12 july 2014 Vancouver

Vancouver is a nice city, much water, beach, many nice opportunities to go out, clean, big park, multicultural, 1/3 of the population is Asian. We had an apartment 26 high. Because I couldn’t handle the door opener of the sky scraper I took the stairway all the way up a few times, once carrying 3 pizzas. 

10 july 2014 Savary Island

Today we made a day trip to Savary Island, a vacation island, with a very high dune, nice sandy beach and rather warm water. Far away sea otters,  seals and always the white necked sea eagles. It was very nice and relaxed with little Sienna, with Danya’s friend Amanda and her partner, sun, ice cream. 

7 july 2014 hike Canada

It was a short, but rather heavy hike. Jack, who had initiated the trail (we still our thankfull Jack!) decided soon that his shape was not anough to continue this. May be in the future another part of the trail?? Later Jack’s son Craig, together with his (?)Tracy, helped Jack back home. Craig carrying his 

5 juli 2014 Powell River Canada

After a 9 hour tight airplane chair we arrived in Vancouver. From there heading some 100 km north by car and with ferries to Powell River. We stayed at daughter in law Danya’s family. A couple years ago Danya’s stepth dad Jack told us of his plans to hike The BC Sun Coast Trail, in 

22 june 2014

Walking with easy boots on her front hoofs helps lowering Luca’s laminitis pain very much. I don’t see limping any more. So there is hope! I can make him wear irons and that might help still more. Every day we make a walk for 30-45 min. He is very active. Is loosing weight. How to feed him right? I 

23 june 2014

You’re an idiot. That’s egoistic (taking a year for one self), you think that’s fun? You’ll be home soon anough! It seems that my ideas do not appeal to everybody. I don’t care. Luka, my pony with laminitis, is walking well again, due to his hoof boots. He lost quite some weight. Problem is that 

18th of june 2014

Today I had X/rays made of Luka´s hoofs. Her front hoofs proved to be affected by laminitis, specially the right one. The vet advised hoof irons and besides that hoofboots. I don´t like the irons, because it is difficult to find someone to apply them when I am travelling through Europe. Besides the vet doubted 

10 june 2014 Horse problems

Today I asked information about laminitis. A horseman said: Just wait 6 weeks how much better the pony will get. After those 6 weeks, you start riding him (he never has been ridden) and than we’ll find out if his tender hoofs have gotten better or not. Besides we can make him waterproof then. If 

8 june 2014

I just read a site of a Dutch guy who walkes 3000 km from the Netherlands to Lapland a few years ago. When I see th rocky soil, the lakes that must be crossed, rivers and little bridges, the bugs, then I’m afraid that this is not possible for a horse. I also am bound 

7 juni 2014

One week ago my horse was lame and didn’t want to stand. De vet thought of laminitis. If that is right then I’d better forget about my trip. And looking for another horse doesn’t appeal to me, ’cause I’m attached to Luka. Though a little difficult to train, he very much improved his behaviour as