Welcome to the Ocean Wilderness Inn Blog

Greetings, Friends of Ocean Wilderness Inn

Lori & I decided to start this web log, to help share news & commentary about our lives as owners of Ocean Wilderness Inn (OWI), Sooke, British Columbia. We plan to document some of our work activities (like Inn improvement projects), as well as to log some commentary about the natural world around us. You're welcome to read, and add comments if you like. If you're looking for accommodations, please visit our regular website, at http://www.oceanwildernessinn.com/.


Having moved here from Minnesota in March 2007, this is our first New Year in Canada. Because we're living in the Canadian Tropics (Pacific coast rainforest), the midwinter weather here is quite a bit warmer than in Minnesota. There, the high was about 7 degrees F today, and plenty of snow was covering the ground:


~12/26/07 Twin Cities, Minnesota


Here at OWI, the high today was in the upper 40's, with a small amount of snow left from a couple days ago. Some pictures from our grounds, today:


1/1/08, OWI Front Yard


1/1/08, Japanese Gazebo/ HotTub


1/1/08, A Steller's Jay


Looks like spring is just around the corner....


1/1/08, primrose blooming