I’m super excited to finally ditch my old blog.michaelarestad.com blog address for something a bit nicer. Thanks to my generous employer, I now am the super proud owner of michael.blog. I went through the process of setting up the domain on get.blog and I have to say, it was pretty dang slick. I moved all… Continue reading blog. to .blog
Author: Michael Arestad
Reclaiming my hard drive
In the middle of a Zoom call a couple weeks ago, I got a system notice that I was running out of space on my startup disk. It said I had 1.6 gigabytes free and the number was dropping rapidly. Crap. I did some quick measures to get through the call by deleting some unused… Continue reading Reclaiming my hard drive
My best photos from 2016
Here are my favorite photos from my travels this year. Not all are the best, but I think I caught a few gems. I recommend opening the gallery and just scrolling through. They should all have a comment and location. Let me know what you think!
Surfing in Tofino
A few weeks ago, I made the journey up to Vancouver Island. I had heard some great things about Tofino, a small surf town with legendary tacos. With no prep and on a whim I departed. Google said it would take me around five hours to get from where I was staying near Squamish to… Continue reading Surfing in Tofino
Trans-Canada adventure part two
Sorry about the delay, folks. I’ve been pretty dang busy the past several weeks and this post is long overdue. I am currently writing this at a friend’s beautiful goat farm near Portland Oregon. Time for part two of this little adventure. For those of you who missed it, here’s part one. So there we… Continue reading Trans-Canada adventure part two
Trans-Canada adventure part one
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Horseshoe Bay waiting for the ferry to take my Jeep and me to Vancouver Island. A little over two weeks ago, I left on a trek from Montreal, QC all the way to Whistler, BC. According to my trip meter, we travelled about 5,800 kilometers (3,600 miles). We… Continue reading Trans-Canada adventure part one
The Trans-Canada Adventure kickoff
After months of preparation, Stephane Daury and I are heading out in our Jeeps across Canada. We have left Montreal and are heading all the way to Whistler via the TCAT (Trans-Canada Adventure Highway) and some of the main highways. The TCAT is a trail mapped all the way from coast to coast across Canada… Continue reading The Trans-Canada Adventure kickoff