Atrium Inn Vancouver

... Island. This was one of the arty parts of town, and was home to a plethora of art galleries and craft shops. Yachts crowded the marinas, and waterfront cafes and bars looked over towards the downtown towers. Jim and I took an Aquabus around the harbour, shopped for paper and drank British Columbian wine in the sunshine. The evening took us to the bar of the swanky Hotel Vancouver for martinis, then on to Gas Town to explore the city nightlife.

... their moose tour and it turns out they are on the same trekamerica tour and Ben and myself so it was great meeting them. They dont know eachother from England but happen to be on the same Moose tour and same trekamerica tour!! Lucy and Bex settled into the hostel whilst we walked over Granville bridge. Celene and Christie are staying on this side of the bridge so they went back to their hotel whilst Ben, Peggy and myself walked around the seawall. Again it ...

This morning we pottered around our hotel room as it was raining. We braved the chilly 12 degree celsius weather around later morning and went to Denny's for brunch - far too much to eat - pancakes plus hashbrowns plus poached eggs plus bacon - the "Grand Slam" (Andrew had the Lumber Jack Slam which was even bigger). After warming ourselves up with a big feed, we headed back out into the rain, all rugged up with our umbrellas (at least it rains straight here). <br> <br><br ...

... Fever shot. My Daughter In Law is, as I write this, working with an NGO AIDS hospital in Swaziland...so she had to have a Yellow Fever shot before she left...huge bruise on her arm and made her as sick as the proverbial dog. Others I have talked to had no reaction at all....I hope I am in their group. We also have to get our VISA application in to the Brazil Consulate soon, so we need to get pictures taken and make the trip downtown. I don't ...

... that moniker after asking for water. It turned out that the snarky man is Joonies older gayer dobblegainger to which there is no end of amusement for us. We visit the Vancouver Aquarium which was very cool as it is filled with giant sea otters the undisputed champs of wildlife cuteness. We then a small sight seeing drive around downtown Vancouver and through Vancouver Island it's beautiful; I would recommend this to anyone who likes the outdoors and well ...

... sample of which I have included in this blog, and pleasant company. By the end of the journey we were bosom buddies with most of the others in our car, and our host Adam was delightful. As you can tell from the kids' entries, the Lumberjack Show was hilarious, with the whole family (being loud as we are!) pulled up on stage and/or starring. I even got pulled on stage to help Johnny saw a log in the competition, and we were winning until he ...

First stop Kelowna - after driving this unbelievably boring stretch of forest and little communities unworthy even of the name of "hick-town". I get a parking spot at the very end of parking and still it's big like a Manitoba corn field. I drag 16 kgs of duffelbag behind me aiming for the the terminal on the horizon. Why can't people stay home? Air Canada wants me to pay $150 (!) to take an earlier flight. I ...

... be reduced to a question of their personal ethics and beliefs? Or, do they just decide. Do they spend years trying to figure out what they want for themselves and for their lives? Or, do they just live. An adult is allowed to be secure. The good thing about being an adult is that you're allowed to like who you are and what you believe in. You aren't expected to rethink what you like or reconsider the type of person you are. In fact, the world expects ...