Denmark

We all arrived in Blavand in Denmark. Alistair and Jessica with the kids flew in from Manchester, and Andrea took a week holidays to join us. We are staying in a holiday home of a friend of ours, perfectly suited for 5 adults and 3 kids with a swimming pool, sauna, steam bath and jacuzzi. It is only about 300m to a 40 km long sandy beach. Blavand only has about 200 inhabitants, but there are over 2,000 holiday homes in the area and the village is quite busy. The weather is sunny, but with a cold wind. The jacuzzi is great after a walk on the beach.

Back in Germany

We had a great time in Manchester and all came back to Germany. Jessica and the kids are staying in Siegelbach with my parents, though the kids take turns visiting us in Heidelberg. Today we went on a successful Easter egg hunt.

Manchester

Sheila has been in the UK for a week and today I joined her in Manchester. Jessica and Alistair are redecorating their house and the bedroom is straight out of Africa, the kids love it. The weather in Heidelberg was awful, wet, windy and cold. In Manchester it is sunny and warm (and I am not supposed to comment on how unusual that is).

Tenerife

We are spending a week in Tenerife, the warmth and sunshine feel great after the cold weather in Germany. Jessica with family and Ulrike joined us. The ocean is rather chilly, which doesn’t deter anyone other than me, but the pool and jacuzzi are nice and warm. The grandkids love starting and ending the day with a hot soak, as do Sheila and I.

Merry Christmas!

We are in Kaiserslautern enjoying time with the family. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

In Orient for Sheila’s birthday

We came to the small village of Orient in the middle of the mountains (Tramuntana) to celebrate Sheila’s birthday yesterday. The hotel we are staying in, Dalt Muntanya, is run by an Austrian couple, who welcomed us warmly and provided an excellent birthday dinner. The weather is mixed, but the sun came out this morning.

View of Orient from our bedroom

Happy Birthday!

Back in Vancouver

We came back to Vancouver and spent more time on the beach and in the water. Last night Jessica and Sheila organized a beach party at English Bay for the family and close to 30 of us enjoyed a beautiful evening. Today Jessica and family fly back to Manchester, Andrea is with us for the next two weeks.

Anderson Lake

We all spent a few days at McGillivray at Anderson Lake. Bonnie and Andy have a beautiful property there, the weather was great, we all went swimming and the kids enjoyed playing with Blue, their very well behaved dog.

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Vancouver

We came back to Vancouver and yesterday Jessica and the grandkids joined us there. Today we spent the day at the beach.

Happy Birthday

We celebrated my mother’s 90th birthday today, in style, at the water. All children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren sang for her. Very nice to spend the day with family.

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