On the Saturday afternoon we
headed to Granville Island (near Downtown Vancouver) to go paddle boarding at False Creek with
Ben, while Anna stayed with Finley. Once again, it was an unexpectedly sunny
and beautiful afternoon, so it was a fantastic way to see the city, without the
traffic! Ben had a few worrying moments before deciding to test out the water
temperature accidently, while I was a little more lucky (or just way
over-cautious, definitely not anything to do with balance or skill!) and stayed
mostly dry! As the water wasn’t overly warm… But Lawrie went swimming a few
times (in a wetsuit that is…)
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| Vancouver city from on the water |
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| Just taking off from the wharf |
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| Lawrie, Nicole & Ben |
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| Anna, Ben & Finley - our lovely hosts for the week - thanks again!! |
On the Saturday night Ben
& Anna had a potluck at their place, so we met quite a few of their friends
from around Vancouver – I somehow managed to not take any photos, but for
anyone who is familiar with any of the people there, we met: Tyson &
Nicole, & baby Acadia; Gerard & Janelle & Claire & Julia;
Stuart & Roseanne & Aiden & Gemma; Joel & Shona & Aleah;
Myla; Juanita; Ted & Rachel & Carrie; Amanda, and Layne.
Went to our first Canadian
meeting on the Sunday morning, and although things were a little different to
home, it was so nice to feel exactly the same among people we’d never met!
On
the Sunday afternoon/evening we went to a first birthday party (Julia, daughter
of Gerard & Janelle), with many of the people we met the night before (a
little better with names this time!) plus a few others. I did manage to get
some photos this time though! Mainly the many adorable little kids, including
one who was a little sceptical of her birthday cake at first…
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| Lawrie enjoying time with little Finley :) |
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| Gorgeous little Finley!! |
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| Some of the Vancouver folk |
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| Claire, Janelle, Julia & Gerard |
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| The Birthday girl, Julia |
Yay, we have proof of life from the Brodies! ;-P
ReplyDeleteWish we were there too, looks like fun. I love the photo of Ben and Anna on the floor with Finley! I would love to see those brown Craigslist couches again! ;-D
Oh my goodness, Finley is so CUTE!
ReplyDeleteLove the close-up shot of Finley!!
ReplyDeleteMegan, I wish you were here too. :)
Jo, we know! Haha!