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 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 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 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 First Night at Bard on the Beach
Each summer, we like to head down to Vanier Park and attend at least one of the Bard at the Beach plays. It’s always a good evening out, and this season they have 3 plays going that I want to see. Our first one was Timon of Athens, which was a play I had not seen previously.
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Our First Night on our New Property
Another slight departure from Alaska photos - they’re taking a long time to get through! Last weekend Justine and I spent our first night on the new property - camping! We wanted to spend the weekend, so we thought we’d try camping, rather than paying for an AirBnB or other rental.
Read MoreA Quick Break from Alaska
Some shots of the moon and Venus, taken with my new camera.
Read MoreThe Last Day of the Cruise
This post is long overdue and wraps up our 7-day Alaskan cruise. Our last day was spent going through the inside passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland. The weather wasn't great, but we spent most of our waking hours on our balcony, watching the scenery flow by and watching for wildlife.
Read MoreOur First Weekend on Galiano - as Owners
My last post ended up being one of the most popular ones I’ve done. Seems the news spread fast! So last weekend, now that our ownership was confirmed, we head over to Galiano to spend the full weekend and see what we got ourselves into…
Read MoreVancouver Wildflowers
The city has been working on a new bike path that starts fairly close to us. One of the things they did was plant a wildflower garden along a big stretch of the trail. We had noticed it a few days earlier while out for a ride, so we decided to wander back and have a look…
Read MoreA New Home - Sort of...
Justine and I have some exciting news to share - we bought ourselves a piece of property on Galiano Island!
Read MoreWhistler Half Marathon Weekend
A very short post from our weekend in Whistler.
Read MoreVancouver Sunsets - Bit of a Catch-up Post
It’s been a bit of a busy stretch and I’m trying to work through a backlog of old posts and photos. Justine and I have been good about getting out for walks after dinner, and at the end of May we had a great sunset night. Not much of a post, but lots of photos.
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