Road trip to Calgary June 19, 2018November 23, 2018 Joe I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can.... Read More
New Tesla Model S 75D ordered July 22, 2017August 10, 2017 Joe This morning I was browsing a Tesla owners’ group on Facebook, and one of my friends posted news that Tesla had just eliminated leather seats as an option for their Model S and X. Since he lives... Read More
Coda the cat is missing June 24, 2017June 28, 2017 Joe Missing Cat – FOUND! UPDATE – June 27, 2017 – Coda was sitting in our carport, waiting to come inside after roaming for the last couple of days. He is an inside cat, so he was hungry... Read More
Switching our home heating from oil to heat pump April 26, 2017June 17, 2018 Joe There is a dirty secret hiding in the crawlspace under our house – an oil-fired furnace. I’m sure when our house was built in 1948, central heating was the latest-and-greatest, and the ho... Read More
Reconnecting with a 2004 South Pacific sailing adventure March 22, 2017June 18, 2024 Joe March 22, 2017 Wednesday – Victoria Harbour, British Columbia, Canada Way back in 2004, I grabbed an opportunity to sail across part of the South Pacific from New Zealand to Fiji in a 42′ ... Read More
Expo 86 – 30th anniversary May 2, 2016May 4, 2016 Joe We made three day-trips to Vancouver to see Expo 86. It was a great transportation exhibition, and really marked the coming-of-age of Vancouver as a world class city. I took way too many slides, but w... Read More
My Tesla Model S – 18 months later March 27, 2016June 30, 2021 Joe So I’ve had my Tesla Model S electric sedan for 18 months now, and driven it a modest 11,300 kilometres to date. I suppose it is time to report in on my experiences so far. I will main... Read More
2016 SE Asia & Solar Eclipse cruise March 17, 2016May 4, 2016 Joe I have just returned from a 30-day cruise through Southeast Asia aboard the Volendam, which also included a total solar eclipse of the Sun. The cruise started and ended in Singapore, making ports-of... Read More
2015 Total Lunar Eclipse in Victoria September 27, 2015January 28, 2016 Joe A Total Lunar Eclipse as observed from Cattle Point Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on October , 2015 The eclipse was already in progress as it rose out of the atmospheric haze to the east o... Read More
Tesla Road Ranger Service – my experience June 5, 2015July 10, 2015 Joe I live on Vancouver Island where there is no easily accessible Tesla Service, so you can bet I asked lots of questions about how I would get my Model S serviced before I made the final purchase decisi... Read More
