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From Burnout to Backroads: The Story Behind Teresa Uncharted

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Jun 12

This isn’t a midlife crisis. It’s a comeback.
I started hiking, kayaking, biking… and then bought a sailboat.
Introducing Teresa Uncharted — real stories from the trails, coastlines, and chaos of rediscovering adventure in midlife. #womenwhoexplore
👉 teresauncharted.ca/story-behind...

Meet Teresa, an outdoor-loving adventurer reclaiming midlife on her own terms — through hiking, kayaking, sailing, and plenty of trail snacks.

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · May 18

I’ve been doing a collection of Zen Moments on YouTube from my adventures. This one is the waterfall from Grace Harbour that I mentioned in my blog post earlier. #zenmoment #waterfall #desolationsound #pnw #pacificnorthwest #britishcolumbia #canada #adventure #hiking #seenonthetrail

Zen Moment 19: Exploring a Waterfall Only Accessible by Boat

YouTube video by Teresa Uncharted

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Grace Harbour: Hidden Anchorage Found

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · May 18

They say every anchorage has its own rhythm. For Grace Harbour, it just happened to start with zero wind and a lot of curiosity. #sailing #sailingadventure #pacificnorthwest #vancouverisland #desolationsound #sailingbc #canada

They say every anchorage has its own rhythm. For Grace Harbour, it just happened to start with zero wind and a lot of curiosity.

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I Bought a Boat and Didn’t Completely Lose My Mind

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · May 18

Let’s be honest. Starting a blog feels a bit like standing at the end of a dock shouting into the fog, hoping someone hears you. But if you’re into sailing, dogs, coastal adventures, and the occasional dose of chaos, then you’ve found the right place! #sailing #sailinglife #sailingadventures

Buying a boat is supposed to be exciting. What the boat hunt actually was? A mildly unhinged combination of detective work and disappointment.

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 24

Just a photo from one of my beach walks last week. Taken while looking across the Strait of Georgia to the Mainland. #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #sunrise #dawnpatrol

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 19

You’d never know these two photos were taken seconds apart. Sunrise in front of me and the moon behind. I like how the mountains were glowing 🥰

I also like that I’m already getting more light in the morning again after the time change just over a week ago! #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #canada

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 13

Yeah I’ve been watching it and reading your posts. And I think he hit that hard now to distract what’s happening internationally. It’s complete chaos. Are you able to keep up?

What to know about this week's 'blood worm moon' total lunar eclipse

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 13

We definitely don’t hate you. This whole situation is heartbreaking.

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · Mar 13

Need a distraction from earthly news? Up all night stressed anyway (or willing to set an alarm to be briefly up)?

There’s a full lunar eclipse late Thursday night or early Friday morning (depending on your time zone). Watch the moon turn blood red! www.npr.org/2025/03/11/n...

This total lunar eclipse — the first in three years — will feature a "blood worm moon," so named for the reddish hue of its glow and the time of year it's occurring.

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hello darkness my old friend…

At least this time I know it’s only for a couple of weeks! Beautiful, calm morning at the beach now that the herring have stopped spawning in this area. #canada #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #beachwalk #dawnpatrol #sunrise

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Jer 🍁 @boozedonkey.bsky.social · Mar 9

Funny.. At this rate of the Cheeto in Chief actions, a beer a day is insufficient

CNN @cnn.com · Mar 9

Canada’s oldest brewery is selling a crate of 1,461 beers – dubbed the "Presidential Pack" – to help Canadians get through the next four years with a beer a day: cnn.it/4kCg4Fy

Brewery releases a crate of 1,461 beers for Canadians to get through the next 4 years | CNN Business

Amid the tariffs, threats of annexation and other chaos Canada’s neighbors to the south are igniting, surviving the next four years is only possible with a daily beer.

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 5

Just a moment of zen. The sunrise this morning had lots of beautiful colours! youtube.com/shorts/j_sOr...

Beautiful colours in today’s sunrise beach walk

YouTube video by Adventures with Teresa

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a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words everything 's fine below it .

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Jer 🍁 @boozedonkey.bsky.social · Mar 3

My good buddy had his locked Norco stolen this morning at 10am from carport near Camosun Lansdowne. Images from video of the criminal.

Please keep an eye out.

Saanich Police file: SA25-3938
Reported on Garage 529
#yyj #biketheft #yyjbike

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 3

Beautiful day for a hike in the woods! #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #hiking #forestbathing #traildogs

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 1

This is my favourite gif at work. I think it’s just perfect all around after scrolling feed…

ALT: a dumpster is on fire in a flooded area with the words everything 's fine below it .

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Mar 1

TGIF! So looking forward to the weekend, completely unplugging and listening to this…

Sailing through Hole in the Wall, Desolation Sound at slack tide

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Feb 26

Just a quick vid of a sailing trip on the backside of Quadra Island. We planned this part of the trip for slack tide since Hole in the Wall can get a bit spicy if you time it wrong 😉 (Seymour Narrows runs at 16 kts so I’m guessing it’s similar here.) #sailing #vancouverisland #desolationsound

YouTube video by Adventures with Teresa

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Feb 25

Just another zen moment from the beach. Barely missed the storm, winds stopped just before we got here this morning. #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada #oceanwalk #beachwalk

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Feb 24

Just a little zen moment. I love my beach walks. (The bark is my dog letting me know he just found his favourite stick.) #vancouverisland #beach #sunrise #canada

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Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Feb 19

Beautiful morning at the beach 🤣 The dog loved it though. What you can’t see is the driving rain and my rain cape blowing in the wind…. #windyday #rainydayadventures #beach #adventure #dogadventures #beachdog #dogwalk

Teresa @teresauncharted.bsky.social · Feb 19

A walk with the furkid before the storm hits.