Mission, BC
I got to spend a few days visiting with my aunt before my weekend of shows started. It was great to be sitting in sunshine for the first time in months. I was trying to beat a snowstorm to the Regina airport before my flight took off – so no snow and everything in bloom was great. Mission was home base for majority of this tour, and my aunt helped out with so many little tasks (and bigger ones like driving in Vancouver) that made my life easier.
One of my aunts’ cats held a strong interest in my guitar case.
We went for coffee on the patio of The Penny.
Our little coffees.
We ended up having the time for a quick tattoo by Nathan, at Heart to Hand, right in Mission. A little fine line pear on my ribs.
Vancouver, BC
After a few days of enjoying the sun, we headed into Vancouver for the first show. We chose a little restaurant for breakfast that happened to be in on Granville Island. We were lucky to find a parking spot and started to explore.
We stopped at a music store that had instruments from all over the world – these singing bowls were my favorite.
I loved the colours of these little tour boats – everywhere I’ve been so far, and I haven’t gotten onto a tour boat – that’s on the list of things to do this year.
A sailboat from the marina.
The first show was at Kolm Kontrast, a Sauna and Cold Plunge Spa. This was an unique venue. The folks at the sauna were so kind, it was a great first show for this tour. This was my first time playing in Vancouver – I was nervous, but the environment was so laid back that the nerves did not last long.
Mission, BC
Back to Mission for a little show at The Penny, a cute cafe that we discovered when my brother and I were out visiting my aunt. There was a photo taken of me about a year ago on the same couch drinking a matcha – so of course we had to retake it again.
We had some time to kill before we headed to the cafe to start getting set up – so we drove around Mission, taking photos.
This was the first time this year too that I got to wear a sundress. There was just a snowstorm going back at home, so I did not take wearing a dress for granted.
The actual little show here was lovely, it was another laid back, open armed environment. Coffee houses are my soft spot for shows – when I had imagined myself being a musician it was in cafes and slow-paced environments. Previously to this tour I felt like it’s been a lot of bars and consistent upbeat fast shows. So, this whole weekend was a nice contrast to that, it is nice to be playing my slow songs.
I loved the old espresso machine – the first time I came to this place, I thought it was so cool. It feels full circle to be playing in front of it.
The bird on The Penny’s logo, I thought was super cute.
Victoria, BC
Aunty dropped me off at the ferry that would take me from Tsawwassen, a little city near Vancouver, to Swartz Bay, the ferry terminal outside of Sydney, BC. I took a cab from the ferry terminal down to Victoria – about an hour drive. This was a very relaxed night for me.
I did go for a little walk after supper and found this cat hanging out in the garden, who was very friendly.
The next morning, I took a cab to Ogden Point to get a nice view of the ocean. It was rainy and cold, and I was not dressed for the weather, but I wanted to walk around Victoria for the day before my show.
The fishermen’s wharf was gorgeous – I was here before everything was open, so I got to walk around the wharf peacefully.
One little shop had these wooden chickens outside of them.
Everything in Victoria was in full bloom.
There were little things like this old man bird house on random trees, in a lot of the streets.
The government building was so pretty too – photos do not do it justice. At this point it was starting to rain harder, so I found a cafe to warm up in.
Then I hit Chinatown, Canada’s oldest. It was smaller than I thought it would be but filled with good little spots.
Finally, it was time for my show. This was a crowd that contained a few good dogs – pictured here is Charlie. Him and his owner were super sweet.
This was my little stage set up – right tucked into the corner surrounded by gorgeous plants at VI Plant Shop.
Syndey, BC
My travel plans included going back to Vancouver from Victoria so I could catch my plane back.
I didn’t get up too much in Sydney – there was a Sea Glass Beach, that I went and picked some sea glass.
This was my first time staying in a waterfront hotel, with an ocean view, so that I was excited for.
The next day I took the ferry back to Vancouver – and only had a few hours in Vancouver before I had to call it a night.
Vancouver, BC
I hadn’t been to the aquarium in years, since I was maybe eleven – so I headed that way. I loved it. The touch tanks were almost closing – but I got to go stick my hand in a tank with some jelly fish.
This was my favorite video of the animals that I took at the aquarium.
Kolby Clunas 