Today we went to Grouse Mountain to visit Santa’s workshop and say G’day to the big guy himself. It seems that Santa took quite a shining to Grandma and really liked her hat. It was a full day as we visited the workshop, said…
Well they call it “Supernatural BC” because there is always something popping it’s head up out of the water or leaping out from behind a tree. I have discovered this week that it is really hard to photograph woodpeckers as they move so fast that…
There was a break in the rain this afternoon so I went for a walk down to the jetty in Cates Park and there were a bunch of crab fishermen trying to catch something for dinner however a pair of seals had other ideas. It…
We had a big day on Saturday setting up the Christmas tree and getting ready for the big guy’s visit next month. We set up the tree, strung the lights, hung the ornaments, made Christmas cookies, decorates a ginger bread house, listened to Christmas carols,…
Tamara had a birthday party to go to at the Aquarium in Stanley Park, so while she was looking at the fishies, we had a stroll in the park. It was a nice day, cool but fresh. It’s the end of Autumn and we had…
We were in Stanley Park again on the weekend and we were musing over this poor chap on the Totem pole. The look on his face says it all. The totem poles tell a tale of the village. I would like to hear this tale…
We went up to Grouse Mountain again this week and I tried out my new hat. It kinda makes me look a bit like a Yeti but it keeps my ears warm. We stopped by and visited the resident Grizzly bears before they curled up…
It’s cold wet and miserable out today. Rain, Hail and now Thunder…. We have the fire going in the lounge and I am here to stay. Shelly and I started our Christmas shopping yesterday and have just about knocked off the list. It’s good to…
It was a sunny Sunday and there had just been a fresh dusting of snow in them there thar hills, so we headed up to the top to have a play. The kids ate a tonne of snow and made snow angles while the men…
This has been an exciting week here in Vancouver. We have had our first Canadian Halloween and the kids had a great time trick or treating, and we hosted a party for their school friends the day before which was a real hoot. Also Tamara…
Whilst walking around the sea wall in Stanley Park yesterday these three guys swam up right next to us, perched themselves on a rock and posed for the camera. What a tourist attraction. (maybe they were mechanical ones, that do that every hour) It was…
Up at Grouse Mountain during the week and the cable car was out of action due to maintenance. This guy was walking the wire out from the dock to the first tower. Although he was tethered to the wire, you couldn’t pay me enough to…