Thursday, June 24, 2010

oh, canada


If you know me and my little family, you know we love Canada. For us, it's a bonus that my sister and her family live in Vancouver; it's a favorite destination for us and we jumped at the opportunity to spend time here, while our belongings travel across the country.
We've been here the better part of a week and we've covered a lot of ground, especially outside of the city limits.
We've been to Richmond and BurnabySteveston and Cresent Beach. If I had to choose a favorite location, it would have to be Cresent Beach; the most magical seaside town I've visited, a town I could definitely see myself residing in.
We've also had a lot of favorite foods, things we can't find in the states like dill pickle potato chips and the most divine, fresh, (not frozen like we get in the states),  melt in your mouth salmon sushi. We've guzzled cup after cup of delicious hot coffee and we've pounded the pavement all around the city; so tired our legs are twitching when we finally stop.
And we've saved the best for last. Today, my sister and I will meet up with my favorite Van-town lovelies for a photo walk around Commercial Drive and M will host the kiddies in Stanley Park, visiting the aquarium and giving my sister and I the day off from parenting.
Tomorrow, our last day, (sniff), we'll head up to Horseshoe Bay and a final, farewell meal with my family. I hate having to say goodbye, so instead I'll say, "see you later".
We'll definitely be back soon!