Expedition Canada

Vancouver Grinds to a Halt Sun Dec 4th Bonniebrook Beach on Tuesday In a country known for having the odd bit of snow, you would not expect a major provincial city to grind to a halt when 15 cm of the stuff decorates the streets.  That is what happened last Tuesday (Nov 29 th ) as CBC reports .   Ferries were cancelled between Metro Vancouver and Van Island. Flights No view of the North Shore from Nick & Lizzie's deck also  cancelled  at YVR.  Some drivers were stuck in their cars for upwards of 8 hours in parts of Metro Vancouver.  Vancouver Island was also badly hit and a number of areas had power outages. This was the day Fred was looking after young Seb in Vancouver, heading over on the 0620 ferry, long before the winter weather action got underway. I gallantly suggested she take the 4x4.   As conditions worsened, the cancellation of the Van Island ferries meant the extra boat that normally compliments the rush hour crossings to ...

A Lie In! Mon Jul 12th Hopkins Landing The early routine remained the same only slightly later without Wimbledon encouraging Fred up to make the morning cuppa.  Tea delivered, I took Jack down to the beach at Hopkins Landing which has became the preferred local morning walk.  Only one other person out and they hadn't lost a iPhone, but suggested putting it on the Friends of Hopkins Landing FB page.  Over to Fred now I am no longer a FB user. I spent half an hour trying to get the phone working, succeeded in getting it charged and intermittently starting.  It's probably salvageable.  I dropped the phone off at the RCMP office in Gibsons in case the owner inquires.  If I had lost my iPhone I would be half way through calling the 25,000 residents of the Sunshine Coast by now!  With the bolt stuck in my tyre (now assuming the Canadian spelling tire) it was off to the tire centre in Gibsons to get a quote for at least two new tires.  There was gre...