we ate many bobups (smoothy popsicles), spent time with Em, Micheal & Ibi, Bernie & Diane, Stephen, Barb, Sarah & Lily, ate vegetarian dim sum as many times as humanly possible, visited the Aquarium, walked the sea wall, attended Barbie's 75 birthday party, ate at the Naam, visited Banyan Books and had a piece of organic pie... and our visit was a record of only 5 days. (once our visit turned into a 2-3 weeks stay- thanks Barb...;-)
then we left on the Tsawassen Ferry to Vancouver Island and spent a night at the same hotel where we stayed on our wedding night. it is such a magical hotel. then we ventured up island and visited the exact piece of earth where we were married. Giselle took a ton of pictures and it was as beautiful as we remembered it. we played on the beach and stayed till the sun set. then we ate at one of my favorite restaurants called Rebar. I have had this cookbook for several years (as well as everyone I know) and have many favorite receipes so choosing from the menu was tough. We were all happy with our choices. it was a wonderful anniversary and it was a joy to share our love and experiences with our children.
next we headed a little farther north to a town called Cowichan Bay. we stayed right on the bay and our view in the morning was a huge dock with over 40 boats mooring. the salt air smelled so good. We visited Duncan BC and the waldorf school. they were closed but the property and the buildings were inspiring.
On the drive back to Victoria to catch the Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles we saw a salmon run and first nations kids fishing. It was incredible and the river was gorgeous. On the ferry we saw wales breeching. We thought that was the piece de resistance! but due to the timing of our ferry we couldn't make the drive back to Bend and we had some extra time to visit the Portland Zoo and see for ourslves the cutest baby around - sorry Neomie - but the baby elephant at the Portland Zoo just stole our hearts.
we feel blessed to have such a great family to share this great adventure we call life.
namaste
the newest addition to the Portland Zoo
Gigi and Neomie on the Mountain Goat
"Look Mama no hands" Neomie on her trike
Gigi in front of the Vancouver Aquarium
the new baby beluga and her mother
a view of Sooke Harbor
Richard at sunset
mossy baby feet
a group shot of the fabulous 4
a view from the Tsawassen Ferry
my little snuggle bunny
another fabulous shot of the family
Richard and his girls
an inspiration from Vancouver Island
a picture of Richard and I at the same spot we were married 10 years ago that day...
1 comment:
Happy 10th anniversary!!!
I can see and feel it all when you describe your trip. We USUALLY are in Canada during Canadian thanksgiving. This year we were in Seattle--so sorry we missed you!
Beautiful photos of the family. Love!
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