Here in British Columbia, we have this new holiday that we get to celebrate every February. It’s called Family Day. I can’t think of it without being reminded of that Simpsons upside where the card companies make up Love Day.
Nonetheless, it’s a stat holiday in February, so I’m really not complaining.
It’s been uncharacteristically cold around here lately.
Trust me, that’s cold for our part of the world.
Don’t believe me? This is the ocean in front of our house right now:
The ocean is frozen.
Looking down from the deck. The ocean is frozen.
Also frozen – Trout Lake, which is located not far from us. (Does every town in Canada have a Trout Lake?) So this weekend (after a very productive Saturday round of errand-running) Peter and I were driving home along the highway and we saw this sight:
Someone ice skating on Trout Lake. Within seconds, Peter had pulled over the car and we were gingerly stepping onto the ice ourselves.
That’s a first for me. I finally feel like a real Canadian!
To continue our Canada celebration, we took advantage of that extra day off and spent some time in the city. I love visiting Vancouver, which is always both familiar and new. After several uninterrupted months here in our small community, the amount of choice you find in Vancouver is delightful and overwhelming.
One of my favourite Vancouver spots:
Possibly because it’s where these live:
Not because it’s where these live:
Blurry selfie.
Night-time boat trip.
And the grey Vancouver view from our hotel.
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