It's been way to long since I've posted anything. I've recently started a new chapter in my life and I find it difficult to find the time to update my blog. I now it's easy to blog but that's just how I operate. I'm not a multitasker. Please don't tell my boss.

One of the good things about moving up to Smithers, B.C. was that it would enable me to check out parts of the world that I haven't seen yet. Last weekend Jen and I rented a car and headed Northwest to Gingolix, for the 4th annual Crabfest. The combination of past their prime rock acts & fresh crab was just way to hard to resist.

One of the highways up, The Nisga Highway is designated as a scenic route on most maps. It was really nice, like most of B.C. is but their was barely any traffic which made it a pleasure to drive the speed limit and stop to look at the scenery as we went. It also made all the single lane bridges on the highway easier to navigate.

Unfortunately the batteries in my camera died on the way there so I was unable to take any pictures of Crabfest. Crabfest takes place in fishing village which was formerly known as Kincolith. A few years ago everyone decided that it was stupid that they needed to have have an anglocised name and switched it back to it's original name. We couldn't find any seafood right away with the exception of a very greasy looking clam fritter which made waiting for the real food an easy decision.

We watched the Wailing Jennys play a set beautiful music accented by me getting to change a guitar string, and then found out where the crab was and got in line. It was just a guy boiling crabs in front of his house. While in line I got scared and then Jen got scared and then we said, "one please". We weren't sure how to eat it but there was lot's of freindly people to show us what to do. It was really good. We headed back to the stage area and got depressed by the bad metal/cover band and decided to head back to our camp ground at the lava beds.

Back in the 1700's there was a massive volcano eruption that killed thousands of natives. It was crazy. There's miles and miles of hardened lava. I can't believe I had never heard about it. There's a story about kids cutting open salmon and putting shale in their back and laughing at the fish trying to swim. Apparently this is what caused the volcano to errupt. Needless to say Jen and I both vowed never to do such a thing.

More very soon, including a new Neanderthal y'all.