I’m not going to do a post from being back in Ontario over Christmas - I didn’t really take many of my own photos, and most of you were there for all of it. Instead, I’ll put a wrap on the 2018 posts with a quick wrap up of the last week of the year - and then it will be on to 2019!
Read MoreChristmas Around Vancouver
December was a crazy month for us this year. I suppose it is most years, but this year seemed busier than most. We did have one nice day where Justine and I got to relax and wander around the city, soaking up some of the Christmas spirit.
Read MoreToulouse at Christmas
A few photos from my recent trip to Toulouse for work. It’s really beautiful there around Christmas time - very festive!
Read MoreA Wander Down at Boundary Bay
We had Ethan and Addison stay with us last weekend, which was fun as always. We packed quite a bit into a couple of days, including a short walk down at Boundary Bay.
Read MoreJustine's Birthday on Galiano
For Justine’s birthday, we spent the Remembrance Day long weekend on Galiano. We rented a small cabin right on the water, and spent the weekend working on the property (OK well not much), hiking, bird watching and generally enjoying ourselves. We also managed to finally get to Pilgrimme for Justine’s birthday dinner.
Read MoreSnow Geese Back at Reifel
Another catch-up post as I finally get through some older photos. We had another nice weekend day, so we headed down to Reifel to see what was going on. The snow geese were back, which always makes for a fun day.
Read MoreA Spectacular Fall Day
We have had an amazing start to the fall season. All this week the weather has been amazing - warm, sunny and not a hint of the normal rain we get this time of year. As I was on my own on Sunday, with Justine in Australia, I decided to go for a walk along the sea wall and take some pictures.
Read MoreHeliotrope Ridge Trail - Mount Baker
My friend Bill and I spent an amazing Saturday hiking up the Heliotrope Ridge Trail on Mount Baker. It was a spectacular fall day, and we were afforded some amazing views.
Read MoreA Nice Fall Day at Reifel
I am over a month behind on posts. This one, like many of the recent ones will not have much more than some (hopefully) nice photos from an afternoon walk around Reifel.
Read MoreGaliano Island - A Missing Post
Back at the end of September, we went over to Galiano with some friends for the weekend. I completely lost track of this one and getting it up on the website.
Read MoreEthan and Lisa's Last Day
A long overdue post on Lisa and Ethan’s last day with us from the end of the summer.
Read MoreLisa and Ethan at Lynn Canyon and Lighthouse Park
In spending some time with Lisa and Ethan while they were in town this week, I took them over to the North Shore to explore a bit. We spent some time in Lynn Canyon, then drove over to West Van to Lighthouse Park to explore and swim. Was a great day!
Read MoreWhale Watching - at Spanish Banks?!?!
While Lisa and Ethan were in town, we booked a whale watching trip so they could (hopefully) see some orcas. Not only did we see them, the boat ride was less than 5 minutes as they were in English Bay, right off the beach near Spanish Banks!
Read MoreA Quick Update and some Vancouver Pics
A quick post with some pictures I took before we left on vacation. Every year, Vancouver has a 3-day Celebration of Light fireworks show. Most years, there are some added features, and this year there was an aerial display. I got a few pics from the roof of our place as they went by.
Read MoreOur Last Day in Hood River - Road Riding the Fruit Loop and Some Breweries
Wednesday was our last full day in Hood River, as we had decided to make the drive home on Thursday. We wanted to get one more road ride in, and decided on our other usual route, the "Fruit Loop" We followed up our ride with some great food and relaxing in a few of the breweries down near the water in Hood River.
Read MoreHiking the Cooper Spur Trail
On Tuesday we took a short break from road riding and decided to do a hike instead. We picked the Cooper Spur trail up Mount Hood, as the smoke from all the forest fires started to roll in. It ended up being the last view of any mountain that we had this trip.
Read MoreRoad Riding the Historic Highway
Our first day camping was focused on road riding and a dip in the Columbia River, before checking out some breweries and relaxing at the camp site.
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Off to Hood River
Sunday morning we had to pick up and head out of Portland. Our plan was to head to Hood River and spend the remaining few days of our vacation camping in the heat.
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Portland - Markets and the Whitecaps Game
The main reason we had come to Portland (besides the fact that we really like it there) was to attend the Whitecaps game against the Portland Timbers. This will have been 3 out of 4 years for me (we missed last year), and it’s always a good time. The game was a later start (8:00), so we had the whole day to explore. It ended up being a markets day, which was a lot of fun.
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On to Portland
Friday we made the short drive from McMinnville to Portland (about an hour normally), with a couple of stops along the way at the Evergreen Air and Space Museum to see the Spruce Goose, and at our favourite Willamette Valley winery, Brooks.
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