Justine and I were both back to Ontario over the Christmas break, and for one of our longest stretches - two full weeks. I’ll try and hit some of the high points, as we crammed a lot into the visit, but it will be mostly photos to share.
Read MoreJacksonville and Key West
In early December I was invited to join some members of ourr sales team on a trip to Key West for a team building exercise - a chance to get to know the team better and spend some quality time in the sun. It was coupled with a trip to meet with a customer and a partner, so it was an effect trip, and one that I will try and remember the details on almost 2 months after-the-fact.
Read MoreNetherlands: Leiden and The Hague
We arrived in the Netherlands and picked up a rental car for our couple of weeks of exploration and family visits. Our first stop was less than an hour south of the airport in Leiden. Leiden is a university town where a friend of the family lives, and who invited us to stop in and visit for the day before we headed on to The Hague for a couple of days.
Read MoreA Visit with John and Katie
Much like the last post, this one is about a weekend on Galiano with some friends! We’ll start with a couple of interesting things from Vancouver, then get into a fun weekend with our friends Katie and John, who came to Galiano to hang out with us for the weekend.
Read MoreA Visit with Cindy and KJ
The next couple of weeks are buy for us with having some friends staying with us on Galiano. Cindy and KJ were our first visitors, coming in from Toronto as part of one of Cindy’s business trips. We hadn’t seen them in a bit, and we were excited to come have them stay with us!
Read MoreCanada Day! Saturna and Hanging Around Galiano
With Canada Day being on a Monday, we used the holiday to spend 10 days on Galiano. We headed over the Friday before, and had the weekend to relax, get some work done and enjoy summer (finally!). On Canada Day, our friend David was picking us up for our 2nd annual trip to Saturna for the epic Lamb BBQ. The rest of the week was working, then our friends Cindy and KJ were coming to stay - but we’ll cover that trip in the next post.
Read MoreA Spring Visit to Reifel
With spring upon us, we were long overdue for a visit out to Reifel to check on the birds. And with the spring migration in full force, and with it being time for baby birds, we were hopeful that we’d have a good day out. Alex has moved out to Vancouver for the summer for her “summering” at a local law firm, and as she had expressed an interest to come along, she and Matt joined us for a fun day out.
Read MoreA Last Couple of Stops in Ontario
I think this will be the last post from the Ontario trip. We have two more stops - one with our friends Carolynne and Graham at their home on Stoney Lake, then a quick stop in Alton with Mom and the rest of the family. It’s been a great trip - very relaxing and we got to catch up with a lot of different people. There’s never enough time, but it was time well spent.
Read MorePrince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Wednesday, we were excited to join Risa for a day exploring the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory and general surroundings. I had been looking forward to this almost (but not quite) as much as the eclipse, as it gave us a chance to to see a bunch of birds we normally wouldn’t see out west. So yes, you can skip this post almost entirely if birds aren’t your thing.
Read MoreTotal Solar Eclipse and Visit with Risa and Jeff
for the second leg of our trip, we headed east to Prince Edward County, as they were going to be in the path of totality, and by great coincidence, our friends Risa and Jeff live in the area! So we could watch the eclipse and get caught up. The other cool opportunity was to spend some time at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, where Risa has been volunteering. So yes, be prepared for lots of bird pics…
Read MoreHiking in Squamish
Over the long weekend we headed up to Squamish to do a day hike at the top of the Sea to Sky Gondola. We were hoping to go snowshoeing, but with this winter being what it is, there’s hardly any snow, even at elevation. So we met our friend Nicole at the gondola and deaded up to see what we would find!
Read MoreA Quick Stop in Toulouse on the way to India
I was headed to India for work, and as I was traveling through Europe to get there, it was quite inexpensive to add a stop in Toulouse along the way. It had been quite a long time since my last trip to Toulouse, so it seemed like a good idea to stop in and see the team and to have a chance to meet up with some old friends.
Read MoreSnowy Vancouver
Starting on Tuesday night, we got a serious blast of winter. By the time it was all done with, we apparently got 28cm of snow, making it something like the 4th biggest single day snowfall in the city’s recorded history. On Wednesday, we got out for a walk in the afternoon, as it was still coming down, to enjoy the snow. We don’t get a lot, and it is a bit magical when we do.
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