jordan River) is dry as a dam upstream diverts all the water into Vancouver Island’s main power generation station. The area is a trove of abandoned wonders. Old rails litter the riverbed and all along the valley there are old trestles hidden in the dense … Continue reading BC Electric Railway, Jordan River Subdivision: A Dangerous Adventure