Busy day

Alistair joined us on Saturday, and for whatever reason, he doesn’t suffer from jet lag. Today we left early for an excursion to Capilano Suspension Bridge, which was great fun. Then we had a picnic lunch in a park close by, where Oliver discovered a nice swimming hole in the stream running through the park. We others found the water a little chilly. This was followed by a few hours at Third Beach and a hamburger dinner, and Bernice joined us for that. Now everybody is very tired and we hope the kids fall asleep soon so we can also go to bed.

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Beach day

Another hot and sunny day, and we spent it all on the beach in English Bay. Oliver was in luck as the tide was high enough for the big slide to open, all had fun in the sand and sun.

Another day at the park

Yesterday, we celebrated my birthday in a very nice restaurant and Sheila, her mother, Jessica and the boys watched a great fire work at English Bay. Today we are spending the day at Queen’s Park in New Westminster.

Besuch

Jessica, Oliver, Max und Clara sind gut angekommen und wir haben viel Spaß zusammen. Das Wetter ist weiter sehr heiß und sonnig, ideal für den Strandbesuch.

Fireworks

I am back in Vancouver, it was another hot day and the city and beaches are very busy. Tonight was the first night of the annual fireworks competition and Sheila´s mother came to our place to see the show. Very colorful!

Nanaimo

I came into Nanaimo Harbour today, where I will leave the boat while Jessica and family are visiting us in Vancouver. The weather is still very hot and sunny, and washing down the boat was actually a pleasure.

Newcastle Island

After a busy weekend in Vancouver, I took the boat to Nanaimo today and plan to spend a few days at Newcastle Island. The weather continues to be hot and sunny. Tonight I am off to the Dinghy Dock Pub.

Visit with friends

Friends from our time in Michigan are visiting and we went out on Ancient Murrelet today and anchored behind Jug Island in Indian Arm. The weather was great and the young ones went swimming. Very enjoyable day!

Vancouver

I brought the boat back to Vancouver and we are busy running errands and preparing for the next sets of visitors. In the summer, there are three weeks of free concerts at the local CBC building, and today Sheila and I met there to take a break, listen to some nice Latin jazz in the sun and grab lunch. Now it is back to the grindstone.

Bedwell Bay, Belcarra

Sheila left with our friends yesterday and today I also left early with the boat as the Bowen Island ferry woke me up shortly after 5am. I crossed busy Vancouver Harbour, went under the Second Narrows Railroad Bridge (the charts say that I should have at least 1.5m extra clearance), and I am now anchored in Bedwell Bay in Belcarra. This is just across from Deep Cove in Indian Arm. Last week a bear plundered the picnic bags of beach goers a few hundred meters from here (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/belcarra-s-white-pine-beach-remains-closed-due-to-problem-bear-1.4739202), but today there is not a bear in sight.