San Jose Del Cabo-Sea of Cortez

It's been very cold in the Rockies............-24c to -28c for almost 3 weeks. We were lucky enough to sneak away last week for 5 days to Cabo San Lucas on the Baha. We left Calgary in -23c and landed in Cabo to +23c......quite a contrast.

As we were only there for 4 nights, we decided to do an All Inclusive package. As much food/drink as your body can take.......the perfect fly and flop holiday. It was magical being at the Sea of Cortez again with the azure waters before us. Every day we saw whales from our 4th floor room and also from the shoreline. As the surf was very powerful and the water cool, we did not venture into the sea. We did walk along the beach, watching the whales, moms and babies, breaching 500 yards offshore.

The other magic in our trip for me was spending 5 days with my family. We barely see our son at home with his busy teenage schedule, so to spend time with him at the beach, chat on walks and conversing over meals was very special.

We are back home again, and the forecast is very cold for the next two weeks.
Buenas Noches
Robert Krysak

Memories-Canadian Rockies

It's been very cold in the Rockies the past week and a half. -27c to - 37c lows, spiking to -16c or so as a high....every day. In my spare time, other than a few quick walks etc., I have pretty much stayed indoors. It's been a great opportunity to delete files on the computer, work on ideas for future paintings, and look at old ones.

The sketch above is a quick one I did last August in Seabright, Nova Scotia. The sea was around 100 feet below our cottage. Every morning, I would make a pot of java, then gravitate out to the deck. The shoreline was always a muddle of seaweed, foam and rocks encrusted with slimy, colourful plant life. From burnt sienna to raw umber, new gamboge to yellow ochre, all the colours of my watercolour pallet were represented. As I moved my brush across the paper, seas gulls were making their raucous calls as they fought over a morsel of fish, cormorants shot across the water, flying inches above the surface, and every once in a while a seal would pop its shiny, "Mr. Clean" head out of the water.

I look forward to our next journey to Nova Scotia, to visit friends, and experience the wonderful seascape the East Coast has to offer.

Robert Krysak

Winter Wonderland, Drive with care-Canadian Rockies

I was driving to Valemount last Friday on the Ice fields Parkway. I had heard Parks was closing the road at 10 am for avalanche control, so I left Banff at 7 am. There was over a foot and a half of snow on the road, and a couple of sets of tracks. It took me 5.5 hours for what is usually a 3.5 hour drive.

Be safe out there.

Robert Krysak