Just to torment the fine folks back east that follow my blog, a photo collage of the spring blossoms that are everywhere right now, here in Vancouver. Springtime is lovely. But first, and evening with Jane Goodall…
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I had a rare treat this week - I was spending more than a week on Galiano! We came over on a Thursday evening, I and was staying through the following Sunday to manage the Panorama Lane road rebuild. Justine was taking the ferry back on Sunday night, and coming back over on the following Friday night. While I had a busy week of work ahead of me, it also meant I could focus on a number of projects in the evenings.
Read MorePanorama Lane Rebuild
Panorama Lane needed some significant repair work. We contracted one of the local excavating companies and they came up with a great plan to regrade and rebuild the gravel road back to a good state. I was on Galiano last week to make myself available to the crew as they worked on our project. It turned out really well, so I thought I’d share some details.
Read MoreSigns of Spring in Vancouver and on Galiano
I thought I would share the evidence that we’re definitely heading into spring - mostly because Ontario is still in the grip of winter and still getting snow. Not very nice of me, I know…
Read MoreA Last Day at Whistler and the Junos!
The last weekend of March we decided we needed to use the second day of our tow-day, pre-paid Edge Card from Whistler. We gambled on Saturday being a good ski day and headed up with our friend Nicole. It was a busy weekend as Justine had bought us tickets to the Juno Awards for Sunday night. It was a big weekend!
Read MoreSpring Starts on Galiano
Another short post to catch up on. We were on Galiano the weekend after our visit with Risa in order to get the gardens started and generally keep an eye on things. Lots of pics in this post and very little commentary!
Read MoreA Visit with Risa!
This post is a bit all over the place - some random, fun activities, but mainly centered around a visit from our friend Risa! Risa and I worked together back when I first moved to Vancouver, and we have been great friends ever since. Risa and her husband Jeff moved back to Ontario four years ago, which means we have not seen then as much as we would like. Last week was Risa’s birthday and she was in town and we were lucky enough for her to stay with us over the weekend. And it meant we had a chance for some fun adventures.
Read MoreA Start to Spring?
After a full three weeks away, we made our first post-snow trip back to Galiano. There had been some storms and other weather, and we were interested to see the state of the place and to start the process of moving from winter to spring. We had lots of projects to do, and it looked like we might have some nice weather to do them in.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - the Final Chapter
A final post - and likely a fairly long one… Mackenzie’s visit was coming to a close, but we had one last epic day in us! Justine and I both took Friday off, and we were doing the double shot of outdoor fun - Squamish and Whistler! We had a morning up the Sea to Sky Gondola, followed by an afternoon/evening in Whistler as a way to round out Mackenzie’s visit and enjoy the last of the sunshine.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - Part III
On Monday, I took the day off from work to spend with Mackenzie. We decided to do a bit of exploration around North Vancouver, and area she hadn’t seen much of previously. We had a bit of an epic day, starting on Cypress Mountain, heading over to Lynn Canyon, lunch at Lonsdale Quay, out to Lighthouse Park and then wrapping it up by meeting Justine downtown for an epic sunset happy hour!
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - Part II
We’ll pick up the trip on Sunday on Galiano with some additional adventures. We finally found some sea lions and lots of birds, before heading back home to Vancouver. More adventures await later in the week.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - Part I
For her 18th birthday (last July), we had offered to organize a trip for our niece Mackenzie to come to Vancouver for a week or so. We finally got the trip organized around Christmas time, and she decided she wanted to come out in February - much to our surprise. As it turned out, she picked a good week! We had snow just before she arrived and a high pressure system settled in that gave us cold temperatures and sunny skies.
Read MoreAnother Galiano Trip - Lots of Work to Do!
After getting back from North Carolina late Friday night, we were on the ferry first thing Saturday morning to head over to Galiano. We had been away for almost a month, so we needed to check on the place and get some work done. Plus, our new water tank had been delivered and we needed to get it hooked up.
Read MoreA Quick Trip to North Carolina
The week after getting home from India I needed to turn around and go to North Carolina for a meeting with a Partner and a Customer. There isn’t a lot to this post, but mostly it’s about me fincally making ti to Duke University to see the campus.
Read MoreA Short Trip to Pune
The year is off to a busy start. I had originally planned to go to Pune in November, but after my knee surgery got scheduled, I had to push it into January. I was there for only a week, with a very busy agenda and a lot to cover. There was not much time for personal activities, but we did have a holiday on the Tuesday, so there is a bit to share from the hike we did.
Read MoreA New Year on Galiano
We arrrived home from Ontario in the evening on New Year’s Eve. we had a relaxing night at home, spent most of New Year’s Day relaxing, and then headed to Galiano on the late ferry to spend a few days on the island before life gets crazy.
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