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…
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 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 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.
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