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So, as anyone who is following us on Instagram or Facebook knows, Danielle and myself take our off time in the winter to travel. And we ramble about the places, people, food and of course snorkeling that we do. Enjoy!

Best Glamping on the West Coast, Vancouver Island

January 10, 2022 at 4:54 PM by Mark Duncan

Glamping has become the newest way to escape, recharge, and pamper oneself. A combination of 'glamourous' and 'camping', glamping originally was meant to take all the costs and trials of putting together a camping weekend to explore the great outdoors without all the guesswork of

How's the Trailer Renovation going, you ask....

January 2, 2022 at 12:27 AM by Mark Duncan

Wow. Right now the snow is blowing sideways. I'm so happy being inside writing this...Our second winter was spent here on Vancouver Island. Rather than travel off to the far reaches of somewhere warm, we elected to remain and get a head start on renovating our newest addition to So Damn Lucky G

Golf Cart Racing - Mussel Beach Style

February 20, 2021 at 11:21 PM by Mark Duncan

So, like most of Vancouver Island, the west coast was hit with a substantial amount of snow this February. And, like most of Vancouver Island, this threw Mussel Beach into an even deeper lockdown - of the fun kind. It also poses a different problem when you're as off-grid as we are. When this

Top 10 TV Series to Watch

January 27, 2021 at 8:56 PM by Mark Duncan

This is not something that I would usually write about. Visiting the far corners of the world (not that I subscribe to the 'Flat Earth Theory') is what we normally do during the winter months. But this year, like most people, we are confined to our bubble and have elected to remain at Muss

Winter Storms and Firewood!

January 6, 2021 at 12:22 AM by Mark Duncan

Whew! its January. For obvious reasons, we are so glad to be free of 2020 and are cautiously optimistic about 2021.For those of you who have been following us (lucky you!) we usually are exploring the never regions of the world during the wintertime, soaking up some sun, checking out local foods, me

Where's My Sock??

July 6, 2020 at 4:55 PM by Mark Duncan

We live in a 250 square foot tiny home. Well, a 290 sq. ft. RV, that has been transformed into our tiny home. From April to October, this is our life. Right on the ocean's edge. It's pretty special. We've been here through all of the Covid scare, self isolating to the extreme. Since t

A day in the Life at Mussel Beach

April 9, 2020 at 6:02 PM by Mark Duncan

Another beautiful, sunny, spring morning out here at Mussel Beach.And for some reason, Danielle and I both woke up early and raring to go. We normally do get up early - 7:30 ish, but today, wham! Up. Coffee made and carrot muffins in the oven by 7:30. ...and then we sit...and chat...check out Todays

Firewood and Food

April 8, 2020 at 5:57 PM by Mark Duncan

When you live on a beach, off-grid, you can never have too much firewood. And, anywhere, at any time, you can never have too much food. So yesterday was exemplary. Beautifully sunny and warm (finally), it was a perfect day to get out the chainsaw and buck up a couple of old-growth trees that had cr

Twas a Lonely Full Moon

April 7, 2020 at 4:44 PM by Mark Duncan

I was so looking forward to the wolves howling. We've heard them before during the clear, spring nights - some right down at the beach, but I guess they're isolating themselves too.Standing out on the deck looking over the ocean with the full moon lighting up everything, I really felt the

Yup, Gotta Dump the tanks...

April 6, 2020 at 4:51 PM by Mark Duncan

Blub Blub.Oh shit - literally. This is our toilet's way of telling me it's full and needs to be dumped. Right about the same time our kitchen sink no longer wants to swallow what we are feeding it....Not a big deal, really, but a process of driving up to the top of the property to get the

Yesterday ended in Scotch...

April 5, 2020 at 4:33 PM by Mark Duncan

So looking forward to my morning coffee. It's a beautiful day so far and zero degrees. Got a fire in the woodstove (our Cubic Mini Stove - Grizzly model), the diesel heater is pumping away and Danielle and I are planning on filling up the day with... who the hell knows. We'll find somethin

Will This Be A Daily Thing...?

April 4, 2020 at 4:38 PM

So, after isolating ourselves out here at Mussel Beach for 3 weeks, Danielle, Jazzy and I ventured out to the east side of the island to return our lovely granddaughter to her parents, clean and sanitize our home and do a little restocking before returning to our little section of paradise.Like....o

I Promise Not to Use the 'C' Word..

March 23, 2020 at 7:17 PM by Mark Duncan

I'm getting tired of the 'C' word. Watching and reading the news, talking with other seasonal and lease lot owners out here at Mussel Beach, the 'C' word is in the forefront. Yes, we watch whales out in the bay, sea lions, eagles, all gorging on the herring and the cycle of

Lombok - Culture with a Beach!

February 16, 2020 at 1:05 PM by Danielle

We arrived in Lombok on January 31, 2020, flying from Denpasar Bali. We booked 2 weeks at Villa Stanley near Singgigi, what an amazing oasis in the jungle.