Mar 29

Nothing exciting happened in the last couple of weeks. Same old, same old:)

I did celebrate my birthday, got lots of very fun presents and the good thing: Still more to come.
It’s quite funny when you live abroad, presents keep coming :) .

Kris gave me a book: “The Daily Coyote”. I have to say: It’s an amazing book. I finished it in less than a day, and I loved it! The book is about a wonderful young woman’s search for herself in Wyoming. She tells us about her daily life. Nothing special you think? Well, part of her day to day routine is raising a coyote.


The Daily Coyote

If you’re curious, but not really interested in reading a book about it, then make sure you check out Charlie (the coyote) and Shreve’s blog at http://www.dailycoyote.net/. She also created a sister site: HONEY ROCK DAWN .

Speaking about wildlife and nature, we’re actually going away for the long weekend. We’re leaving on Thursday evening and we’re heading to Banff and Jasper. Hopefully the weather allows us to drive along the Icefields Parkway (on our way to Banff). It started snowing again, so we’re not sure what route we will take, since most of the mountain passes are covered with snow… I know it’s still a bit early for wildlife but, who knows, maybe some bears are awake… We’ll see. Doesn’t really matter though since the landscape is just breathtaking…

A picture from the archive:


Icefields Parkway from Above
Icefields Parkway

After visiting Jasper and Banff (and the hot springs:)) we also plan to go to Cochrane to visit some of our friends.

Lots of exciting things to look forward to…
I’m sure Kris will provide us with some really nice pictures in the next couple of weeks!

Hope everyone is having a great time, and we’ll hopefully be able to update this blog on a more regular basis from now on.

Mar 13

Last weekend Kris surprised me with a weekend getaway to the Sunshine Coast.

We were able to find a Bed & Breakfast last minute. We decided to go and explore an area so close to home, but one we’ve never visited before.
The ferry takes you from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale. It only takes 40 minutes, just enough time to get an “all aboard breakfast” on the ferry.

We drove along the Sunshine Coast, direction: Egmont. We were told to definitely hike up to the Skookumchuck Rapids. It’s about an hour hike on an easy trail. Really worth it. Go to Sechelt and visit one of the visitor centers to get a schedule of the best viewing times of the rapids.


Skookumchuck rapids
Skookumchuck Rapids

Back to Back
Back to Back

Enjoying the sunshine
Enjoying the sunshine

After a sunny afternoon we decided to head back to Sechelt and check out our B&B and enjoy the hot tub.
Upon arriving in Off The Hook B&B we were welcomed by Dave (the owner) and Chloe his puppy.

Dave and Arlene will try their best to make your stay as pleasant as possible. With an incredible tasty breakfast and lots of recommendations you are ready to head out for the day. After a day of hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing or …. the hot tub will be ready for some relaxing. The view from the hot tub is phenomenal and breathtaking.

The pictures below are provided to us by Off the Hook B&B.


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One thing’s for sure, our weekend was way too short, and we will definitely go back in the summer to visit Dave and Arlene!

Mar 1

The Olympics started two weeks ago, sadly enough it’s coming to an end… We’re watching the gold medal hockey game right now (Canada – USA). I’m so stressed out, I can’t watch:). We really hope they’re going to win!

It definitely was an exciting couple of weeks.
It started of with a flashmob I’ve participated in. It is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse. Together with a some friends I started practicing the dance a couple of weeks before the actual event. Because there were more than 2000 people attending, it wasn’t the most spontaneous flashmob, but it was definitely good fun!

Here’s a little video:



We went to see the Olympic Cauldron which was really exciting. It’s big!!

Cauldron

Kris

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We also went to watch the Women Half pipe competition, which was AMAZING! It’s truly indescribable .
A couple of pictures below.


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Entrance of Cypress Mountain

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Quatchi and Miga: My best friends

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Half Pipe

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Hannah Teter

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Half Pipe

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Me at the Half Pipe

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Moguls: where the first Canadian won gold on Canadian soil (Alex Bilodeau)

Just a quick update: Team Canada WOOOOOONNNN!!!! Canada now has 14 gold medals. A record!!
If you missed the big game, go here for a recap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9j-MRTxz8
Go Canada Go!