Blogging from YVR

Sitting here at the airport waiting to board and using the wi fi.

Heather and I took a trip to Vancouver to visit our parents. We left on the 18th after a kafuffle with delayed airplanes and such but arrived in time to rent a car. What a busy week!! We did the usual round of doctors and tests and shopping and driving. But we managed to have a lot of fun as well.
It was Mom's birthday when we arrived...

OMG it looks like we killed a zebra

We loaded up the car and took Garmin off to find parks that we didn't know about and destinations that without Garmin didn't exist. We found Squint Lake. What a cool place.

We drove to Cates park and listened to a guy practising his trumpet. Not really exciting stuff but if you don't get out at all and have NO social interaction then a sally ann trumpet player is a big deal.

Top of the hill Inlet view. Apparently we brought the nice weather with us and the sun came out. Vancouverites squint a lot in bright lights...I don't think they see the sun much. :o))

We drove out to see the new bridges under construction crossing the Fraser but after the PittMeadows bridge we started to think about coffee and muffins and got ourselves in the Albion ferry line up and took a delightful drive on a sunny day.

One of the highlights of our week's visit was a trip to White Rock where we met up with Heidi and Dan and little Kat. Who taught us all the royal wave and has the most delightful giggles

Whose the blonde kid?

A future in the majors? This little kid is just too cute for words. My mom and dad think she is exceptionally intelligent and observant.

A wonderful evening with Mike and Louise at the Pan Pacific. They were there to attend the home show and of course to see Jenny's baby. They were having dinner at the buffet overlooking the harbour and listening to an Italian opera evening. We went to the bar where we listened to a Michael Franks sound alike and had a spanish coffee. Lovely to catch up with old friends.

My only regret about this little trip is that I didn't get a chance to see my wee Morrow babes in Abbotsford or should I say Augusten. But, that will be corrected in May when we go out for Dad's birthday.